Operation & Management of Workforce Solutions of the Concho Valley Center, Programs, and Child Care Services

The Concho Valley Workforce Development Board (CVWDB) is issuing a Request for Proposals to procure a qualified subrecipient to operate and manage the Workforce Solutions of the Concho Valley Center and related workforce development programs across thirteen Texas counties. The procurement encompasses comprehensive workforce development services including Childcare Services, WIOA Adult/Dislocated Worker/Youth services, TANF/Choices, SNAP E&T, Wagner-Peyser Employment Services, TAA, RESEA, Business Employer Services, and other board-directed programs. Key deliverables include staffing and managing the main workforce center in San Angelo and any future satellite offices, coordinating with workforce partners, and providing customer-centered services to job seekers and employers. The subrecipient must demonstrate organizational capacity, financial management competency, and the ability to meet or exceed state, federal, and local performance measures including reemployment rates, child care enrollment, credential attainment, employment outcomes at various time intervals, and measurable skills gains. Required qualifications include responsibility and integrity, no debarment or suspension status, and absence of outstanding Unemployment Insurance or Franchise Tax payment balances with the State of Texas. Critical deadlines include Intent to Bid submission by April 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CDT; questions submission by April 7, 2026; and proposal due date of May 15, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. CDT, with selection expected June 25, 2026, and subaward commencement October 1, 2026.

Eligible proposers include individuals, for-profit and non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and partnerships or consortiums established prior to RFP issuance, with no specific incumbent identified. No designated set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the procurement. The subrecipient will operate on a cost-reimbursement basis with reimbursement for allowable actual service delivery costs and agreed-upon indirect and management fees; for-profit entities may earn profit up to ten percent of the estimated contract price, contingent upon achieving negotiated performance benchmarks. The estimated award value for Budget Cycle Year 2027 is approximately $7,990,215, with the largest allocation to Childcare Services Direct Child Care at $5,023,986, followed by Childcare Services Operations at $700,000 and WIOA Dislocated Worker at $590,983. The initial subaward term is one year (October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027), with potential extension for up to four additional one-year periods based on satisfactory performance, for a maximum total contract term of five years. Funding is contingent upon federal and state funding received by CVWDB through the Texas Workforce Commission.