Vendor Contract Opportunities
Request for Proposal – Next Generation On-Line Technical Assistance (TA)
The ITSC is seeking to procure the services of a contractor through a fixed priced contract to develop a comprehensive set of requirements documents for a re-design of an ETA website http://www.workforce3one.org. As part of the effort the contractor will work closely with staff from ITSC and ETA (Employment Training Administration) in defining common goals and expectations of the re-designed website. In continuing the efforts to support state unemployment insurance agencies and the workforce system, ETA develops and shares learning opportunities and provides technical assistance to unemployment insurance agency and workforce system leaders and staff via a variety of delivery models including effective use of web-based solutions (e.g., webinars, podcasts, Communities of Practice, electronic newsletters, blended learning concepts, and other on-line training platforms). Many of these online resources are currently available on a single enterprise-wide online technical assistance platform, www.workforce3one.org. Resources cover a variety of topics including the federal-state UI program, adult and youth employment and training strategies, and employer services.
The RFP consists of the following documents:
RFP Next Generation On-Line TA 
- Updated 8/30/2011
- Attachment A: CESER General Contract Terms and Conditions
- Attachment B: PowerPoint, Online Technical Assistance Vision USDOL-ETA
- Q & A - Bidders Webinar/Teleconference: August 19, 2011 1:30PM ET (Excel Spreadsheet)
RFP Publication Date: August 9, 2011
Bidders Webinar/Teleconference: August 19, 2011 1:30 PM ET
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Proposal Due Date: September 2, 2011 by 6:00 p.m. EST to rfp_responses@itsc.org
RFP - Unemployment Insurance (UI) Pilot Project for Preventing Improper UI Payments by Accessing Financial Institutions’ Data for Individuals’ Employment Detection
NASWA-ITSC is seeking vendor(s) who can provide financial transaction data monitoring services, widely employed by banks and payroll services firms for integrity and other reasons, to conduct a pilot project. This project will test the value of using banking payroll deposit transaction and/or payroll payment information from payroll service providers, and commercial employment and income verifiers to detect individuals who are receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and who are also employed. Quick detection will allow for timely follow-up with individuals who may be newly employed. UI claimants who are employed are, generally, no longer eligible for UI.
The goal of this pilot project is to determine whether accessing financial institution and/or payroll service firms’ data is cost effective and can significantly reduce the incidence of UI overpayments due to unreported or underreported earnings or from delays in reporting a change in employment status. The contracted vendor(s) will be required to work directly with staff from participating states, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment Training Administration (ETA), and NASWA-ITSC to implement the pilot project. The objective is to provide timely and prompt financial transaction information for the state agency’s follow-up with UI claimants to determine whether there is an overpayment of UI benefits, and provide a detailed report of the findings. The RFP consists of the following documents:
- Attachment A: CESER General Contract Terms and Conditions
- Bidder's Webinar Question and Answer NEW ! (Updated 8/3/2011)
- RFP Budget Proposal Template (Excel file) NEW !
RFP Publication Date: July 17, 2011
Bidders Webinar/Teleconference: July 20, 2011 2:00 PM ET
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Proposal Due Date: August 12, 2011
RFP - Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Workforce System Connectivity Requirements Gathering Project
NASWA and the ITSC are seeking to procure the services of a contractor through a fixed priced contract to develop a comprehensive set of requirements documentation to define and structure the connection between states’ Unemployment Insurance and Workforce Systems business processes. These documents will outline both existing system infrastructure of six partner states, “As-Is, ” as well as newly defined business processes and system functionality, “To-Be.”
NASWA and CESER-ITSC is requesting vendors to submit detailed proposals, including task descriptions and pricing, for the services requested in the RFP documents below.
The RFP consists of the following documents:
- RFP Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Workforce System Connectivity Requirements Gathering Project
- Attachment A: CESER General Contract Terms and Conditions
- Attachment B: A National Call for Innovation: Rethinking Reemployment Services for UI Claimants
- Attachment C: Solicitation for Partnership Applications for National Vision for Re-Employing UI Claimants NASWA, CESER and ITSC
- Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimant Informational Messages (RFP)
- Attachment A: Statement of Work
- Attachment B: CESER General Contract Terms and Conditions
- Attachment C: Job Dislocation, Making Smart Financial Choices after a Job Loss
- Attachment D: Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities
- RFP - Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimant Informational Messages Questions and Answers
RFP Publication Date: May 17, 2011
Bidders Webinar/Teleconference: May 24, 2011 1:00 PM ET
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Proposal Due Date: June 16, 2011
NOTE: We are no longer accepting proposals for the RFP - Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Workforce System Connectivity Requirements Gathering Project. The deadline was Friday, June 16, 2011
RFP - Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimant Informational Messages
NASWA and CESER-ITSC is seeking to procure contract services from a vendor to create informational messages in audio, video, and text format for delivery by state Unemployment Insurance (UI) agencies to their claimants. The vendor will also analyze and document the reasons why large numbers of UI claimants fail to report their return to work date timely and accurately.
NASWA and CESER-ITSC is requesting vendors to submit detailed proposals, including task descriptions and pricing, for the services requested in the RFP documents below.
The RFP consists of the following documents:
NEW !
RFP Publication Date: October 14, 2010
Proposal Due Date: November 30, 2010
NOTE: We are no longer accepting proposals for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimant Informational Messages . The deadline was November 30, 2010
RFI Review of State Websites
NASWA and CESER’s ITSC is seeking to procure contract services of an experienced website design firm to conduct a comprehensive review of all of the states, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimant and Employer Tax Websites.
Attachment A: CESER General Contract Terms and Conditions
Circulation Date: June 10, 2010
Proposal Submission Date: July 16,2010