Funding & Procurement Opportunities
RFQ: Website Vendor
MassHire Metro North Workforce Board (MNWB) is issuing the following Request for Quotes (RFQ) to identify a qualified website vendor to support ongoing website support. The selected vendor will provide responsible technical, design, accessibility, analytics, and optimization services that keep the website secure, reliable, user-friendly, mobile-ready, compliant, and aligned with the organization’s brand. Respondents should describe their relevant experience, proposed approach, staffing, and examples of comparable work.
This open RFQ will determine a website vendor that MNWB will contract annually with, starting on December 15, 2026.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until November 20, 2026, at 12:00PM ET.
RFI: AI Training Providers
MassHire Metro North Workforce Board (MHMNWB) is seeking information from qualified Artificial Intelligence (AI) training providers to develop a pool of organizations that may be considered for partnership on future workforce development initiatives and grant-funded programs. This RFI will help MHMNWB build a pool of qualified and potentially suitable providers with demonstrated capacity to deliver AI skills training to job seekers, incumbent workers, youth, entrepreneurs, individuals with disabilities and other priority populations across the Metro North region. MHMNWB is interested in identifying a range of providers with different areas of expertise, delivery models, populations served, and levels of training that may be appropriate for future workforce development initiatives.
Please note that this Request for Information (RFI) is for informational purposes only, and no contract will be awarded as a result. A firm or organization’s response to the RFI, or lack thereof, will have no impact on the evaluation of responses to any subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP) or Invitation to Bid (ITB) released. Responses will be used solely for information and planning purposes. Please note that all responses will be public record.
Do not submit confidential information in your response.
Timeline:
- RFI Released: October 22, 2026
- Deadline for Questions: November 6, 2026
- Priority Deadline for Responses: November 30, 2026
- Responses Accepted on a Rolling Basis Thereafter
RFQ: Small Business Owner Mentors
Are you a small business owner who wants to help the next generation of entrepreneurs? MassHire Metro North Workforce Board is building a pool of mentors for the New Biz Entrepreneurship Skills Development Program, a WIOA Youth–funded training for out-of-school youth ages 16–24. From March 16 to June 10, 2027, each selected mentor is paired with a participant for biweekly virtual check-ins, hosts a job shadowing experience, and attends the final graduation and pitch presentation in Malden, MA. Mentors receive a $1,200 stipend.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to those received by December 18, 2026. See the full RFQ for details and submission instructions, or email rfp@masshiremetronorth.org with questions.
RFQ: Instructor Pairs
MassHire Metro North Workforce Board is seeking a pair of instructors to co-teach the New Biz Entrepreneurship Skills Development Program, a WIOA Youth–funded training for out-of-school youth ages 16–24. Using the NFTE curriculum, the selected pair will teach a hybrid class of about 10–15 students for 13 weeks (March 16–June 10, 2027): in person in Malden, MA on Tuesdays and online on Thursdays, 2–4:30pm. Instructors apply together through one group application, and total compensation is $12,000 ($6,000 per instructor).
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to those received by December 18, 2026. See the full RFQ for details and submission instructions, or email rfp@masshiremetronorth.org with questions.
There are no RFP’s at this time.