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Request for Proposals for Advanced Manufacturing Training Services for Fiscal Year 2021
(Posted July 31, 2020)
On July 31, 2020, the Metro North Regional Employment Board, d/b/a MassHire Metro North Workforce Board (MNWB), on behalf of the Northeast Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (NAMC), released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure Advanced Manufacturing Training Services for Fiscal Year 2021.
This RFP is to select qualified providers of advanced manufacturing training services as part of a regional effort to address the workforce needs of the advanced manufacturing industry in Northeast Massachusetts. There is no predetermined number of awards; MNWB/NAMC will select as many or as few providers as necessary to deliver the required services within the amount of available funding. Applicants may propose to deliver training in one of four areas:
1) Machining
2) Welding
3) Electronics
4) Automated Technology Technician/Robotics
Selected applicants will provide the occupational skills training. NAMC Career Center partners will have primary responsibility for recruitment, case management, and job placement, although the selected applicants will need to work in partnership with the Career Centers and other NAMC partners.
Applicants may apply for more than one of the above-listed training areas, however, a single applicant may only submit one application per training area. A single applicant can not submit multiple applications for one training area. Applicants may also apply as a partnership of more than one organization, however, each submitted application must be for one cohort in one training area. A single applicant may not apply for multiple cohorts or multiple training areas in a single application.
Applicants also have the option to apply for pre-employment or incumbent worker training. Pre-employment is defined as training for participants who are currently unemployed or working outside the manufacturing sector. Incumbent worker is defined as training for participants who are currently employed in the manufacturing sector at the time the training begins.
Applicants should clearly describe how they will deliver the proposed training given the context and limitations of the Covid-19 pandemic. Applicants will be required to describe their plans given different scenarios (in-person, virtual, hybrid) and submit detailed Covid-19 protocols.
The services procured through this RFP would be funded through the Advanced Manufacturing Training Program administered by the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) and funded through a line item in the state budget. Any contract awarded as part of this RFP is contingent on the MNWB/NAMC receiving funds from EOHED. Contracts for successful applicants will cover the period October 1, 2020 (estimate) through June 30, 2021. Timing of contracts will be contingent on the contracting process with EOHED.
Specifications, including the timeline, are included in the RFP posted on the MNWB website. All RFP documents can be downloaded from the website.
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