PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

The Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services (MCDJFS) is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the following service on the date and time as listed below:

9:00 a.m., Monday, November 30, 2009
Seek Work Opportunity Program (SWOP) Services:
To contract with service provider(s) who can provide Seek Work Opportunity Program Services to eligible Montgomery County residents.

Bidder Project Requirements:
All Bidders of services specified in this RFP must:

• Have a history of providing employment-related service skills and parenting services to low-income, non-custodial parents.
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of how to provide these services effectively with the designated target population.
• Have the organizational capacity to provide the proposed services immediately following contract approval.
• Have the necessary skills to develop and utilize various methodologies to track program results and specific outcomes.

Target Population:  
All customers will be referred by MCDJFS Adult Probation, Child Support Enforcement Agency, Domestic Relations Court and Juvenile Court with a focus on low-income, non-custodial parents. The Bidders Conference will be held at the Job Center, Conference Room C2/C3, 1111 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton, Ohio 45408.

A contract awarded as a result of this bid process shall be effective the date of execution and terminate December 31, 2010 and is subject to State and Federal regulations, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

All interested parties requesting an RFP MUST send a representative to the Bidders Conference on the date(s) and time(s) designated. Failure to attend the respective conference may be cause to reject your bid as non-responsive. Request for pre-registration or questions concerning this conference may be directed to:
  
 Xavier Gullatte, Community Development Coordinator
 Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services
 1111 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Purchase Services Unit
 Dayton, Ohio 45422
 Telephone: (937) 225-4939
 Fax: (937) 496-7608
 E-mail: MCDJFS-CD@odjfs.state.oh.us