Request for Proposal - Closed

Transformation of the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Legislative Seminar into an e-Learning Training Program

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), Information Technology Support Center (ITSC) is seeking to procure the services of a contractor through a firm fixed price contract to develop and implement an e-Learning Training Program to replace a week long in-person Unemployment Insurance Legislative Training Seminar.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA)’s Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI) is required to ensure conformity and compliance of state unemployment compensation law, regulations, rules, and operations with Federal law. Ongoing training and technical assistance are the key strategies to ensure this federal function is accomplished. One of the strategies that OUI has in place is providing technical assistance to state agency and legislative staff by offering a bi-annual in-person legislative training seminar. Budgets for state staff to travel for in-person training have been limited and OUI is looking to develop an e-Learning option to provide this training remotely using web technology to replace the existing in-person legislative training seminar.

Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal: Vendors who intend to submit a proposal in response to this RFP should submit an email to rfp_responses@itsc.org indicating this intent. The notice should include the following information:

• The company or individual’s name (as appropriate),
• Contact person’s name and title, and
• Contact person’s email address and telephone number.

Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal creates no obligation and is not a prerequisite for submitting a proposal however, it is necessary to ensure all potential bidders receive access to the additional information listed in the RFP on page 15, Additional Vendor Resources

The RFP consists of the following documents:

• Appendix 1: Suggested Prototype Solution
• Appendix 2: Outline of Material in Legislative Training Manual
• Appendix 3: Legislative Training Manual Contents
• Appendix 4: Continuing Legal Education Units
• Appendix 5: ITSC Project Management Plan Outline
• Appendix 6: ITSC Draft Project Schedule
• Appendix 7: Contract General Terms and Conditions

RFP Bidders Webinar Q&A (1/08/2013)
 - Question and Answers
 - Webinar Bidder Attendees

Important Dates:

RFP Publication Date: January 2, 2013

Bidders Webinar/Teleconference:January 8, 2013 2:00 PM ET
- http://naswa.webex.com
- Keyword Search: “RFP”
- Click “Register”

Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal Deadline: January 10, 2013 5:00 PM ET

Proposal Due Date: February 8, 2013, by 5:00 p.m. ET to rfp_responses@itsc.org