Developing Requests for

Proposals and Writing

Contracts

Good youth development leads to positive youth outcomes and system and program performance. When youth programs are designed in keeping with effective principles and practices of youth development, performance follows, because good youth development helps young people succeed. A procurement process that integrates the principles of positive youth development and outlines specific desired program outcomes is likely to result in positive WIA performance.

This workshop provides information, examples, and tools to help local youth councils (YCs) and workforce investment boards (WIBs) navigate the procurement process by

• Understanding the procurement process
• Creating requests for proposals (RFPs) with an eye on performance
• Selecting programs that reflect evidence-based youth development principles and practices

This workshop connects the RFP to local area long-term goals, helps youth councils and administrative entities write RFPs that solicit the best possible youth programs, and evaluate proposals to identify and select effective youth programs. It then provides tools for writing contracts that provide flexibility not only for programs to meet identified outcomes, but also for local areas to actively manage contracts.

• No training scheduled at this time