Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 7 - Iowa Workforce Investment Act Program › Rule 877-7.10 - Selection of Service Providers

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Core and intensive services for the adult program and the
				dislocated worker program shall be provided through the workforce development
				center. These services may be provided by one entity or a number of different
				entities. If the role of the coordinating service provider includes the
				provision of core and intensive services for adults and dislocated workers,
				then the selection of adult and youth service providers may be combined with
				the selection of the coordinating service provider. The regional workforce
				investment board and chief elected official board must determine the most
				effective and efficient manner to provide these services in the region. The
				regional workforce investment board and chief elected official board must also
				determine which service providers will be responsible for ensuring that
				performance standards are met and that the service provider(s) responsible for
				performance have the authority to make enrollment decisions for their
				participants.
(1) In selecting service
			 providers, the regional workforce investment board may use the following
			 procedure or may develop a more formal procurement procedure. At a minimum, the
			 procedure to designate service providers must include the following:
a. Public notice. A public notice shall be
			 published in the official county newspaper, as designated by the county board
			 of supervisors. The public notice must indicate that the regional workforce
			 investment board shall hold a meeting to select the service provider(s) to
			 provide core and intensive services for the adult and dislocated worker
			 programs under Title I. The notice shall list the criteria for the selection of
			 the service provider(s) and invite interested entities to give presentations
			 and answer questions relating to the selection criteria. Notices shall also be
			 mailed to potentially interested entities within the local region.
b. Public meeting. The regional workforce
			 investment board shall conduct a public meeting to obtain information from
			 entities interested in providing core and intensive services in the local
			 region and to reach an agreement as to the selection of the service
			 provider(s).
c. Criteria for
			 selecting service providers. The following are examples of criteria that could
			 be considered and addressed in the selection of a service provider:
(1) The effectiveness of the agency or
			 organization in delivering comparable or related services based on
			 documentation of achievement of performance and service level requirements,
			 previous audit and monitoring reports, previous partnerships negotiated for
			 services for customers, and capability of the agency's fiscal unit to manage a
			 similar type of program or project;
(2) The likelihood of meeting performance
			 goals based upon factors such as past performance, effective use of previous
			 grant funds, staff commitment, and availability of staff;
(3) The effectiveness of the agency or
			 organization in minimizing the duplication of services, while at the same time
			 maximizing the coordination with other agencies and organizations to provide
			 the highest quality activities and services to the participants in the program;
			 and
(4) Other criteria as
			 determined by the regional workforce investment board.