Request For Proposals for Affiliate American Job Center WIOA Title I Services

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) and the Local Workforce Innovation Area #7 (LWIA 7) Workforce Innovation Board (WIB) are issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify, through competitive selection, organizations to provide workforce services to businesses and job seekers in accordance with Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA or The Act). This solicitation is grounded in LWIA 7’s 2024–2028 Local Plan Modification, which positions the workforce system as a key driver of equitable economic mobility, employer engagement, and regional talent development, and is aligned with Cook County’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2025–2029 (Uplift Cook) and the Cook County Policy Roadmap, as well as the City of Chicago’s We Will Chicago framework. Affiliate American Job Centers will play a critical role in advancing LWIA 7’s transition from a traditional service model to a coordinated, data-driven workforce ecosystem that connects residents to quality jobs and supports regional economic growth.

Proposals must be submitted by 4:00 PM (CT) on Friday, July 24, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically using the submission form per submittal instructions in the RFP.

Links to RFP and Attachments

In the following sections, you will find all of the documents and attachments needed for a complete submission. Please download copies of the linked documents. Forms and attachments do not count toward page limits for narrative responses.

RFP Document

Download the full RFP here.

Program Proposal

  1. Executive Summary (signed by the authorized representative)
  2. Program Narrative (Response to Questions 1-22)
  3. MOUs as applicable if submitting as a partnership or collaborative
  4. Program Staff Resumes and/or Job Descriptions
  5. Grant History Form
  6. Planned Outcomes Form

Fiscal Proposal

  1. Fiscal Narrative (Response to Fiscal Narrative Questions 1-13)
  2. Budget Forms 1A-1D
  3. Budget Narrative

Required Fiscal Documentation

  1. IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification)
  2. Most recent IRS Form 990s, AG990-Il or Form IFC
  3. IRS 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption Status Letter (if applicable)
  4. Certificate of Good Standing from the State of Illinois Secretary of State (dated within 3 years)
  5. Most Recent Audited Financial Statements or Single Audit, including the management letter
  6. Current Financial Policies and Procedure Manual
  7. Current Cost Allocation Plan
  8. Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Determination Letter (if applicable)
  9. Segregation of Duties Form
  10. Fiscal Support Information Form
  11. Chart of Accounts
  12. Staff resumes of Key Fiscal staff on the grant

Bidder Webinar

Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 11:00 A.M -12:00 P.M (CT)

Webinar registration.

Attendance is not mandatory, but is highly encouraged

Questions

All questions pertaining to the RFP must be received in writing via email at QuestionsAffiliate2026@chicookworks.org by 4:00 pm (CT) Friday, July 10, 2026.

The Partnership anticipates posting answers to all questions by Friday, July 17, 2026. A Question-and-Answer page will be posted on this page. It is the respondent’s responsibility to check the website page frequently to stay apprised throughout the process. Only those questions directed to the above email will be answered. Questions will not be answered over the phone or in person. Questions received after July 10, 2026, will not receive a response.