Request for Proposals (RFP) - Denver Youth Employment Program (DYEP)

General Statement of Work 

Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO), through its division of Denver Workforce Services, had been seeking proposals for workforce and employment services for out-of-school youth in 2022-2023 to be funded through the city’s annual grant from the U.S. Department of Labor & Employment - Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

In this procurement, the city was seeking proposals from organizations that can recruit out-of-school or disconnected youth, provide pre-employment training and support, and coordinate various paid and unpaid work-related experiences to help the youth explore potential career opportunities. Out-of-school or disconnected youth are generally defined as people ages 16-24 who are (or were) entitled to a free public education in Colorado but lack a secondary school credential or its equivalent, are not currently enrolled in a K-12 institution, and may be unemployed or underemployed.

** IMPORTANT UPDATE - posted January 14, 2022 **
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION - 2021 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL - Denver Youth Employment Program(PDF, 96KB)

Materials & Information

• Application Guidelines(PDF, 446KB) 
• Pautas de aplicación(PDF, 457KB) 
• Proposal Checklist(PDF, 467KB)  

• Sample - Youth Contract(PDF, 2MB)
• Addendum #1 - Q&A to RFP - December 7, 2021(PDF, 255KB)
• Addendum #2 - Denver Workforce Services Organization Chart as of December 1, 2021(PDF, 101KB)
• Pre-Proposal Meeting Attendees - November 30, 2021(PDF, 431KB)
• Pre-Proposal Meeting Presentation - November 30, 2021(PDF, 2MB)

Application 

• Deadline was Monday, December 13, 2021 at 4 p.m.
• Technical questions and technical support regarding the on-line application will be accepted and answered individually up to the proposal submission deadline.
• Proposal will ONLY be accepted electronically via theapplication portal.