The Oakland County Michigan Works! Agency (MWA) is one of 16 geographic areas that the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Workforce Development (WD) funds to provide workforce development services for adults, job seekers, incumbent workers, employers, and youth.  Under the joint purview of the Oakland County Workforce Development Board (WDB) and the Oakland County Executive David Coulter, the Oakland County MWA’s programs are administered by the Oakland County Workforce Development Division, and they are currently operated by six Michigan Works! (One-Stop) Service Centers and three specialized service providers, with which the WDB and the Chief Elected Official contract.

The MWA requests proposals from entities that 1) seek to operate an Oakland County Michigan Works! (One-Stop operator) Service Center under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and/or 2) propose to deliver one or more specialized workforce programs.

Programs operated by an Oakland County Michigan Works! (One-Stop operator) service center under the WIOA include:

• WIOA programs for adults, dislocated workers, incumbent workers, youth, and employers;
• Employment Services (ES) funded by the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended by Title III of the WIOA;
• Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Programs;
• Registered Apprenticeship Expansion Programs;
• The Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Program;
• The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Act’s Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. (PATH) Program;
• The Food Assistance Employment and Training (FAE&T) Program (optional); and
• Related programs and services that may be created or expanded by the federal government and/or by the State of Michigan and/or by the County of Oakland, between July 1, 2026, and September 30, 2030, or beyond.

Programs operated by a Specialized Service Provider include:

• The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Act’s Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. (PATH) Program; and
• The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Refugee Program;
• The Food Assistance Employment and Training (FAE&T) Programs; and
• Related programs and services that may be created or expanded by the federal government and/or by the State of Michigan and/or by the County of Oakland, between July 1, 2026, and September 30, 2030, or beyond.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) from entities that seek to be a WIOA One-Stop Operator, and/or a specialized service provider for one or more of the foregoing programs, will be available for distribution beginning on Friday, February 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight-Saving Time.

To request a copy of the RFP, its corresponding Proposal Response Package (PRP), and attachments, interested parties must e-mail the following information to Kristina Arnone (arnonek@oakgov.com) and Debbie Lake (laked@oakgov.com):

• the title of the RFP and corresponding PRP. Choose from the options below:
  1. “Oakland County WIOA One-Stop Operator Service Center”; or
  2. “Oakland County Specialized Service Provider”
• the interested party’s name and full address; and
• the name, e-mail address, and telephone number of the interested party’s contact person.

Interested parties are solely responsible for ensuring that they have received the entire RFP, PRP, and attachments.

Completed proposals must be submitted electronically by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight-Saving Time) Friday, March 13, 2026. The subject line of the electronic submission must state: “Oakland County MWA WIOA One-Stop Operator/Specialized Service Provider RFP Response.”

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request for individuals with disabilities.  In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the information in this notice will be made available in alternate format (e.g., large type, audiotape, etc.) upon request to the foregoing office.

The MWA encourages, whenever possible, the utilization of small businesses, minority-owned firms, women’s business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms.

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2024 WIOA Regional and Local Plans

• 2024 Oakland County MWA WIOA Local Plan
• 2024 WIOA Regional Plan for Region 10