BidPulsar Snapshot: Pre-Employment Training Services (Caroline County DSS, MD) — what bidders should know

Executive takeaway

This small procurement notice centers on pre-employment training services for individuals receiving public benefits or participating in a non-custodial parent employment program. The buyer indicates a one-year contract term and expects a single award, with selection based on the most advantageous offer considering both price and technical factors. The most explicit gate is experience: offerors must show at least two years teaching in an adult learning environment (employment-related training is preferred).

What the buyer is trying to do

The Work Opportunities Program at the Caroline County Department of Social Services intends to acquire training that helps participants seek, obtain, and retain employment, with the stated goal of supporting participants toward self-sufficiency. The target population includes individuals receiving Temporary Cash Assistance, Food Supplement benefits, and participants in the Non-Custodial Parent Employment Program.

What work is implied (bullets)

• Deliver pre-employment training services for program participants.
• Train on skills needed to seek, obtain, and retain employment.
• Operate within the buyer’s stated one-year performance window (beginning July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015), and plan for a single-award setup.
• Provide a proposal that addresses both technical approach and pricing, aligned to a best-value evaluation.
• Document adult learning environment teaching experience (2+ years); highlight any employment-related training experience.

Who should bid / who should pass (bullets)

• Bid if you can demonstrate 2+ years teaching in an adult learning environment and can credibly deliver employment-readiness training for public-program participants.
• Bid if you have prior experience with employment-related training (explicitly preferred in the notice).
• Pass if you cannot substantiate the two-year adult teaching requirement with verifiable experience.
• Pass if you are not positioned to compete on a best-value basis (technical narrative matters, not just lowest price).

Response package checklist (bullets; if unknown say 'verify in attachments')

• Completed proposal submission per solicitation instructions (verify in attachments on the procurement posting).
• Technical narrative describing training approach for skills to seek, obtain, and retain employment.
• Evidence of at least two years teaching experience in an adult learning environment.
• Relevant past performance (especially employment-related training), with references/details (verify in attachments).
• Price proposal structured for best-value review (format verify in attachments).
• Acknowledgement of contract term and ability to perform during the stated period (verify in attachments for any additional contract conditions).

Pricing & strategy notes (how to research pricing; do not invent pricing numbers)

The notice makes clear this will be awarded as the most advantageous offer considering price and technical factors. That’s a signal to avoid racing to the bottom—especially if you can differentiate on adult learning outcomes and employment-focused curriculum.

• Pull the full solicitation from the stated source (listed in the notice) and confirm the required pricing format and any assumptions (class size, hours, location, reporting) (verify in attachments).
• Benchmark your pricing by comparing similar workforce/pre-employment training engagements you’ve delivered (internal data) and map costs to the buyer’s likely evaluation of technical value.
• Build a pricing narrative that clearly ties cost to delivery capability (instructor time, materials, participant support)—without adding scope not requested (verify details in attachments).

Subcontracting / teaming ideas (bullets)

• Team with a partner that can strengthen adult instruction capacity if your organization is light on documented classroom/training delivery experience.
• Add a subcontractor with demonstrated employment-related training delivery to reinforce the “preferred” experience area.
• If you are a training provider, consider teaming with an organization experienced in serving individuals receiving Temporary Cash Assistance or Food Supplement benefits—only if the solicitation allows subcontracting (verify in attachments).

Risks & watch-outs (bullets)

• Experience gate: failure to document 2+ years teaching adults could make a proposal non-competitive (or non-responsive, depending on the full solicitation).
• Single award: you’re competing for one slot; ensure your technical approach is crisp and evidence-backed.
• Best-value evaluation: a low price alone may not win; weak technical detail can sink the bid.
• Source documents: the full requirements live in the solicitation posting referenced in the notice—confirm submission rules, forms, and any mandatory elements (verify in attachments).

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How to act on this

1. Open the linked solicitation source referenced in the notice and download the full package (verify in attachments all forms and instructions).
2. Draft a technical approach focused on employment-readiness outcomes and adult learning delivery, then attach proof of the 2+ years adult teaching requirement.
3. Assemble pricing in the required format and cross-check that it aligns with the technical plan (no gaps, no unpriced assumptions).
4. Submit by the stated deadline and delivery method in the solicitation (verify in attachments).

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