DWD Professional Development Conference & Mentor
Federal opportunity from Dept of Workforce Development. Place of performance: IN. Response deadline: Feb 25, 2026.
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RFP 26-86534 DWD Professional Development Conference & Mentor Contract The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) seeks respondents to satisfy the State's need for a vendor to plan and manage the annual professional development conference and provide mentorship and development. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Title II – Adult Education and Family Literacy Act – requires that state leadership activities include high quality professional development to enhance the adult education system of the State. The annual conference provides professional development as required by Title II to disseminate information about models and promising practices. Adult education teachers and instructional aides working nine or more hours per week must complete a minimum of one DWD-sponsored professional development initiative annually. DWD has funded the technology and keynote speaker aspects of this conference for the past nine years in partnership with the current vendor. The Indiana Mentoring Project has also been facilitated by this vendor to deliver training and supportive services to new and struggling Adult Education Directors in the field.
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The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is issuing an RFP for the Professional Development Conference & Mentor Contract. This opportunity is targeted at vendors who can manage the annual professional development conference and provide mentorship as mandated under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The initiative supports high-quality professional development for adult education teachers and has been funded by DWD over the past nine years in collaboration with the current vendor.
DWD aims to engage a vendor to effectively plan and manage the annual professional development conference and to facilitate mentorship programs for adult education leaders, thereby enhancing the state's adult education system.
- Plan the annual professional development conference.
- Manage logistics for the event including technology and keynote speakers.
- Provide mentorship services for new and struggling Adult Education Directors.
- Disseminate information on models and promising practices related to adult education.
- Company background and experience related to DWD and adult education.
- Detailed outline of proposed management plan for the conference.
- Documentation of previous successful events managed.
- Mentorship program outline and delivery strategy.
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- Specific budget for the contract.
- Exact format and size of the conference (number of participants).
- Detailed evaluation criteria for responses are not provided.
- Clarification on any required vendor qualifications or certifications.
- The solicitation number is not specified, affecting tracking and referencing.
- Information on how the vendor selection process will be conducted is missing.
- No clear information on the requirements for the technological aspects of the conference.
- Details about potential collaboration with existing vendors are not included.
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