The City of Shreveport, Department of Community Development (DCD), and the Shreveport Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB 71), is Requesting For Proposals (RFP) from qualified organizations that are interested in providing year-round services to eligible youth in accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, which hereby supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the State of Louisiana Interpretations, the LWDB plans and policies, and in accordance with the Local Workforce Development Area 71 (LWDA 71) requirements.

A Pre-Bidders Orientation will initiate via a Zoom meeting Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.CST.  Bidders must contact Penny Butler by noon March 9, 2021 to be added to the teleconference with nameS of individual(s) that will be in attendance and an email and phone number for a contact with that agency that will be in attendance via Zoom to the orientation.  Login information will be made available on our website: https://www.shreveportla.gov/908/Workforce after 2:00 pm March 9, 2021. 

To view RFP, click here.