Youth Employment Activities

The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is requesting Competitive Contracting proposals from organizations to provide services for Youth Employment Activities.

Project Details

• Department: Human Services
• Department Head: Jamie Busch (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-07-22T16:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Technical Criteria (40 pts) —
  1. Does the proposal demonstrate a clear understanding of the scope of work and related objectives?
  2. Is the proposal complete and responsive to the specific requirements?
  3. Is there evidence to support the efficacy of the proposed methodology?
  4. Plan of Service – design and approach includes mandated services and measurable skills attainment goals, method of service delivery will enhance participants’ job prospects and career opportunities, ability to use skills attainment formats in activities, innovative strategies, coordination with employer community.
  5. Partnerships and Coordination - Understanding of and commitment to an integrated service delivery model in the One Stop Career Center system and effective working relationships with the Board, partner organizations, businesses, and the community. Ability to leverage resources with other partners resulting in innovative service approaches will be considered. Consortium applications preferred.
• Management Criteria (40 pts) —
  1. Organizational Stability, Background, Qualifications, Performance History  – whether proposer adequately addressed all the response items and appears to be a solid organization and extent to which proposer demonstrated evidence of ability to perform the functions described in its project plan.
  2. Staffing Plan and Organizational Chart– completeness of response to the items in the instructions, quality of response, strength of experience, and demonstrated achievements/results.
• Cost Criteria (20 pts) —
  1. How does the cost compare to other similarly scored proposals?
  2. Is the price and its component charges, fees, etc. adequately explained or documented?
  3. Reasonableness of pricing consistent with the plan of service proposed and the qualifications of proposer

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Submission Requirements

• OpenGov Vendor Account Verification (required) —

  I hereby confirm that I am logged into OpenGov using an account directly associated with the Business Name (and corresponding Tax ID number) as provided in all solicitation documentation. I fully understand that, if awarded a contract with Ocean County, the company information listed in the Contract Information Field will be used for the preparation of all contract documents. Failure to adhere to these requirements may result in the rejection of this bid. 

• DOCUMENTS TO BE EXECUTED (required) —

  Documents include:

  • Signature Page
  • Non-Collusion Certification
  • Affirmative Action Questionnaire
  • Statement of Ownership (N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2) (Mandatory Document)
  • Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran
  • Certification of Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus

  FAILURE TO SUBMIT ANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS MAY BE CAUSE FOR REJECTION OF YOUR PROPOSAL.

  All documents should be from this proposal package as forms change frequently and the most updated forms are provided in this specification. The forms must not be dated or executed prior to the date of advertising.

  NOTE: For detailed instructions on how to complete the forms via DocuSign, please access the "Instructions for Completing Forms in DocuSign" document available in the Attachments.

  Please note: The County's preferred method of submission is DocuSign.

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• COMPETITIVE CONTRACT PROPOSAL (required) —

  Please upload your Competitive Contract proposal for Youth Employment Activities.

  This should include your Program Narrative and Computed Budget Proposal and Narrative.

  Please note, the only acceptable file forms are as follows:

  Documents (doc, docx, rtf, txt, xls, xlsx, pdf)
  Images (jpg, png, bmp, tif)

• CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE —

  Please upload your Certificate of Insurance for Youth Employment Activities.

  Upon contract award, when a Certificate of Insurance is required, it shall be provided to Ocean County listing the County as an additional insured, as follows:

  County of Ocean, 101 Hooper Avenue, P.O. Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191

  Please note, the only acceptable file forms are as follows:

  Documents (doc, docx, rtf, txt, xls, xlsx, pdf)
  Images (jpg, png, bmp, tif)

• CURRENT LIST OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS (required) —

  Please upload your Current List of Board of Directors.

• ORGANIZATIONAL CHART (required) —

  Please upload your Organizational Chart.

• CERTIFIED AUDIT OR FINANCIAL STATEMENT (required) —

  Please upload your Certified Audit or Financial Statement.

• Copy of New Jersey Business Registration Certificate/Copy of IRS letter granting tax exempt status under Sec. 501(c)3 —

  A Valid BRC or Copy of IRS letter granting tax exempt status under Sec. 501(c)3 is required Prior to Award of Contract. Please upload your company's BRC of Copy of IRS letter granting tax exempt status under Sec. 501(c)3.

  Use the following link to check the status of your company's BRC:

  https://www1.state.nj.us/TYTR_BRC/jsp/BRCLoginJsp.jsp

  NOTE: a BRC/copy of IRS letter granting tax exempt status is not required at the time of submission, only prior to award of the contract.

   

  Please note, the only acceptable file forms are as follows:

  Documents (doc, docx, rtf, txt, xls, xlsx, pdf)
  Images (jpg, png, bmp, tif)

• Certificate of Employee Information Report —

  Within seven (7) days after receipt of the notification of intent to award the contract or receipt of the contract, whichever is sooner, a Contractor should present one of the following to the County of Ocean:

  (a) An existing federally approved or sanctioned affirmative action program.

  (b) A New Jersey Certificate of Employee Information Report Approval.

  (c) If the Contractor cannot present "a" or "b", the Contractor is required to submit a completed Employee Information Report (Form AA302). This form will be made available to the Contractor by the County of Ocean.

   

  QUESTIONS BELOW MUST BE ANSWERED BY ALL CONTRACTORS:

  1. Do you have a Federally approved or sanctioned Affirmative Action Program?

  If yes, please upload a photocopy of such approval.

  2. Do you have a State of New Jersey "Certificate of Employee Information Report" approval?

  If yes, please upload a photocopy of such certificate.

  Please note, the only acceptable file forms are as follows:

  Documents (doc, docx, rtf, txt, xls, xlsx, pdf)
  Images (jpg, png, bmp, tif)

• Mandatory Equal Employment Opportunity Statement (required) —

  Does the PROPOSER comply with the #Mandatory Equal Employment Opportunity Statement?

• Americans with Disabilities Act Provisions (required) —

  Does the PROPOSER comply with the #Americans with Disabilities Act Provisions?

• CONTRACT INFORMATION (required) —

  Should your company be awarded a contract with Ocean County, please provide the contact name, contact phone number and the physical mailing address where the contract documents should be mailed.  (no email addresses, please!)

• PROPOSAL SUBMISSION ACKNOWLEDGMENT (required) —

  The County of Ocean is accepting only electronic proposals for this Competitive Contract. Submitting your proposal manually is cause for rejection. You may only submit one (1) proposal. DO NOT submit a hard copy of your proposal. Please confirm that you understand that the method of submission is electronic ONLY and that submitting a proposal manually is automatic cause for rejection.

• SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL FORMS (required) —

  Proposers shall complete all documents and acknowledge all terms included with this package. All documents should be from this proposal package as forms change frequently and the most updated forms are provided in this specification. The forms must not be dated or executed prior to the date of advertising. Failure to follow these instructions is cause for rejection.