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FC-10327, TechHire Software Development Training

Addendum No. 2

April 30, 2018

ADDENDUM NO. 2

This Addendum No. 2 forms a part of the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) and modifies the original

solicitation package and any prior Addenda as noted below and is issued to incorporate the

following:

1. Responses to Questions: Total of twenty-four (24) questions, attached hereto as

Attachment No. 1.

2. Revision: Part 2, Contents of Proposal/Required Submittals; Replace the first section of

Section 1.2 in its entirety with the following: “Cost Proposal (Form provided by City at

Part 5; Draft Services Agreement; Exhibit A.1 – Cost Proposal.)”

3. Revision: Part 2, Contents of Proposal/Required Submittals; add Section 5.5 as follows:

5.5 A Proponent is required to submit, in a separate, sealed envelope, clearly

marked “Cost Proposal”, one (1) original, marked “Original” and five (5)

copies of its Cost Proposal with its Information Proposal.

4. Advisory Board Meeting: Attachment No. 2, TechHire ATL Advisory Board Meeting

Minutes.

5. Revised Due Date: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. EST.

All questions and inquiries concerning this project should be directed in writing to Ms. Stacy E.

Hobson, Contracting Officer, Department of Procurement, 55 Trinity Avenue, S.W., City Hall

South, Suite 1900, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 or questions may be e-mailed to

[email protected] or by efax to (404) 979.7785.

The last day for questions was Monday, April 23, 2018 @ 12:00 P.M.

The Proposal due date HAS BEEN modified and Proposals are due on Friday, May 4, 2018

and should be time stamped in no later than 2:00 P.M. EST and delivered to the address

listed below:

Susan M. Garett

Interim Chief Procurement Officer

Department of Procurement

55 Trinity Avenue, S. W.

City Hall South, Suite 1900

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

**All other pertinent information is to remain unchanged**

FC-10327, TechHire Software Development Training

Addendum No. 2

April 30, 2018

Acknowledgment of Addendum No. 2

Proponents must sign below and return this form with Proposal to the Department of Procurement,

55 Trinity Avenue, City Hall South, Suite 1900, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 as acknowledgment of

receipt of this Addendum.

This is to acknowledge receipt of Addendum No. 2 for FC-10327, TechHire Software

Development Training on this the ______ day of ______________, 20___.

Legal Company Name of Proponent

Signature of Authorized Representative

Printed Name

Title

Date

ATTACHMENT NO. 1

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Questions and Answers

1) Are all 450 participants required to go through BOTH the software development training

and the cultural competency portions?

Answer: No. 360 participants will attend software development training and cultural

competency training. The remaining participants will attend only cultural

competency training.

2) If the 450 participants are required to go through BOTH the software development

training and cultural competency components, does the primary contractor have to

ensure both the software development training and cultural competency components

happen for their caseload, or do they only have to focus on the theme of their grant?

Answer: No. The primary contactor only needs to focus on the training required by

the RFP they are bidding for.

3) Do we need to address special population (including individuals with disabilities, those

with limited English proficiency, and those with criminal records)?

Answer: TechHire Partnership Grants (FOA-ETA-16-01) allowed applicants to

choose one of two populations to serve:

Option #1: Youth and young adults with barriers to training and employment (as

defined in Section III(F)(3)(1)) on page 23 of FOA-ETA-16-01); or,

Option #2: Special populations with barriers to training and employment (as defined

in Section III(F)(3)(2)) on page 24 of FOA-ETA-16-01).

The City of Atlanta submitted and was approved to serve Option #1: Youth and

young adults with barriers to training and employment.

Note: In providing access to training and delivering services, awardee must adhere to

all federal regulations regarding, and listed below:

- Priority of service to veterans and their spouses (8 U.S.C. 4215).

- Compliance with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,

as amended.Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as

amended, and implementing regulations at 29 CFR part 31,.

- Compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112),

as amended.

- Compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended.

- Compliance with Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended.

4) And, if so, what is the preferred percentage breakdowns to outline for the overall 2 years?

Answer: There is no preferred percentage breakdown that the awardee will be

required to track. WorkSource Atlanta will work with the awardee to track

participants.

5) Do you know about support services - is hC able to offer any? Like case management,

mental health counseling, meeting basic needs, or anything similar? We know it was

mentioned in the Federal RFP, so we wanted to ask what the expectations are for the City.

Answer: Any customer needing supportive services should be referred back to their

case manager at WorkSource Atlanta.

6) Does our proposal need to account for the 75%/25% breakdown - 75% for youth/young

people with barriers, and 25% unemployed adults or incumbent workers?

Answer: No.

7) Is the breakdown for the overall number being reported back to federal government from

ALL awardees OR does EACH awardee need to break their proposal down that way?

Answer: The breakdown is for the overall number for the entire grant. However, each

training provider is responsible for the tracking and reporting of any agreed upon

metrics within its program. WorkSource Atlanta will provide needed guidance on

this post-award.

8) Is there a preferred screening tool to use for sufficient aptitude for this program?

Answer: No; however, please provide in your response the screening tool used by your

organization.

9) And what happens with those that don't' meet the sufficient aptitude? Where should they

be directed to?

Answer: If the job seeker does not meet aptitude, then she or he would not be admitted

into the program. However, that individual should be directed to WorkSource

Atlanta to receive other services.

10) What about special populations outlined in the Federal RFP - do we need to abide by the

breakdown as well?

Answer: See response to Question No. 3.

11) Do we need to ensure that we reach a certain number of those that fall into the special

populations?

Answer: No.

12) Do we need to include a "wet" signature on the originals?

Answer: Yes.

13) Do we need a 3-ring binder for ALL documents? And one for each Original and copy?

Or just for the Originals?

Answer: In accordance with Part 2, Contents of Proposals/Required Submittals,

Section 5, Submissions of Proposals, the Original document should be in a separate

binder. Also, each copy should be in a separate binder.

14) As a primary contractor, if your company has only been in business since May 2016 and

do not have 3 years of financials and has 2.5 Years, if we get a letter of good financial

standing and send FY 16 and FY 17 statements, would that disqualify us from submitting

and being taken seriously in the proposal process?

Answer: The City must receive financial statements for FY 2014, FY 2015, and

FY2016 to be in compliance with the proposal requirements.

15) Please confirm through the release of addenda that the financial statements to be

provided are for FY15, FY16, and FY17 – rather than FY14, FY15, and FY16 as

currently indicated on the form.

Answer: The three (3) years of financials shall remain as stated on Form 3: 2014,

2015, 2016.

16) We plan to submit a proposal for Track 2, to serve 360 students in an accelerated tech training

model, which incorporates job readiness support. In this case, do we need to submit FC-

10326 in addition to FC-10327, or can we just submit a proposal for FC-10327?

Answer: FC-10326 and FC-10327, while related, are separate and independent

procurements. While, the training requirements for TechHire ATL participants

include Job Readiness and Cultural Competency Training as well as Software

Development Training, it is not necessary for a vendor to provide both. Participants

may receive the training from two (2) different vendors. Incorporating job readiness

training under FC -10327 does not provide a response to FC-10326 nor does it satisfy

the requirement for the participant to complete Job Readiness and Cultural

Competency Training.

17) The proposals ask for audited financials for 2015 - 2017. What do you advise if we do not

yet have our audited financials for the 2017 fiscal year?


18) Is the cost proposal due with the submission of the RFP, or ten days later?

Answer: The cost proposal is due with the submission of the RFP. Please see

Addendum No. 2, Item No. 3.

19) Submission requirements say that "The Informational Proposals must be tabbed as indicated

to reflect the sections listed in the below Outline." Does this mean physical tabs, or can we

make sure each section is clearly labeled with the relevant numbers and letters?

Answer: The Informational Proposals must be physically tabbed to clearly identify,

separate and divide sections as indicated to reflect the sections listed in the official

solicitation documents.

20) Can you point us to a list of DBEs in the city of Atlanta?

Answer: A list of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises are provided by Georgia

Department of Transportation. Please use the following link for more information:

http://www.dot.ga.gov/PS/Business/DBE.

21) Based on the pre-proposal meeting can we request a list of the Identified gaps by the two

employer advisory sessions mentioned in the meeting? This would help us to ensure that

we address any and all gaps identified by the participating corporations/Employers on

the advisory boards.

Answer: Please see Addendum No. 2, Item No. 4.

22) Should we quote only 360 students or is it allowed to train 500 students in the allocated

budget?

Answer: Please provide a per participant cost and the number of students that could

be trained at that price point.

23) While we bid for prime individually, can we also do sub contract with other primes?

Answer: Yes, however, you may not submit as a prime on multiple proposals.

24) If we don't have 2017 financials (we do have 2014, 2015, 2016), will we be deemed non-

responsive?


http://www.dot.ga.gov/PS/Business/DBE

ATTACHMENT NO. 2

TECHHIRE ATL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES

• September 7, 2017

• June 23, 2017

ADVISORY BOARD

Friday, June 23rd | TechSquare Labs

TECHHIRE ATL

INTRODUCTIONS

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AGENDA

• Introductions – 20 mins.

• The Challenge – 40 mins.

• TechHire – 30 mins.

• Next Steps – 20 mins.

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THE CHALLENGE

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CHALLENGES & COSTS IN HIRING TECH TALENT

• Atlanta is among the top 10 cities

with the greatest supply-demand

gap in IT talent

• Discussion:

• How is the shortage of

qualified IT talent affecting

your organization?

• How are you dealing with this

shortage of talent?

• What factors have led to this

shortage?

Source: CEB, Best Practices and Tools to Recruit Technology Talent from Non-Traditional Sources. Available techhire.org/employers

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http://www.techhire.org/employers

WHERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

• 75% of IT vacancies nationwide are in entry to mid-level roles

• Approximately 74% of IT jobs in Atlanta require a Bachelor’s degree

• Discussion:

• Can entry and mid-level IT jobs be done without a Bachelor’s degree (e.g. software

developers, IT support specialists, database administrators)?

• Can these jobs be fulfilled by candidates from nontraditional education programs

(coding bootcamps, technical colleges etc.)? Have you hired from these programs?

Source: CEB, Best Practices and Tools to Recruit Technology Talent from Non-Traditional Sources. Available techhire.org/employers

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#CODESTART

• Immersive coding, entrepreneurship, career readiness

and financial literacy training program created by

TechSquare Labs, The Iron Yard, WorkSource Atlanta and

Gifted Education Foundation

• 12 Atlanta youth participated and 7 obtained full-time

employment

• Foundation for WorkSource Atlanta’s successful

application for the $4 million Dept. of Labor TechHire

grant and Atlanta's designation as a TechHire City by the

White House

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TECHHIRE

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TECHHIRE IS THE SOLUTION

National

Initiative in 72cities, states, and

rural areas

TechHire connects employers with qualified

candidates who are frequently invisible in traditional recruiting

processes.

TechHire succeeds due to collaboration of State and

local gov’t, Employers, Educators, and

Community-based organizations

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TECHHIRE ATL

TechHire ATL will develop an ecosystem that equips City of Atlanta residents with the skills

to meet the technology needs of employers in metro-Atlanta and strengthen the region’s

economy.

• Regional partnership between employers, education institutions, training providers,

and govt. agencies

• Create and champion solutions to address current and future skills shortages

• $4 million grant from Department of Labor to provide software development and soft

skills training to 360 individuals aged 17-29

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TECHHIRE ATL TECHSQUARE LABS TRAINING

• Training delivered by TechSquare Labs

• 5 months of front end software development and “culture fit” training

• Goal: train and place 450 individuals aged 17-29 by 2020

• 360 will receive front end development and culture fit training

• 90 will receive culture fit training

• The training curriculum will be driven by the TechHire ATL Advisory Board

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TECHHIRE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS

• Lower recruiting time and costs

• Improved workforce diversity

• Improved retention

• You drive the training

• You are able to work with TechHire trainees prior to hiring them

• TechHire is a region-wide ecosystem

12Source: CEB, Best Practices and Tools to Recruit Technology Talent from Non-Traditional Sources. Available techhire.org/employers


NEXT STEPS

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JOIN THE TECHHIRE ATL ADVISORY BOARD

SHARE DATA ON SKILLS SHORTAGES &

HIRING PRACTICES

ATTEND MEETINGSGIVE FEEDBACK ON

TRAINING PROGRAMS

CREATE AND CHAMPION SOLUTIONS

INTERVIEW AND HIRE GRADUATES

The commitment:

Next steps:• Complete the workforce needs assessment• Invite your peers to join the effort • Next meeting - TBA

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RECEPTION

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818 Pollard Boulevard, SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 | 404-546-3000 | atlantaga.gov/worksourceatl

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Program | TTY/TDD: 1-800-255-0135 or Mobile Device Dial: 711

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

TechHire ATL Advisory Board Meeting Thursday, September 7 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

WorkSource Atlanta Room 240

Welcome and Introductions Jacque Joyce – WorkSource Atlanta

Marc Hannon-White – WorkSource Atlanta

Michael Robertson – WorkSource Atlanta

Audrey Lawrence – WorkSource Atlanta

Linda Ross – City of Refuge

Brandy Lott – PerScholas

Hamid Aljmad – Emory University

Diamond Wiggins – for Cory Ruth

Thomas Peterson – Thinkful

Emily Schweiss– Treehouse

Ahmad Abdullah – ICE

Overview and Update of TechHire ATL Goal: to develop an ecosystem that equips COA residents with skills to enter the IT

industry. Develop partnerships with employers, community partners, and training

providers. Create and champion solutions to address current needs.

• TechHire ATL is funded by a $4 Million grant from the United States Department

of Labor

• Three tracks utilizing two different training componets:

o Hard skills through bootcamp training or WIOA leveraged training

o Culture Competency and soft skills

• Starting with Track 3

• Selecting participants: using assessments of training providers. Considering

“prework” for participant

• Supportive services are the key for a holistic approach to providing training to

participants




Training

Track

Training Type Provided Ideal Candidates

Track 1 –

40

people

• Soft Skills and Culture

Competency

Job seekers who already have IT

hard skills, but are not successful

in securing employment in the IT

industry.

Track 2 –

360

people


Competency

• Bootcamp Training

Job seekers with little to no work

experience in IT and need short

term immersive software

development training.

Track 3 –

50

people


Competency

• Leveraged WIOA ITA

Vouchers

Job seekers with little to no work

experience in IT and interested in

a degree or credential program

at a WIOA Eligible Training

Provider.

Review of Data Provided by Employer Partners • Emailing the link to advisory board for more response

• Top job need: software development

• Top hiring challenges: aging workers and shortage of new workers entering the

industry

• Reason for hiring and promotion: Candidate seems trainable and can learn skills

quickly

• Hard skills gap: software development skills

• Soft skills gap: relationship management, problem solving skills, communications

skills

o Teaching soft skills – you teach them critical thinking.

• Coding Bootcamp recruitment – General Assembly top bootcamp response.

o Does Year Up do coding bootcamp?

o Definition of bootcamp: taking one year training program and

condensing into 10 weeks. You cut the “fat” and each class builds on top

of each other. After a full day of class, homework is to be completed after

training.




Group Discussion • What hard skills are needed for IT?

o Excel

o Java

o SQL

o Computer skills

o Resourceful/flexibility

o White boarding (Problem solving and critical thinking)

o Discipline

o Generalization (to learn multiple coding languages)

o Using technology as a tool to solve a business need

o Project management

o Quality assurance

o General knowledge of potential software (various software development

tools students might use after graduation)

o Knowledge of process (software development life cycle)

o Mobile development

o Designer/ UX tools

o Importance of continuous education

o Networking

• What soft skills are needed for IT?

o Self confidence

o Communication

o Problem solving

o Professional development

o Life skills

o Mentorship

o Support services + supportive services through first year of hiring

o Entrepreneur skills

o Mentorship and role models

o Adaptability

o Financial literacy

o Teamwork

o Interviewing and resume writing skills

o Networking

• Key Points

o It is important to provide success stories. Hamid brings in past graduates to

new classes, so they can show it is possible for this class to achieve the

same accomplishments.




o Students need to work in a team environment. “Me against the world, we

are going to lose. We against the world has a chance.”

Next Meeting: November 2, 2017 | Location TBD (1st Thursday of the month, every 2

months)

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