To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract 18-471-3 (WDB) Rubicon Programs Incorporated - WIOA’s America’s Job Center of California & Adult/Dislocated Workers Career Services
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Rubicon Programs Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $1,934,200 to operate and manage Contra Costa County’s America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) locations and provide Adult and Dislocated Worker (A/DW) Career Services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to County residents, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funded with 72% Federal WIOA revenues, and 28% State revenues, including Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Fund (DOGWF) and Marine Trades and Water Transportation (MTWT) revenues, all of which is budgeted in FY 2025-26.
BACKGROUND:
Rubicon Programs Incorporated was selected via Request for Proposals (RFP) #1180 for the provision of WIOA through the AJCC and the A/DW Career Services. On September 15, 2021, the Workforce Development Board (WDB) Executive Committee approved the development and release of an RFP to procure AJCC operations and management and delivery of A/DW Career Services under WIOA. Since 2000, the WDB has provided these services under the administrative entity of Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department.
The initial contracts for these services with the contractor were authorized by the Board of Supervisors on June 21, 2022 (C.80), renewed on April 24, 2023 (C.31) and again on June 25, 2024 (C.92). The vendor was selected per procurement requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will be hampered in providing adequate career services to adult and dislocated workers.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The services provided under this contract support three of the five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes: (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families” by providing career support services for families of adult and dislocated workers.