10/18/2010

Introduction
The North Central PA Gas and Oil Extraction Industry Partnership is a collaboration of oil and gas industry extraction employers and contractors working in PA with regional educational institutions and economic development interests to develop job training and employment programs to meet the industry’s incumbent worker training needs. The Partnership serves the Workforce Investment Areas of North Central, North West, Tri-County and West Central which includes the counties of Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Venango, Warren, Armstrong, Butler, Indiana, Lawrence, and Mercer. The partnership meets bi-monthly to foster communication and working relationships among the entities and to address common needs across the industry cluster. The partnership has identified common training needs and is requesting proposals for the provision of the following training programs:

PEC Safeland Training
Supervisory Training
Leadership Training
Succession Planning Training
GIS Software Training
Landman Training
Off Road CDL Training

Overall Goal:
To provide training programs for the incumbent workforce of the gas and oil extraction industry in the service area of the North Central Gas and Oil Extraction IP as outlined above.

Timeframe
The training will be scheduled for the timeframe between January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011.

Coordination
Upon award, the coordination of the sessions including marketing, recruitment, required reporting and invoicing shall be through the North Central Workforce Investment Board (WIB) who will collaborate with the other WIBs participating in the partnership.

Proposal Format
Proposals will be evaluated based on the service provider’s reputation, the content of the workshops and the cost.

Proposals should contain the following information:
1. Provider’s name, contact name, address, phone, fax, and e-mail
2. Training program(s) for which bid is being submitted.
3. Instructors’ name(s) and qualifications, as they relate to the training programs.
4. List of References with contact information from prior trainings.
5. Outline of the training curriculum that will be used.
6. Timeframe for the training program(s) (i.e. start/end dates, start/end times, length of training)
7. Locations where training program will be held (must be held in the 17 county region of the service area of the IP – multiple locations are encouraged to meet the demand of the industry)
8. The method of evaluation following completion of the workshop
9. Total Cost of each training program(s) as well as a cost per participant
10. Minimum number of training participants required for each training program.
11. Plan of how provider will offer training program(s) in the 17 county region served by the partnership.

Proposal Submission

Please submit proposals, 4-page maximum, electronically to Pam Streich, North Central Workforce Investment Board by 3:00 pm on Friday, November 19, 2010. Questions will be received via email or telephone until 3:00 pm on Friday, November 5, 2010.

For questions call Pam Streich at (814) 773-3162 or email pstreich@ncwib.org. The Q and A will be sent to all responders and will also be available at www.ncwib.org by 3:00 pm on Monday, November 8, 2010.