SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Tools for America’s Job Seekers Challenge
- Notice Date
- 12/3/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration, Division of Contract Services, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-4655, Washington, District of Columbia, 20210
- ZIP Code
- 20210
- Solicitation Number
- ToolsForAmericasJobSeekersChallenge
- Point of Contact
- dol.challenge@dol.gov,
- E-Mail Address
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dol.challenge@dol.gov
(dol.challenge@dol.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration invites vendors of on-line job search and career advancement tools to participate in the Tools for America’s Job Seekers Challenge from November 30 – December 18, 2009. Using an online platform designed by IdeaScale, the Challenge will allow toolmakers and developers to present their online job tools to workforce development experts and job seekers to explore, discuss, and recommend. The tools that receive the most recommendations will be shared broadly with the workforce investment system and jobseekers, allowing workforce system decision-makers to easily access the recommendations of their peers and customers. Workforce system decision-makers can use this feedback to inform their decisions about which tools to make available through the almost 3,000 One Stop Career Centers across the country that serve over 20 million job seekers annually, as well as state job banks and other Internet-based resources. Selection of a tool does not constitute an official endorsement by DOL or ETA, this is not an opportunity to apply for government funding, and ETA will not make any funds available to any party pursuant to this announcement. In a fast-changing marketplace, it is difficult for the nation’s almost 3,000 One Stop Career Centers and the over 20 million job seekers they serve to keep up with state of the art on-line job search and career advancement tools. Therefore, we are challenging enterprising entrepreneurs and organizations to showcase their online solutions through a platform that allows workforce system decision-makers and job seeker customers to explore, comment on, and recommend tools. The challenge will help the workforce investment system uncover the most effective on-line tools. ETA will work with federal, state, and local workforce system professionals and partners at the conclusion of the Challenge to deploy the tools in the most efficient way throughout the workforce system so we can quickly connect job seekers to the 2.5 million jobs currently available in the economy. The challenge will be run in three phases: PHASE 1: INVENTORY. From November 30, 2009 to December 18, 2009, ETA encourages entrepreneurs and organizations to help develop an inventory of on-line job search and career advancement tools by submitting information on their tools at www.DOLChallenge.Ideascale.com. Although DOL is primarily interested in identifying tools that are free for the use of America’s jobseekers, tools with a fee may be submitted as long as the submitting company provides a short-term demo site or other platform that allows the tools to be reviewed free of charge in Phase 2 of the Challenge. After the Challenge has been completed, the workforce development system and job seekers can decide whether to buy or license such tools. DOL will accept submissions from businesses and entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, and state and local workforce agencies. Participating tools will be classified into one or more of these categories: •General job boards, listing sites, and aggregators •Niche job boards •Career tools such as ladders, transition tools, etc. •Web based career exploration sites •Web 2.0/social media sites specializing in job searches or job postings •Other job matching and career advancement tools Along with the tool itself, ETA will ask developers to provide basic information such as the target uses and users of the tool or product, and contact information. At their option, developers may also submit a YouTube video of their tool in action or other tool-related materials. PHASE 2: EXPLORE AND RECOMMEND. From January 4 to January 15, 2010, workforce development professionals and job seekers are invited to test-drive the tools and recommend those they find useful. Reviewers are encouraged to recommend tools based on: 1) how effective the tool is in providing accurate results – including how well the tool reflects jobs available in the target labor market; 2) how efficient the tool is in completing job search and matching tasks in a reasonable amount of time; and 3) the level of satisfaction the user experienced. Reviewers may recommend as many tools as they wish, and are encouraged to comment on the tools to provide more feedback on their experience with the tools. PHASE 3: COMMUNICATING RESULTS. Beginning at the end of January, DOL and ETA will publish the top tools in each category, allowing workforce system decision-makers to easily access the recommendations of their peers and customers, and use this feedback to inform their decisions about which tools to make available through One Stop Career Centers, state job banks, and other Internet-based resources. Questions about the Challenge may be directed to dol.challenge@dol.gov
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