REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve NOVA as America's Job Center of California (AJCC) Operator for NOVA Workforce Development Area
Report
BACKGROUND
The federal authorizing legislation for NOVA, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), stipulates the roles and responsibilities of the American Job Center one-stop operator for the local workforce development system. WIOA further specifies that, unlike previous authorizing legislation, the one-stop operator must be competitively procured.
California State Directive WSD16-14 provides additional clarification on the role of the one-stop operator, referred to as the America's Job Center of California (AJCC) Operator, and procurement requirements. The directive stipulates that the function of the one-stop operator includes: coordinating the service delivery of required one-stop partners and service providers, and ensuring the implementation of partner responsibilities and contributions agreed upon in the Memorandums of Understanding-Phase I and II. The directive also specifies that although the intent of WIOA is for Local Boards to procure their AJCC Operators through an open competitive process at least once every four years, the Uniform Guidance allows for alternate procurement methods, if substantial justification is provided. If the local workforce board (NOVA Workforce Board) or administrative entity (NOVA) serves as the one-stop operator through a competitive bid process or by sole source procurement, the local workforce board/administrative entity is expected to seek approval from the Chief Elected Official (CEO) (Sunnyvale City Council for NOVA) and the Governor, must comply with the CEO's local procurement policies and procedures, and ensure that firewalls are in place to address any potential conflict of interest. For many years, under former authorizing legislation, NOVA has served as the one-stop operator for the NOVA workforce development area.
In order to respond to the new requirement...
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