Philadelphia Works Procurement and Open RFPs
Philadelphia Works, Inc. (Philadelphia's local workforce development board)
Philadelphia's local workforce board runs an open-competition procurement process and currently has two live RFPs, including one for advisory and strategic development consulting services.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)No contract values published on the procurement page; amounts would be stated in the downloadable RFP documents.
- Timing
- Rolling / openPublished deadline: 2026-08-24 — 9 days awayTwo RFPs were released 3 August 2026 — Employer Engagement and Workforce Development Services, and Strategic Development, Procurement, and Partnership Advisory Support Services — both closing 5:00 PM ET on Monday 24 August 2026. New solicitations post to this page as they are released. The board sep
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Mid-career & senior, Early-career faculty, Practitioner, Community organisation
- Eligibility
- Both current RFPs are open to qualified nonprofit or for-profit organizations and consultants; a university-based centre or a researcher operating through a consulting entity can respond. All inquiries must go by email rather than any other channel, which the board says is how it preserves equal access to information among bidders. Proposals are submitted by email to the address named in each RFP.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- workforce development · employer engagement · consulting services · local workforce board · procurement advisory
- Apply at
- https://philaworks.org/procurement/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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