Notice of Public Review and Comment
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF INTENT FOR NOVA TO SERVE AS WIOA AJCC
OPERATOR FOR NOVA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF NOVA’s intent to seek approval from the State to directly serve as the
WIOA AJCC Operator for the NOVA workforce development area.
According to State Directive
WSD19-13 , the role of the AJCC (America’s Job Center of
California) Operator
includes the following: coordinate the service delivery of required AJCC partners and service
providers; and
ensure the implementation of partner responsibilities and contributions agreed upon in the
Memorandum of
Understanding. While the intent of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and
the
State Directive WSD19-13 is to competitively procure the AJCC Operator, the Uniform Guidance allows
for
very limited instances in which alternative procurement methods may be permitted that include sole
source
procurement.
In 2018, NOVA applied to be the WIOA AJCC Operator for the NOVA workforce development area, with
support from the local AJCC partners, and was approved by the State. In 2021, WSD19-13 requires that
organizations who were approved to be an AJCC Operator through sole source procurement reapply to be
an
AJCC Operator. Given NOVA’s extensive knowledge of WIOA and the local service-delivery system,
longstanding history of performance excellence, and widespread and beneficial relationships with
AJCC
partners, it intends to seek approval again from the State to directly provide the AJCC Operator
activities for the
NOVA workforce development area through sole source procurement. AJCC Operator activities will
include
coordinate the service-delivery activities of the AJCC required partners and service providers by
convening and
facilitating quarterly partner meetings to ensure effective delivery of services to shared
customers. In addition,
the AJCC Operator will build relationships and serve as a hub for information sharing across
partners to
promote cohesiveness and continuity.
The deadline for submitting public comments has now closed. Thank you for your input.
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