The City of Seattle is seeking proposals for Construction Outreach, Training, Clean Energy Jobs, and Retention Services. Proposals are due no later than 11:55 pm on Monday, November 16, 2026. All questions are to be submitted through the e-procurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle no later than 11:55 pm on November 16th.

The purpose of this RFP is to increase and retain skilled workers, with a focus on priority hire individuals, in registered construction apprenticeship and/or clean energy jobs. This RFP is seeking proposals from organizations and coalitions that can offer one or more of the following: Outreach and recruitment of Priority Hire individuals for pre-apprenticeship, and/or apprenticeship, and/or clean energy jobs.Pre-apprenticeship construction training, and/or job readiness services to place individuals into Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council (WSATC) registered construction apprenticeship programs and/or clean energy jobs.Retention services for apprentices, and/or clean energy workers to stay in, and advance in their chosen career path. Examples include: mentorship, driver licensing services, certification for upskilling, etc.In this RFP, the City of Seattle is aligning its investments to reduce inequities by opening doors to construction apprenticeship and clean energy jobs.The City's Priority Hire program invests in diversity and equity efforts in construction trades, including the clean energy sector. The Priority Hire program also creates job opportunities on the City’s large infrastructure projects, including those that support the Green New Deal resolution (a resolution that aims to equitably increase address the climate crisis by increasing access to living wage clean energy jobs to underserved workers).For the purpose of this RFP, Priority Hire individuals are defined as individuals residing in economically distressed ZIP codes, and/or women, and/or BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and other people of color).