RFI - Passport to Careers

The Washington Student Achievement Council is seeking information from potential vendors to provide client recruitment, collaboration with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, direct support services, and pass-through payments for emergent needs to clients who have experienced foster care or homelessness without a parent or guardian. The vendors should have experience in supporting clients with postsecondary plan implementation, conducting background checks, and collaborating with apprenticeship programs in Washington State. The vendors are asked to provide their success stories, pricing estimates, and features of their services. • The program aims to encourage current and former foster care youth to prepare for, attend, and successfully complete higher education. • The program was expanded in 2018 to include services to young people who have experienced either foster care or homelessness without a parent or guardian. • The program has two postsecondary pathways: Passport to College Promise Scholarship program and Passport to Apprenticeship Opportunities program. • The contract is expected to start after the submission deadline of February 6, 2026.