Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
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* Sec. 102(b)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System.
Describe interagency cooperation with and utilization of the services and facilities of agencies and programs that are not carrying out activities through the statewide workforce development system with respect to:
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System.
c. 5. State Use Contracting Programs.
Current Narrative:
Colorado has a set aside program enabling non-profit agencies to become a self-certified vendor to bid on certain solicitations, such as janitorial services. To qualify, seventy-five percent of the non-profit’s employees performing the work of the contract must be individuals with severe disabilities, and a minimum of twenty percent of those employees are individuals with developmental disabilities. The set aside program is managed by the State Purchasing Office and DVR is not directly involved. Some of the qualifying non-profit agencies may provide purchased services to DVR clients, however employment under these contracts would not be considered competitive integrated employment by DVR.