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Employment First and Works4Me Consultant: Expanding Competitive Integrated Employment in Ohio

Description: Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities seeks a consulting-services contract—not a grant award—to improve pathways to competitive integrated employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through Works4Me. The consultant would assess Ohio’s vocational rehabilitation and Medicaid Waiver systems, compare practices in five other states, gather stakeholder input, and recommend service improvements. Deliverables include an accessible community-engagement plan and written findings; the stated performance period is February 1 through September 3, 2027.

Buyer: Ohio Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
StateAgency · OH, US
Released: -
Closes: Nov 16, 2026(15 days left)

RFP documents & timeline

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Board meeting
Aug 20, 2025
OOD's EIS and VR staff planned to review the Job Ready Process and the choice between CRP referrals and in-house services.
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Mr. Dormer reviewed the Participant Focus Group Survey Summary for In-House Job Development Services. Mr. Dormer shared that EIS and VR staff will begin to review the Job Ready Process, and how the decisions are being made on which path to use, a referral to CRP or would In-House services be more appropriate. The agency will be reviewing the current and…
Ood Council Meeting Minutes
Board meeting · Aug 20, 2025
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Board meeting
Aug 20, 2025
The OOD Council approved 2026 participant focus groups on provider scorecards, job-candidate sourcing, and the referral and intake process.
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Ms. Pugh reviewed the proposed Participant Focus Group (PFG) Topics for 2026. · **Provider Scorecard**-We want to ask the participants what kind of information they would like to see on a scorecard. · **RCD's**- Now have 2 specific teams, added new staff and we would like to see what impact this has had on participants. · **Service-J & Job Candidate…
Ood Council Meeting Minutes
Board meeting · Aug 20, 2025
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Board meeting
Sep 24, 2025
OOD planned to review its entire job-search-assistance process across providers, internal staff, and employer partners.
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++Outreach and Expansion++ Ms. Pugh shared it ties to the numbers that are coming through the door. The largest populations of the expansion and across the board have been secondary and post-secondary students. In addition, BSVI services as well as services to the Deaf have increased. Mr. Dormer shared that they have seen quite the increase. There has been…
Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities Ood Council Wioa Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
Board meeting · Sep 24, 2025
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Board meeting
Feb 10, 2026
OOD staff were streamlining statewide VR application/intake and IPE-development policies ahead of tentative March 2026 public comment.
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Ms. Simpson stated that the following policies are in process: 80-VR-01 Vocational Rehabilitation Application and Intake. Currently streamlining processes regarding statewide front door consistency, intake packets, verbal signatures, and the removal of outdated COVID allowances. The language was updated to only permit verbal signatures when there is a…
Ood Council Vr Policy Subcommittee Subcommittee Meeting
Board meeting · Feb 10, 2026
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Sarah WadeADA Program Manager

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Misti ColeAssistant Deputy Director / Chief Operating Officer

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Steven TribbieBudget Manager

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