General Support Contractor 2026
Project Name: General Support
RFP Issue Date: 12.5.2025
Response Due Date: 12.19.2025
Contract Start Date: 1.1.2026
Project Overview and Qualifications
Workers to Owners Collaborative Announces First National Employee Ownership Training for SBDC Advisors
SAN DIEGO, CA – The first national training program on employee ownership was launched for Small Business Development Center Advisors (SBDC) and Directors. The program, led by the Workers to Owners Collaborative (W2O) in collaboration with America’s SBDC National Special Interest Section on Employee Ownership and Business Transitions, is a major step forward in supporting small business owners successfully navigate a business exit through sale to their employees. The program benefited 33 SBDC advisors and directors serving small businesses in 19 U.S. states. “Through this program, these advisors are now equipped with a front line toolkit, case studies, and in-depth…
moreVivid Life Home Care Cooperatives: 52 Caregivers Step Into Ownership
The Vivid Life Home Care Cooperatives are a worker-owned home care initiative in California designed to meet the state’s growing demand for quality in-home care while creating stable, dignified jobs. The program benefits caregivers (mostly workers facing low wages and poor working conditions) by offering training, cooperative ownership opportunities, and the chance to build an inclusive industry that uplifts both workers and the seniors they care for. As a founding partner, DAWI…
moreNot-Working : Employee Ownership Cities
We have launched the Employee Ownership Cities program to accelerate the national adoption of employee ownership by local governments.
There are over 19,500 cities, towns, and villages in the US and less than 1% include employee ownership in their policies or plans. Despite proven benefits, few cities are aware of how they can deploy employee ownership strategies to address local priorities.
DAWI at the United Nations: Celebrating the International Year of Cooperatives
This July, DAWI joined global leaders at the United Nations to spotlight the power of worker ownership ahead of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025. Our Director of Strategic Partnerships, Anh-Thu Nguyen and our Board President, Christine Curella, brought DAWI’s perspective to the global stage: that worker ownership is not only a strategy for local resilience, but also a model for a more just economy worldwide. Anh-Thu Nguyen, represented DAWI and the…
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