Payment and Support Services

The vendor is required to provide payment and support provider to provide daily payments and support services to participants in the same day work and pay program.
1. Participant payments
•    Administering a daily, safe, and secure process to pay up to twenty (20) clip same day work and pay (SDWP) participants a minimum of $50 cash at the end of each day worked, four days per week throughout the contract period. 
•    Provider will work with clip to confirm calendar of payment days. 
•    Providing in-person payments at a location mutually agreed on with the worksite provider, primarily in the city.
•    Managing required documentation at the point of payment to track all payments made, minimizing risk of unauthorized payments. 
•    Collaborating with clip to inform participants of required tax documentation, and issuing 1099 and other forms to any participants that receive compensation at or above six hundred dollars ($600) in a tax year. 
•    Ensuring staff are trained in trauma-informed practices to be adhered to while engaging with participants during and after payment processes.
2. Contingency planning
•    Implementing a backup protocol in the event of an emergency to ensure that participant payment is not delayed or missed on a participant workday.
•    Implementing a safety protocol in the event of an emergency to ensure the safe handling of cash. 
•    Communicating with stakeholders in a timely manner to ensure awareness and resolution of issues or concerns.
3. Support services
•    Facilitating resources and referral partnerships with local community organizations to address barriers and increase stability. 
•    Facilitating resources and referral partnerships with local community organizations to support transition to next steps for longer-term employment pathways.
4. Documentation
•    Maintaining all financial documentation related to the SDWP project. 
•    Designating staff who will be responsible for ensuring payments, invoicing, and programmatic tax information requirements with supporting documentation, and meet contract requirements. 
•    Monthly reports as outlined in the programmatic reporting.
5. Community of practice
•    Attending all monthly meetings of the SDWP communities of practice.
•    Identifying and sharing promising practices, resources, challenges, and needs to further inform and strengthen the community of practice. 
•    Building partnerships, both formal and informal, to support participant outcomes and program impact.

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: September 24, 2025