(1) Vendor needs to provide work strategy framework pathways service. • Engage educators, workforce developers, employers, learners, and funders through structured design labs. • Develop a practical, evidence–based Education–to–Employment Strategy Framework. • Overall system design and governance arrangements. • Education–to–employment pathway architecture. • Employer engagement, co–investment, and incentive models. • Learner supports, equity mechanisms, and access considerations. • Use of tools, technology, and data infrastructure. • Performance outcomes, limitations, and unintended effects. • Vision, objectives, and design principles. • Recommended governance and partnership model. • Integrated education–to–employment pathway architecture. • Employer engagement and co–design mechanisms. • Key performance indicators and success thresholds. • Data tools, feedback loops, and accountability mechanisms.