Personnel investigator services and digital forensics investigator services

Contract Scope: This is a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for eligible purchasers to purchase impartial Professional Investigator Services and Digital Forensics Investigator Services. These services are provided by third-party investigators and conduct impartial workplace investigations and use digital forensics of Purchaser employees. An impartial investigation is generally conducted so that an employer can determine what occurred when there are contested allegations affecting the workplace that involve a potential violation of the employer's policies, standards, ethics, or the law.

The point of an impartial investigation is to provide a fair and impartial process for the complainant and respondent and to reach reasoned findings based on the information gathered. Investigative services help eligible purchasers find, prevent, and respond to issues involving alleged or suspected wrongdoing, misconduct, or ethical lapses. Information obtained through these investigations can be used as evidence before courts or investigative committees.

Awarded Contractors will provide investigation, interviews, and associated professional reports. These services have been broken down into the following four (4) categories: Category 1- Discrimination Investigations regarding claims of:

Discrimination- protected class status includes age, race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, marital status, disability, sex, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Discrimination, specifically as it relates to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972.

Sexual harassment.

Discriminatory harassment or hostile work environment specifically as it relates to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Category 2- General Investigations regarding claims of:

Employee misconduct, including non-discriminatory harassment.

Employee performance issues.

Workplace policy violations, including violations of respectful workplace and DEI policies.

HIPAA breaches.

Retaliation and intimidation.

Discrimination on participating or not participating in Union activities, as outlined by Article 2 of pertinent Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Ethics as defined by RCW 42.52, State Ethics in Public Service Act. Category 3- Digital Forensics- Phone/Cell Phone Investigations that require:

Phone/ cell phone forensics. Review, capture, analyze and report on phone and cell phone records in compliance with all WaTech (Washington Technical Solutions) data-sharing policies and chain-of-custody for state-issued technology. Category 4- Digital Forensics- Computer Investigations that require:

Computer forensics. Review, capture, analyze and report on server, computer hard drives, email, tablets, and other USB devices as well as access to cloud instances in compliance with all WaTech (Washington Technical Solutions) data-sharing policies and chain-of-custody for state-issued technology. For a more detailed descriptions of these categories, see the "Scope Statements" document in the "Current Documents" drop down below.