500037 Addendum 1 10.16.17.pdf

STATE OF WISCONSIN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PURCHASING

REQUEST FOR BID ADDENDUM

Bid No. 500037

Addendum Number o 1

WISDOT-CENTRAL PURCHASING

Psychological Screenings

Bid Must Be Received No Later Than

Date 10/31/2017 Time 2:00 PM

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE HEREBY ADDED TO AND MADE A PART OF (REQUEST FOR BID NUMBER 500037)

Please see attached question and answer pages.

BIDDERS MUST SIGN AND SUBMIT WITH THIS SIGNED COVER PAGE WITH THEIR BID SUBMISSION.

I/We certify that we have not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any agreement or participated in any collusion or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competition; that no attempt has been made to induce any other person or firm to submit or not to submit a bid; that this bid has been independently arrived at without collusion with any other bidder, competitor, or potential competitor; that this bid has not been knowingly disclosed prior to the opening of bids of any other bidder or competitor; that the above statement is accurate under penalty of perjury.

We will comply with all terms, conditions, and specifications required by the State of Wisconsin in this request for bid and all terms of our bid.

(Authorized Name - Type or Print) (Authorized Signature)

(Title) (Telephone) (Date)

T202 10/2002

Date Issued 10/16/2017

Purchasing Agent Deb Adamski-Pavloski

Buyer Telephone (608} 267-2972

500037 Questions and Answers:

Q1: Does the RFB presuppose that at least one written assessment instrument could be sufficient to determine whether an applicant meets the minimum requirements for psychological suitability, as described in the Preemployment Psychological Evaluation Guidelines ratified by the IACP Police Psychological Services Section in 2014? (Emphasis added.)

a. If your response is “yes”, should the bidder include in its proposal any explanation of or justification why only one written assessment instrument is sufficient to meet minimum requirements described in the Guidelines ratified by IACP?

b. If your response is “no”, would you think it unreasonable to consider removing the requirement “using at least one written assessment instrument” in RFB Section 3. Screen Procedure, and replace it with “using at least one assessment instrument to assess psychopathology and one assessment instrument to assess normal personality traits?”

A1: We are looking for at a minimum of one written assessment. More than one may be used, our concern is written as opposed to only oral assessments.

Q2: How should the bidder reconcile the apparent ambiguity or contradiction between the requirement that bidders include with their bid a list of all written assessment instruments the bidders plan to use, in RFB subsection 2.5, and the specification that “The Contractor must assess each applicant using ‘at least one written assessment instrument … [and] Written assessment instruments (tests)… [with] Validation evidence [that] should be consistent with…” the Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures, 4th ed., August 2003, which is referred to in the RFB Section 2.5 and 3.

Specifications, Subsection 3.4.D? (See RFB Section 3.3 D. as part of the Specifications. Emphasis added).

A2: Again, we are looking for a minimum of one assessment, more may be utilized, we want copies of written assessment/s used.

Q3: Is it your intention to judge the quality of the bidder’s solicitation using the Preemployment Psychological Evaluation Guidelines, ratified by the IACP in 2014, as the standard for conducting preemployment psychological evaluations?

A3: Our intent is to evaluate all bids respective of their ability to meet all of the specifications listed in the RFB.