FDLE-SS-2635 BAT PUR7776.pdf

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 1 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

TITLE: Basic Abilities Test (BAT) Administration Services Short description of the commodity or service desired: Continued administration of the BAT required for admission into Florida criminal justice recruit training programs.

CONTACT

Name: Angela Githens Address: 2331 Phillips Road Tallahassee, FL 32308 Telephone: 850-410-7000 Email: FDLEOGSContracts@fdle.state.fl.us

Internal tracking number, if any: FDLE-SS-2635

Date posted: March 10, 2026 Last day for receipt of information: March 31, 2026

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and will remain posted for a period of at least 15 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

• 43232500 Educational or reference software

• 80111718 Employee skill testing and assessment service

• 86141500 Educational guidance services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

10 years

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Criminal Justice Professionalism, Standards, and Training Services

Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc., as appropriate):

Section 943.17, Florida Statutes, requires that individuals pass a Basic Abilities Test (BAT) prior to admission into a Florida criminal justice basic recruit training program. The FDLE Criminal Justice Professionalism Division is responsible for ensuring the availability and administration of the BAT for candidates seeking entry into law enforcement and corrections basic recruit training programs throughout the State of Florida.

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

The BAT is a cognitive abilities examination designed to measure the abilities appropriate to Florida’s entry-level corrections and law enforcement officers. The BAT is an examination designed to measure the cognitive and non-cognitive abilities appropriate to Florida’s entry-level corrections and law enforcement officers. The BAT is developed by industrial-organizational psychologists using a thorough Job Analysis of each of these positions. The developers of the examination must provide criterion-related validity evidence that the BAT is predictive of academic success. Additionally, examination results must be monitored very closely by the developers to avoid adverse impact.

Intended Single Source:

Pearson Vue, a business of NCS Pearson, Inc.

5601 Green Valley Drive Bloomington, MN 55437

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Rate Agreement

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

Pearson VUE currently administers the Basic Abilities Test (BAT) for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement through its established computer-based testing platform, candidate registration and scheduling system, and statewide network of 145 authorized testing centers. Pearson VUE maintains the testing infrastructure used to deliver the BAT to candidates seeking admission into Florida criminal justice basic recruit training programs throughout the State of Florida.

Additionally, Pearson VUE’s testing system integrates with FDLE’s Automated Training Management System (ATMS), which serves as the State’s system of record for criminal justice training and certification information.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Julia Lycett – Chief of General Services Chad Brown - Director of Criminal Justice Professionalism, Standards, and Training Services

Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in Rule 60A- 1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.