Pysch_SOW_Revised.pdf
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- LICENSED PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINER FOR FWS LE
- Solicitation number
- 140FS325Q0103
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This Statement of Work (SOW) details psychological services for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Refuge Law Enforcement Division. The contractor will conduct pre-employment psychological examinations for Federal Wildlife Officer candidates, including virtual psychological testing and interviews to assess social competence, emotional regulation, stress tolerance, decision-making, and potential job performance risks. The psychological examiner must be state-licensed, with preference given to those experienced in conservation law enforcement.
The contract requires comprehensive psychological evaluations for both lateral and entry-level hire candidates, with specific submission deadlines: August 15, 2025, for lateral hires and October 1, 2025, for entry-level hires. The contractor will screen for clinical psychopathology, non-clinical psychological functioning variants, and provide individual reports recommending candidate suitability. The period of performance is one year from contract execution, with contractor evaluation based primarily on meeting specified deadlines. The examination will assess candidates' potential for safe and efficient functioning in law enforcement, including evaluating traits such as teamwork, impulse control, and avoidance of substance abuse.
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United States Department of the Interior FWS Refuges LE
5275 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church VA 22041-3803
STATEMENT OF WORK
Psychological Services for the Division of Refuge Law Enforcement
Background
A psychological evaluation is required for all law enforcement appointees. The examination includes a test that is reviewed and a personal interview with a psychologist. Applicants will be interviewed on psychiatric, substance abuse and medical abuse. Testing will determine social competence, flexibility, teamwork, consciousness, impulse control, emotional regulation, stress tolerance, decision making, judgement, assertiveness, avoidance of substance abuse and other risk-taking behavior. A professional assessment will be submitted as an individual report for each appointee.
Tasks
The contractor shall conduct pre-employment psychological exams for candidates with tentative offers of employment for Federal Wildlife Officer positions. Upon conducting the exam, the contractor will prepare a formal report of the exam and provide the report to the USFWS. Additionally, the contractor will also provide a recommendation as to whether the candidate should be hired by the USFWS based off the results from the psychological exam.
The contractor will screen for evidence of clinical psychopathology, which could assume to interfere with the safe and efficient functioning of an induvial in the law enforcement profession. The contractor will screen for variants of non-clinical psychological functioning which, although not definitive of psychopathology per se, can be empirically related to relatively poor performance in training and/or subsequent job functions in the law enforcement profession. The contractor will identify applicants with the most potential. Additionally, the contractor will screen out unqualified applicants and predict applicant ft for a position as a Federal Wildlife
Officer.
Scope
The psychological examiner must be licensed to practice within the state they practice in. Experience and knowledge of the duties and issues concerning conservation type law enforcement work is preferred.
Requirements
The examination and subsequent interview will occur in a virtual format provided by the contractor.
Deliverables or Delivery Schedule
For candidates identified as lateral hires, the contractor must complete the psychological exam and submit their report to the USFWS by August 15, 2025.
For candidates identified as entry-level hires, the contractor must complete the psychological exam and submit their report to the USFWS by October 1, 2025.
Acceptance Criteria
The contractor will be evaluated based upon meeting the deadlines outlined in the contract.
Period of Performance
The period of performance will be for one year from the date the contract is executed.
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