Employment testing solution

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) issued a Request for Quote for an employment testing solution to support hiring processes across its 66 branch field offices and headquarters. The procurement seeks an online applicant screening and assessment program with specific requirements, including customizable aptitude, personality, and skills testing capabilities. The solution must provide hiring managers with the ability to create custom questions or utilize provider-supplied questions, incorporate online authentication and proctoring features, offer 24-hour toll-free technical support, provide unlimited training resources, and generate standard statistical reports sortable by multiple parameters. Key deliverables include a branded candidate test center and comprehensive testing capabilities for the agency's approximately 1,200 employees who hire 300-350 new staff annually. The solicitation schedule required offers to be submitted by email to William.Guess@scdmv.net by March 27, 2020, at 10:00 AM, with questions due by March 17, 2020. Award notification was scheduled for April 3, 2020, with a contract period of one initial year and three optional one-year renewals, potentially extending the contract to four years (April 15, 2020 - April 14, 2024). Evaluation criteria focused on selecting the lowest responsible and responsive bidder meeting all solicitation requirements.

The solicitation included specific restrictions prohibiting offshore contracting due to potential personally identifiable information exposure. Vendors were required to register as a South Carolina state vendor and execute a State Non-Disclosure Agreement (Form AD-503B) prior to award. The contract specified that payment would be made on a net 30-day basis for an annual license prior to each contract term, with no price adjustments permitted after award. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the documentation. Notably, the solicitation resulted in no bids being received by the stated deadline, leading to a "Statement of No Award" issued on April 15, 2020, with the SCDMV indicating intent to re-solicit for the employment testing solution in the future. While specific budget ranges were not detailed, the procurement was structured to include pricing for four distinct line items representing each potential contract year. The solution was expected to serve the entire SCDMV organization, supporting their hiring processes across multiple locations.