Pre-employment Polygraph Testing (Small Business participation only)

The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is responsible for administering the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act in a manner that fosters and protects the health, safety, welfare, and economic well-being of the people of the State. ABC Agents are peace officers under Section 830.2 of the California Penal Code and are empowered to investigate and make arrests for violations of the Business and Professions Code that occur on or about licensed premises. Agents are further empowered to enforce any penal provisions of the law any place in the State. The Contractor shall provide Pre-Employment Polygraph Examinations on Agent candidates who live in various regions of California. The locations of the 26 Division, District and Enforcement offices, to which the candidates may be being considered for appointment to, extend from the California/Oregon border to the California/Arizona and California/Mexico borders. All work must be done in a competent fashion in accordance with applicable standards of the profession set by the California Association of Polygraph Examiners. The contractor and its employees shall sign a nondisclosure agreement upon award of the contract. The term of the resulting agreement is expected to be 24 months with the possibility of a one-year extension. The contract is expected to commence on July 1, 2016; however, the beginning date may change if the ABC cannot execute the contract in a timely manner due to unforeseen delays. The following requirements must be met by the bid due date. In submitting a bid, each bidder must certify that it possesses the following required qualifications: 1. At least three (3) consecutive years of experience conducting pre-employment polygraph examinations for a California Law Enforcement agency. 2. Resources and ability to timely conduct pre-employment polygraph examinations simultaneously statewide, if needed. 3. A past record of sound business integrity and history of being responsive to past contractual obligations. Please see the attached Request for Proposal (RFP) 166-0172 for deadlines and instructions. Any questions may be directed Lisa Adamson, Business Services Officer I via email at Lisa.Adamson@abc.ca.gov