Pre-Employment Psychological Screening

The California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) issued Request for Proposal (RFP #003-16-01) for pre-employment psychological screening examination interviews for peace officer candidates across multiple California jurisdictions, including Sacramento County and San Francisco City. The procurement seeks qualified psychologists and psychiatrists to conduct face-to-face psychological evaluations, interpret psychological test profiles, and provide detailed written reports for Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) regulated law enforcement agencies statewide. Contractors must submit a flat per-case fee for evaluations and will be evaluated on two primary criteria: Professional Skill (100 points) and Cost (100 points). The contract will cover three geographic regions: Northern/Upper Northern, Central, and Southern California, with an estimated 32-36 total contractors selected across these regions. Key procurement dates include a March 28, 2016 deadline for written questions, April 1, 2016 for question submissions, April 15, 2016 for proposal submission, and a May 2, 2016 contract award date. The contract term is set for two years, from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018, with an estimated workload of 6 evaluations per week per contractor.

Minimum qualifications for proposers include possessing valid psychology/medical licenses, completing POST education requirements, having three years of clinical assessment experience, and providing three professional references. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the documentation. The RFP indicates that contractors will receive a $150 fee if candidates fail to appear and will face a 25% fee reduction for late report submissions. No travel or training expenses will be reimbursed by the state. Eight initial awardees were identified in the Intent to Award document, including professionals from various California cities such as Oceanside, Thousand Oaks, Fresno, Lincoln, San Francisco, Folsom, and Redding. While specific contract values were not disclosed, the procurement suggests a comprehensive statewide psychological screening service with multiple contractors per geographic region to support peace officer candidate evaluations.