Promotional assessment for the police department

The City of South Fulton, Georgia, Procurement Department is seeking a qualified vendor through Request for Proposal 26-06 to design and administer a Promotional Assessment Center for the South Fulton Police Department. The procurement focuses on developing and conducting validated assessment processes for internal candidates seeking promotion to Sergeant and Lieutenant positions, with emphasis on fairness, transparency, and compliance with EEO and ADA requirements. Key deliverables include comprehensive job analysis for both ranks, development of assessment exercises incorporating written scenario-based components and structured oral interviews, professional rater training, candidate orientation sessions (with virtual delivery acceptable), assessment administration and scoring, and post-assessment support including legal defensibility documentation and appeals review assistance. The vendor must establish secure, access-controlled digital platforms with encryption for data in transit and at rest, maintain role-based access controls and comprehensive audit trails, and provide continued post-contract access to records for internal review and audits. Required qualifications include demonstrated expertise in law enforcement promotional assessment, competency modeling, and assessment exercise development. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: Financial Offer (30 points), Experience & Qualification (25 points), Operations & Management Plan (20 points), Sustainability (10 points), Proposal Presentation & Responsiveness (10 points), and Local Business Preference (5 points). The non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for January 15, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. via Microsoft Teams; questions must be submitted by January 22, 2026, at 3:00 P.M., with answers posted by January 29, 2026 (extended to February 5, 2026, per Addendum 2); proposals are due February 12, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. EST via BidNet Direct (extended from February 5, 2026, per Addendum 2), with mandatory interviews to follow at a date to be determined.

The procurement does not identify specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises; however, all proposers with 500 or more employees must certify compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Workplace Act, and any company with 10 or more employees contracting for $100,000 or more must certify non-engagement in boycotts of Israel. The City permits Georgia State and City of South Fulton business licenses to be obtained after notice of award and prior to contract execution. No incumbent vendor information has been disclosed; prior contract amounts, consultant histories, and assessment center exercise types remain unavailable but may be requested through open records procedures. The initial contract term is one year from the notice to proceed, with the City holding options to renew for up to three additional one-year terms based on satisfactory performance and funding availability. Compensation is structured as milestone-based, fixed-fee arrangements with itemized costs by task, hourly rates for professional classifications, and pass-through expenses clearly identified; appeals support services are capped at a maximum amount to be specified by the City, and payment terms are Net 30 days from receipt of undisputed invoices. All contractors must obtain and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation ($1,000,000), Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), and Professional Liability with 36-month tail coverage, and must register with E-Verify and provide Contractor Affidavits demonstrating compliance with immigration enforcement requirements. Specific budget allocations or award values have not been disclosed in the available solicitation documents.