Psychological Services

The State of Delaware Department of Government Support Services is requesting proposals for psychological services including Applicant Assessments, Post Incident Assessments, Critical Incident Debriefings, and Fit for Duty Assessments under RFP GSS27756-PSYCH_SVCS, with proposals due November 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Services support pre-employment screening, weapon-carrying readiness determinations, and critical-incident support for state agencies and employees in safety-sensitive positions. Vendors must hold Delaware licensures and/or certifications necessary to perform the services. The scope includes core services priced per session and optional additional services including rush requests, travel (priced per hour), testimony, records review, and follow-up consultations (priced per session). Vendors may propose supplementary psychological services beyond the core offerings with all-inclusive per-service pricing.

The contract term is two years with four optional one-year extensions. Payment is structured as a fixed-fee arrangement not to exceed a specified maximum amount, with monthly invoicing and payment due within thirty days. Vendors must maintain Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate) and Medical/Professional Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate) insurance. A Performance Bond equal to 100% of the contract award amount is required unless waived.

Proposals are evaluated on a weighted 100-point scale: qualifications and experience of assigned personnel (25 points); demonstrated experience in psychological evaluations with quality assurance and clinical oversight (25 points); ability to meet RFP requirements (10 points); samples (5 points); references (15 points); and pricing structure (20 points). Three business references of similar size and scope are required; state employees may not serve as references.

Questions are due October 26, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., with responses posted by November 5, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically through https://gss.bonfirehub.com/ or hand-delivered to Walt Gorman at Government Support Services, 600A South Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901. Pricing quoted must remain fixed and binding through November 12, 2027. The State reserves the right to award to multiple vendors and to require monthly usage and quarterly subcontracting reports documenting diversity supplier participation. If cloud services are used to process State data, NIST FIPS 140-2 encryption, data retention within the U.S., 24-hour breach notification, and federally compliant background checks for all personnel are mandatory.