Sheriff's Pre-Employment Psychological Examinations

Oakland County Purchasing, on behalf of the Oakland County Department of Human Resources, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for psychological examination services for the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. The contract seeks licensed psychologists to provide comprehensive pre-employment and current employee psychological evaluations, with an anticipated annual volume of up to 75 applicants/employees. Required services include administering a written personality test, personal history questionnaires, conducting face-to-face interviews, and producing detailed psychological summary reports and recommendations. Providers must possess a Doctorate degree from an accredited university, be a licensed psychologist in good standing in Michigan, and have a minimum of five years of experience in public safety psychological examinations. The evaluation will be based on a 100-point scoring system, with points distributed across technical proposal (20 points), bidder profile (10 points), references (10 points), staff resumes and business stability (20 points), scheduling and processing time (20 points), and price proposal (20 points). The solicitation is open from August 28, 2025, with proposals due by September 29, 2025, at 1:00 PM EST through the Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network (MITN) system.

The RFP does not explicitly indicate specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though it does require bidders to provide an Equal Employment Opportunity policy and demonstrate diversity efforts. The contract will be a three-year professional services agreement with options to extend for two additional one-year terms, and Oakland County reserves the right to utilize multiple service providers based on business needs. While no specific incumbent vendors are mentioned, the county requires providers to maintain a professional/commercial facility capable of handling the annual examination volume and provide a 24-hour emergency contact. Providers must also comply with comprehensive insurance requirements, including Commercial General Liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence limits, Workers' Compensation Insurance, Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance, and Commercial Umbrella/Excess Liability Insurance with a $2,000,000 minimum limit. Although the pricing sheet shows zero-dollar line items, suggesting vendors will provide specific pricing, the contract appears designed to be an as-needed service with potential for significant annual engagement based on the estimated 75 annual examinations.