Project Information

Bid Title

Psp Promotion Exams Corporal And Sergeant

Issuing Agency

State Government of Pennsylvania

Location

Pennsylvania

Published Date

May 21, 2026

Closing Date

Jul 2, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

6100065087

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Project Description

General Information
Department for this solicitation:	Procurement
Date Prepared:	05/21/26	Types:	RFP
Advertisement Type:	Service Materials Service & Materials PW Construction Agency Construction Real Estate
Solicitation/Project#:	6100065087	Solicitation/Project Title:	PSP Promotion Exams - Corporal and Sergeant
Description:	The Pennsylvania State Police on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking to obtain a Contractor for the development and administration of promotional examinations to identify the most suitable candidates for promotion to ranks of PSP Corporal and Sergeant. All Offerors are required to create a user profile within our JAGGAER portal. Access to the portal can be found at: https://solutions.sciquest.com/apps/Router/SupplierLogin?CustOrg=CommonwealthPA PROPOSALS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH JAGGAER. Technical support is available via Jaggaer at: https://www.jaggaer.com/supplier-support (web) (800) 233-1121 (phone)

Department Information
Department/Agency:	Pennsylvania State Police	Delivery Location:	Jaggaer Portal
County:	Statewide	Duration:	four (4) years

Contact Information
First Name:	Kelley	Last Name:	Reese
Phone Number: (XXX-XXX-XXXX)	717-346-9790	Email:	kelreese@pa.gov

Solicitation Information
Bids must be received by the purchasing agency on the Solicitation Due Date no later than the Solicitation Due Time as set forth in the solicitation. Any conflict between the dates and/or times contained in the solicitation itself or its attachments and this advertisement shall be resolved in favor of the solicitation.
Solicitation Start Date:	05/21/26
Solicitation Due Date:	07/02/26	Solicitation Due Time:	4:00 PM
Solicitation Opening Date:	07/02/26	Solicitation Opening Time:	4:01 PM
Opening Location:	Non Public Bid Opening
No. of Addendums:	0
Amended Date:	05/21/26

Related Solicitation Files

Original Files Cost Submittal_PSP Promotion Exams for the Ranks of Sergeant and Corporal.xlsx Terms and Conditions_PSP Promotion Exams for the Ranks of Sergeant and Corporal.pdf Technical Submittal_PSP Promotion Exams for the Ranks of Sergeant and Corporal.pdf Description_JAGGAER_PSP Promotion Exams for the Ranks of Sergeant and Corporal.pdf

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TECHNICAL SUBMITTAL

I-1. Statement of the Project. This request for proposals (“RFP”) provides to those interested

in submitting proposals for the subject procurement (“Offerors”) sufficient information to

enable them to prepare and submit proposals for the Pennsylvania State Police’s (“PSP”)

consideration on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Commonwealth”) to

satisfy a need for the development and administration of promotion examinations to the

ranks of PSP Corporal and Sergeant. This RFP contains instructions governing the

requested proposals, including the requirements for the information and material to be

included; a description of the service to be provided; requirements which Offerors must

meet to be eligible for consideration; general evaluation criteria; and other requirements

specific to this RFP.

State in succinct terms your understanding of the project presented, or the service required

by this RFP.

Offeror Response

I-2. Qualifications.

A. Company Overview.

Offeror Response

a. Prior Experience. Include experience in the development of personnel

selection systems. Give specific references to any prior work done with law

enforcement supervisory positions. Describe any related prior experience

in developing selection systems for law enforcement positions. Emphasis

should be placed on projects of comparable size to this project and must

include projects that involve testing a minimum of 500 candidates located

in multiple locations simultaneously. Experience shown should be work

done by individuals who will be assigned to this project as well as that of

your company. Studies or projects referred to must be identified and the

name of the customer shown, including the name, address, and telephone

number of the responsible official of the customer, company, or agency who

may be contacted.

Offeror Response

B. Personnel. Include the number of executive and professional personnel, analysts,

auditors, researchers, programmers, consultants, etc., who will be engaged in the

work. Show where these personnel will be physically located during the time they

are engaged in the Project. For key personnel, include the employee’s name and,

through a resume or similar document, the Project personnel’s education and

experience in test development, administration, and validation. Include

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information describing prior experience in developing selection systems for law

enforcement agencies. Indicate the responsibilities each individual will have in this

Project and how long each has been with your company.

Offeror Response

C. Subcontractors. Provide a subcontracting plan for all subcontractors, including

small diverse business and small business subcontractors, who will be assigned to

the Project. The selected Offeror is prohibited from subcontracting or outsourcing

any part of this Project without the express written approval from the

Commonwealth. Upon awarding the contract resulting from this RFP,

subcontractors included in the proposal submission are deemed approved. For each

position included in your subcontracting plan provide:

a. Name of subcontractor;

b. Primary contact name and email;

c. Address of subcontractor;

d. Description of services to be performed;

e. Number of employees by job category assigned to this project;

f. What percentage of time the staff will be dedicated to this project;

g. Geographical location of staff; and

h. Resumes (if appropriate and available).

i. The Offeror’s subcontractor information shall include (through a

resume or a similar document) the employees’ names, education and

experience in the services outlined in this RFP. Information

provided shall also indicate the responsibilities each individual will

have in this Project and how long each has been with subcontractor’s

company.

Offeror Response

I-3. Training. If appropriate, indicate recommended training of agency personnel. Include

agency personnel to be trained, the number to be trained, duration of the program, place of

training, curricula, training materials to be used, number and frequency of sessions, and

number and level of instructors.

Offeror Response

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I-4. Financial Capability. Describe your company’s financial stability and economic

capability to perform the contract requirements. The Commonwealth reserves the right to

request additional information to evaluate an Offeror’s financial capability.

Offeror Response

I-5. Requirements.

A. Conditions.

a. Legal Defensibility of Assessment Tools. Proposals shall address legal

defensibility and compliance with professional standards, applicable federal

laws, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)

Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection. Offerors must be committed

to providing consultation and testimony in response to litigation arising

from the promotion process if needed.

b. Validity of Assessment Tools. Validity of recommended assessment tools

must be addressed in this proposal. Offeror must specify how validity is to

be defined and measured.

c. Mandatory Examination Instruments. A written examination and an oral

examination that together identify the extent to which promotion candidates

demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities determined necessary to

succeed at the higher rank.

d. Time Constraints and Candidate Pools. Tentative administration dates

of assessment examinations will be September 2027 through

October/November 2027 and again in September 2029 through

October/November 2029.

i. Number of candidates to be tested. Offeror shall plan that all

2,800 eligible Troopers will compete for the promotion to Corporal

and 875 Corporals will compete for the promotion to Sergeant. Prior

to each examination, PSP will poll eligible candidates to determine

the actual number of candidates to be assessed.

ii. The actual administration dates may be rescheduled or eliminated

by PSP with 150 calendar days’ notice.

iii. Other related activities such as Job Analysis, Examination

Development, Scoring and Analysis shall be scheduled as necessary

before or after the administration of the examinations.

iv. Time necessary for each candidate to complete each assessment

tool.

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1. Proposals should address the number of days and the hours

per day that candidates will be required to participate in

assessment tools.

2. Proposals shall address the maximum number of candidates

that will be scheduled per day for each assessment tool, and

the duration (in days) of each assessment tool from the first

candidate to the last.

e. Makeup Examinations. Proposed makeup examination schedules shall be

based on administering an estimated three (3) makeup examinations, spaced

at six (6) month intervals, after each regularly scheduled examination.

Actual makeup examinations shall be administered as often as deemed

necessary by PSP, with sixty (60) calendar days’ notice. Candidates that

complete a makeup examination shall be merged with candidates on the

existing eligibility list. Makeup examinations shall continue through the

term of the contract. Proposals shall be based on between one and fifteen

(1-15) Troopers and one and ten (1-10) Corporals competing for promotion

to the higher rank at each makeup examination.

f. Limited Disruption of PSP Day-to-Day Operations. Due to operational

and administration considerations, the Offeror shall schedule the

examinations for dates and times determined by PSP.

i. Written examinations shall be administered simultaneously to all

candidates of the same rank.

1. Corporal and Sergeant written examinations shall be

conducted on separate, not necessarily consecutive, days of

PSP’s selection.

2. PSP requires a minimum of eight (8) written examination

sites statewide, chosen with the objective of limiting

candidate travel time to one and a half (1.5) hours or less.

ii. Oral examinations shall be administered on multiple consecutive

days, not to exceed fourteen (14) calendar days.

1. Oral examinations for Corporal and Sergeant shall be

administered concurrently. PSP requires a minimum of four

(4) oral examination sites statewide, chosen with the

objective of limiting candidate travel time to two (2) hours

or less.

g. Security. Proposals shall identify the Offeror’s strategy for ensuring

security of assessment tools.

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Offeror Response

B. Emergency Preparedness. To support continuity of operations during an

emergency, including a pandemic, the Commonwealth needs a strategy for

maintaining operations for an extended period of time. One part of this strategy is

to ensure that essential contracts that provide critical business services to the

Commonwealth have planned for such an emergency and put contingencies in place

to provide needed goods and services.

a. Describe how you anticipate such a crisis will impact your operations.

i. Describe your emergency response continuity of operations plan.

Please attach a copy of your plan, or at a minimum, summarize how

your plan addresses the following aspects of pandemic

preparedness:

1. Employee training (describe your organization’s training

plan, and how frequently your plan will be shared with

employees).

2. Identified essential business functions and key employees

(within your organization) necessary to carry them out.

3. Contingency plans for:

a. How your organization will handle staffing issues

when a portion of key employees are incapacitated

due to illness; and

b. How employees in your organization will carry out

the essential functions if contagion control measures

prevent them from coming to the primary workplace.

4. How your organization will communicate with staff and

suppliers when primary communications systems are

overloaded or otherwise fail, including key contacts, chain

of communications (including suppliers), etc.; and

5. How and when your emergency plan will be tested, and if

the plan will be tested by a third party.

Offeror Response

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