Psychological Testing Services pre-employment, fitness-for-duty psychological evaluations

1. Introduction The United Nations (UN) is an Organization providing Healthcare Services in Peace Operations, Special Political Missions & Entities across the world. The Security and Safety Service at the United Nations Headquarters in New York seeks services from qualified Service Providers that can provide licensed forensic psychologists who are competent in conducting pre-employment and fitness-for-duty psychological evaluations, or who provide comparable psychological testing services to employers and managers of armed public safety personnel consistent with local law enforcement standards. . Providers who could put forth a proposal for this requirement are highly encouraged to submit a quotation for an all-inclusive unit price per candidate being evaluated for the requested services to nicha.bhandhumani@un.org 2. Scope of Service This scope of service describes the requirement for the provision of pre-employment and fitness-for­ duty psychological evaluations of potential hires or existing staff members in the Security and Safety Service New York. The vendor will provide the following services: a. Pre-employment screening of entry level candidates (between the ages of 22 and 35) assessing applicants who come from diverse national backgrounds with different academic levels and prior work experience, including police, military and armed security employment. b. The pre-employment psychological evaluation is an essential component of the recruitment process, and it has direct bearing on the hiring decision. c. The number of candidates to be evaluated is to be subject to recurrent staffing needs, and it is estimated to be on average between 25 and 30 psychological evaluations (candidates) per year, depending on vacancy levels, and between 2 to 4 fitness-for-duty evaluations of the incumbents of security officers respectively, as the need arises by the service. It is important to note that these are referential quantities, as the United Nations shall have no obligation to purchase any minimum quantities of services from the vendor, and the United Nations shall have no limitation on its right to obtain services of the same kind, quality and quantity described in the Contract, from any other source at any time. d. The scope of work will not only be limited to pre-employment psychological testing for candidates for the position of armed security officers, but it will also entail requesting, on ad-hoc basis, to conduct fitness-for-duty evaluations of incumbent security officers in order to determine whether they are able to safely and effectively perform their essential job functions. 2.1 Provision of Psychologists The vendor's key personnel must be specialized and board-certified, if applicable, in fields common to the psychological assessment industry, such as, but not limited to, the following: • Specific disorders (e.g., trauma, addiction, PTSD, sleep, sex, depression, anxiety or phobias) • Neuropsychological disorders, and other psychological injuries • Health (for disability determination, emotional functioning • Forensic psychology (for civil and criminal matters) 2.1.1 Service Requirements a. Only licensed or certified doctoral level psychologists trained and experienced in psychological test interpretation and law enforcement psychological assessment techniques would be acceptable for conducting psychological screening. 2.2 Psychological Screening 2.2.1 Testing a. As part of the Psychological Testing, the vendor will administer to the candidate a written psychological test ("Written Tests") battery relevant to the purpose of the evaluation. The test instruments should have documented reliability, validity, and other empirical evidence supporting their use in the pre-employment evaluation of armed public safety applicants or in the fitness-for-duty evaluations of incumbent security officers. b. vendor will be responsible for all aspects of the Written Tests, which includes the following: • Making all necessary arrangements to prepare for the screening • Make all arrangements to conduct the screening at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the testing dates; • Obtaining and transporting all Written Tests and other required assessment materials to the Screening Facility; • Providing sufficient staff to proctor the Written Tests; • Assisting Applicants; and • Collecting, safeguarding and storing all Written Tests upon completion. c. A testing battery including objective, job-related, validated psychological instruments shall be administered to applicants by the vendor. The vendor must be able to score these tests, and arrange for tests to be scored, so that the results are available before a psychologist conducts screening interviews on the same day. The written tests that are used should be validated for use with armed public safety personnel consistent with local law enforcement standards. 2.2.2 Interview a. Individual face-to-face interviews with applicants should be conducted before a final determination of the applicant's psychological suitability is made. 2.2.3 Evaluation a. The forensic psychologist will provide written reports to the Security and Safety Service, directly to the Chief of Service for use in making employment and other managerial decisions. b. These reports should evaluate the suitability of the candidates for the position based upon an analysis of all psychological material including test data and interview results. c. The reports should contain a rating and/or recommendation for employment or fitness­ for-duty based upon the results of the screening, justification for the recommendation and/or rating, and any reservations that the psychologist might have regarding the validity or reliability of the results. 3. Vendor Minimum Requirements and Qualifications a. At least 10 years of experience in provision of conducting pre-employment and fitness­ for-duty psychological evaluations, or who provide comparable psychological testing services to employers and managers of armed public safety personnel consistent with local law. b. Bidders must provide at least three (3) references related to a contract of similar scope and magnitude as described in this SOW. c. Bidders must provide a minimum of 2 Psychologists and a summary of individuals who will be dedicated to performing the Services and evaluators who possess the required forensic psychologist or psychiatrist credentials including the certification and licensing requirements. 4. Proposed Price: The forensic psychologist vendors shall submit an all-inclusive unit price per candidate being evaluated for the requested services to nicha.bhandhumani@un.org. Please include in your response: a. The company name b. The contact person name, phone number, and email address c. The quotation: price per candidate following the requirements provided in no.2 Scope of Service. This quotation must be all-inclusive.