City of Santa Ana PlanetBids #26-088

Santa Ana Police Department Psychological Evaluation and Counseling Services RFP

The City of Santa Ana Police Department is seeking qualified firms to provide comprehensive psychological evaluation and counseling services for its applicants and staff. - Government Buyer: - City of Santa Ana, Police Department - Contact: Abel Morfin (Buyer), Commander Richard Weber (Project Manager) - Services Requested: - Pre-employment psychological evaluations (including clinical interviews, testing, scoring, and recommendations compliant with POST standards) - Post-traumatic psychological incident evaluations and counseling (for employees involved in violent or traumatic incidents) - Fitness for duty reviews (background review, clinical interviews, and recommendations) - Crisis intervention counseling (in-person, for authorized employees) - Crisis incident stress management (group debriefings and post-incident meetings within 24-72 hours) - Consultation services (on-call for criminal incidents, psychological profiling, intelligence interpretation) - Psychological training services (peer support, crisis intervention, suicide prevention) - Notable Requirements: - Compliance with California POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) standards - Timely reporting and written/verbal recommendations - No specific OEMs or part numbers; this is a service-based procurement - Contract term: 1 year, with up to two 1-year extensions (maximum 3 years) - No products or equipment are being procured; the opportunity is exclusively for professional psychological services.

Description

The City of Santa Ana is seeking proposals from qualified firms and organizations to provide pre-employment psychological evaluations, crisis counseling services, and peer support training for Police Department applicants and staff. The scope includes psychological evaluation and counseling services as detailed in Exhibit 1 of the solicitation. The contract term is initially one year with the possibility of two one-year extensions, not to exceed three years in total. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the City's bid management system by July 28, 2026.

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