Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-26-1084-POLGH-GHQ-128877

Massachusetts State Police Trooper Job Analysis and Entrance Exam Planning

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking vendor input to shape a future job analysis and entry exam for entry-level State Police Trooper applicants. - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of State Police (MSP), under the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security; MSP General Headquarters. - Opportunity scope: The RFI seeks information for planning a future procurement; it does not request bids for a current contract. - Services sought: Analyze and validate the Trooper role, identify essential job functions and applicant requirements, and develop a selection process with a scored entrance exam and supplemental written exam. - Assess verbal and written skills, logical and sequential thinking, ability to learn and follow directions, reading comprehension, and judgment. - The supplemental exam should assess reading comprehension, grammar, and language usage, with translation capability. - Exam delivery and administration: Provide secure computer-based testing in person and online, testing locations throughout Massachusetts, flexible weekday and weekend scheduling, applicant identity verification, exam proctoring, and updated applicant-list maintenance for MSP. - Technical and commercial information requested: Describe supporting software and hardware, consulting services, third-party dependencies, value-added services, and transparent pricing structures. - OEMs and named vendors: No OEMs or vendors are identified in the provided materials. No quantities or part numbers are specified.

Description

The Massachusetts Department of State Police is issuing this Request for Information to gather vendor input for planning a future Request for Response (RFR), not to solicit a contract. The future procurement is intended to cover development and implementation of a job task analysis and entrance exam for the entry-level State Police Trooper position. The RFI seeks information on industry practices, service delivery models, potential pricing structures, and solutions including exam development, secure computer-based testing, administration, applicant list maintenance, and related software, hardware, and consulting services. Responses are due electronically through COMMBUYS by November 18, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST.

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