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

Massachusetts State Police Trooper Job Analysis and Entrance Exam Planning

**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** November 18, 2026
**Identifier:** BD-26-1084-POLGH-GHQ-128877
**NAICS:** 541612, 541611, 561410, 611710, 541519

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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