City of Providence

Buyer seeks a vendor to develop and administer written promotional examinations for Police Sergeant and Lieutenant positions. The process includes creating multiple-choice questions from specified sources, administering written tests, and conducting a rank assessment process. Vendor must develop assessment components including oral interviews, written report evaluations, and situational exercises. Buyer requires comprehensive scoring, processing appeals, and maintaining test confidentiality throughout the process.

• 6/6/2025 - Questions Due
• 6/16/2025 - Proposal Due Date

• Experience in examination development and administration
• Staff expertise in law enforcement promotional testing
• Ability to defend examination content during appeals
• Capability to ensure confidentiality and security of test materials

• Develop 100 multiple-choice questions from four specific sources
• Provide test scoring and defend item challenges during appeal process
• Create rank assessment process with oral interviews and scenario exercises
• Train Selection Panel members on assessment center evaluation techniques
• Develop scenarios for operational leadership and decision-making evaluation
• Provide computerized testing capability if requested by department
• Ensure test confidentiality and execute security agreement
• Score tests and provide comprehensive confidential report within 5 days
• Process candidate appeals within 5 business days
• Evaluate candidate competencies across five core proficiencies