The City of Commerce City (“City”) is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors (“Respondents”) to provide for the provision of fitness for duty evaluations, pre-employment psychological evaluations, and post-employment psychological evaluations for all police department applicants, as described in this Request for Proposals (“RFP”). The selected Respondent is expected to provide these services to all applicants for positions with the Commerce City Police Department, as more fully detailed in the Scope of Services section of this RFP (“Services”)

This RFP provides a general description of services anticipated, submittal requirements, outlines selection criteria and the selection process. A response to this RFP (“Proposal”) should serve as a complete approach to providing the services. Joint submittals are encouraged to ensure the ability to provide all services requested in this scope. Any proposed subcontractors/team members must be identified and their roles clearly defined in the Proposal.

The City intends to execute a contract with an anticipated notice to proceed date of January 22, 2024, with the selected Respondent (“Consultant”) on a non-exclusive basis for a term that encompasses the length of time the Services are anticipated to require, subject to annual appropriation. Any selected Respondent will be expected to enter into a Professional Services Agreement (Attachment A) with the City consistent with the terms of this RFP.

Submission requirements and deadlines are detailed in Section 6 of this RFP:

• Questions regarding RFP requirements must be received by Talon Darling, Administrative Commander, in writing at tdarling@c3gov.com by 12:00 PM MT on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
• Proposals must be received by 12:00 p.m. MT on Sunday, December 10, 2023.

The City reserves the right to modify this RFP or the selection process, to cancel this RFP, to reject or accept any Proposal, and to waive any informalities or irregularities in any Proposal, without liability, at any time.

Associated Documents
Request for Proposals for Police Pre-& Post-Employment Psychological Testing