Comprehensive Web-based, Pre-Employment Testing Platform – Subscription and Maintenance

Boone County, Missouri, is seeking a vendor to provide a comprehensive, web-based pre-employment testing platform to support data-driven hiring decisions across the Sheriff’s Office, Joint Communications, and Public Safety Childcare Center. The contract is structured as a term and supply agreement with an initial two-year term, renewable for up to five additional one-year periods, with pricing adjustments strictly limited to fixed percentage increases rather than index-based formulas. The platform must deliver scientifically validated, legally defensible assessments covering cognitive aptitude, personality, skills, and integrity for both public safety and non-public safety roles, while ensuring full compliance with EEO guidelines, WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards, and Executive Order 12549. Critical deliverables include real-time scoring, customizable reporting, AI-powered remote proctoring, browser lockdown, historical data tracking, and migration of existing applicant data within 60 days of contract activation. The solution must support mobile and desktop access, offer seamless integration with the County’s HRIS system, and include comprehensive training for all users. Evaluation will be based on an equal 50/50 trade-off between technical approach and cost, with emphasis on proven experience serving government agencies, psychometric rigor, system flexibility, and support capabilities. The vendor must maintain cyber liability insurance of $2 million per occurrence and aggregate, employer’s liability, workers’ compensation, business automobile liability, and umbrella coverage naming the County as an additional insured with waiver of subrogation. Subcontracting or assignment without prior written approval is prohibited, and the vendor must certify participation in E-Verify for contracts over $5,000 and provide documentation of lawful work authorization if an individual proprietor. No federal procurement clauses apply; the contract is governed by local Boone County requirements, including a sovereign immunity clause that precludes the County from providing indemnification. All submissions must be made through the County’s secure online portal or as sealed hard copies to the Purchasing Department by June 2, 2026, with no fax or email submissions accepted, and the pricing table remains empty as this is a solicitation seeking vendor proposals rather than a fully executed contract.