SLED Opportunity · NEBRASKA · DOUGLAS COUNTY
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Douglas County, Nebraska seeks proposals for employment testing services for Omaha Police and Fire Departments. The RFP includes bid bond requirements and addresses questions on pricing, ADA accommodations, reporting, candidate orientation, and assessor training.
The City of Omaha is requesting proposals from qualified companies, herein called Bidder, Contractor, Vendor, Supplier, or other pronouns used in their place, for all work and/or goods set forth in the specifications. NOTE: This Request for Proposal does not have any pricing lines listed in the Line Items tab. The cost proposal component of this RFP should be uploaded in the Response Attachments tab. Requirement for Bid Bond: The surety company issuing the bid bond should be licensed by the State of Nebraska and listed on the current edition of Circular 570 of the United States Department of the Treasury. Acceptable substitutes for a bid bond: a certified check, an official bank check, a cashier's checks drawn on a national bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the state, payable to City of Omaha, or lawful money of the United States, or a United States Government Bond (negotiable). LETTERS OF CREDIT ARE NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR A BID BOND AND WOULD BE CAUSE FOR REJECTION OF BID. The bid bond amount is listed in the Attributes section. A copy of the bid bond/acceptable substitute shall be uploaded in the Response Attachments section. The original document must be received by the City Clerk, 1819 Farnam Street LC-1, Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, Omaha, NE 68183 within seven (7) calendar days of the closing date and time indicated. QUESTIONS: Bidders must submit bid questions in the Questions tab of the bid event. Questions will be answered within one (1) day of the questions cutoff date/time. --- Q&A --- Q1: 14 Commercial structure (lets us submit a predictable NTE) 14.1 Will the City authorize an annual not-to-exceed cap based on agreed assumptions (events and volumes), with a unit fee schedule applied if volumes exceed assumptions? 14.2 Preference for contracting: per-event purchase orders vs annual authorization under the NTE? 14.3 Does the City have a target not-to-exceed (NTE) range or internal budget guidance for the annual program cost that vendors should align to? If an exact budget cannot be shared, can the City confirm whether proposing an annual NTE based on agreed event and volume assumptions is acceptable for evaluation? 14.4 Does the City have a preferred pricing submission format (template or example) for this solicitation? If no template is available, please confirm whether the City prefers: (a) a fixed Year 1 implementation fee plus a unit-based fee schedule (per event and per candidate), with an annual not-to-exceed cap, or (b) a single all-inclusive annual price. A1: See Addendum No. 1 for answers to submitted questions. Submitted: 2/5/2026 12:05:27 PM (CT) Q2: 12 Accommodations (ADA process impacts logistics and rebuild effort) 12.1 What is the City’s ADA accommodations workflow (who approves, typical types, typical frequency)? 12.2 Are separate sessions or separate forms typically required for accommodated candidates? A2: See Addendum No. 1 for answers to submitted questions. Submitted: 2/5/2026 12:05:07 PM (CT) Q3: 10 Reporting deliverables, SLAs, and formats (defines effort and turnaround) 10.1 Required turnaround times for: preliminary scores, final scores, eligibility lists, rank order lists, and any certification lists. 10.2 What file formats are preferred (CSV, Excel, PDF), and are there required templates? 10.3 Do you require adverse impact reporting per event, and at what level (overall, subgroup, component)? A3: See Addendum No. 1 for answers to submitted questions. Submitted: 2/5/2026 12:04:40 PM (CT) Q4: 8 Candidate orientation and communications (operational load) 8.1 What format is required: live orientation sessions, recordings, written guides/FAQs, or all of the above? 8.2 How many orientation sessions per event are expected, and should they be vendor-led or City-led? A4: See Addendum No. 1 for answers to submitted questions. Submitted: 2/5/2026 12:04:17 PM (CT) Q5: 6 Assessors and training (major cost driver if oral boards/assessment centers are used) 6.1 Does the City expect the vendor to provide assessors, or only identify and train City-provided assessors? 6.2 Typical number of assessors per event, and expected training duration/format? 6.3 Are there requirements for assessor qualification (rank/experience), diversity, or conflict-of-interest rules? A5: See Addendum No. 1 for answers to submitted questions. Submitted: 2/5/2026 12:03:46 PM (CT)
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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