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Sheriff’s Office, Probation Department, and District Attorney’s Office recommending the Board:
1) Make findings in accordance with Ordinance 3.13.030(B) that the services provided by the Contractor are in the best interest of the public and specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4(2f) exempting the competitive bidding process because the procurement is for services where the continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers of the services cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement 9576 with Core Psychological Corporation for as needed pre-employment psychological and post-employment "fitness for duty" psychological examinations in the amount of $95,000 for the term of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028; and
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute future amendments to Agreement 9576 that do not alter the total amount or the term, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Core Psychological Corporation provides the County with pre-employment psychological and post-employment “fitness for duty” psychological examinations for the Sheriff’s Office (SO), Probation Department, and the District Attorney’s Office (DA). The screenings performed for the SO are in compliance with California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), Commission Procedure 1955. Examinations performed for the Probation Department and the DA are compliant with Government Code Section 1031(f). Services provided consist of the appropriate psychological testing, evaluation, and written report on all candidates screened.
On May 17, 2022, with Legistar file 22-0773, the Board approved Agreement 6552 in the amount of $94,000 fo...
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