Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Consultant will review job analysis data from subsequent cycles of entry-level testing in determining the comprehensive range of aptitudes, skill, abilities and other traits that will identify the candidates best suited to train and perform successfully as a firefighter and firefighter/paramedic. Consultant will then determine if further data collection is necessary and implement procedures for collection of said data. The consultant will be required to follow the most appropriate validation strategy from those set forth in the Uniform Guidelines and the Principles for Validation. 2. Consultant will provide exam development of any and all products or services recommended as components appropriate for use in the selection process. 3. In the event that the most appropriate method of examination includes more than one test component, the Consultant shall recommend the minimum or critical point of competency for each test; the appropriate sequence of said tests including whether or not any such tests should utilize a compensatory scoring model or a multihurdle approach; and the most appropriate percentage weights that should be allocated to each test. Said recommendations will be based on the results of the job analysis.