18-6394 - Development & Administration of Fire Promotional Process (Engineer & Lieutenant)

The Cobb County Fire Department currently has 721 full-time authorized sworn positions and 29 full-time and part-time civilian positions.  The number of authorized positions for each rank includes: 356 Firefighters; 159 Engineers; 97 Lieutenants; 38 Fire Captains (appointed); 15 Battalion Chiefs (appointed); 1 Fire Marshal (appointed), 2 Division Chiefs (appointed), 2 District Chiefs (appointed), 3 Deputy Fire Chiefs (appointed) and 1 Fire Chief (appointed). The County is seeking a qualified vendor to develop and administer a promotional process for the ranks of Engineer and Lieutenant.
 At this time, an outside consultant develops the job knowledge written test and administers the assessment centers for the ranks of Engineer and Lieutenant.  
The purpose of this RFP is to select a proposer who can provide the following services:
 

1. Conduct a job analysis for test development. 
2. Review materials currently used as the basis for the job knowledge tests for Engineer and Lieutenant and make any recommended changes. 
3. Develop 100 new test items in a multiple-choice format for the Engineer and Lieutenant job knowledge tests, ten (10) percent of which shall be situational judgment questions.
4.  Develop and administer assessment centers for Engineer and Lieutenant. 
5. Provide required expert testimony in an administrative hearing, deposition, court proceeding, etc. if necessary (no history of litigation or pending litigation).