Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department of Corrections, Division of Health and Rehabilitation Services (department) is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to provide and manage post-conviction sex offender testing (PCSOT) polygraph examinations to offenders who are under the jurisdiction of the department and located in various communities across Alaska. Most of these sex offenders have been released on court-ordered supervision; others are in department institutional treatment programs. The objective of this solicitation is to contract with one agency, staffed with a full operating level polygraph examiner who will provide direct services needed, as well as manage the contract which includes supplying additional qualified examiners on an as-needed basis to fill the scheduled ongoing statewide needs. The types of polygraph examinations required include 2-part sex history, specific issue, maintenance, and monitoring. The successful offeror will additionally be part of a multi-disciplinary team utilizing the Containment Approach as part of the Department’s work with sex offenders who are supervised by specialized department probation officers. The offenders also receive treatment by trained clinicians most of whom work under separate contracts. The contractors shall adhere to department standards, as well as the American Polygraph Association standards for post-conviction polygraph examination of sexual offenders. A more detailed description of the scope of work is provided in Section 3.01.
