07225Y0311-PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING SUPPLIES

Pursuant to Procurement Policy Board Rule Section 3-05, The New York City Department of Correction ("DOC" or “Department”) ”) will be utilizing Sole Source procurement method to obtain goods with vendor Johnson, Roberts & Associates Inc. to procure psychological test supplies. This procurement will encompass psychological assessments, including the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), California Psychology Inventory (CPI), and Psychological History Questionnaire (Psy-Q).

Johnson, Roberts & Associates Inc. possesses a well-established reputation for offering these psychological assessments, which are also utilized by the New York Police Department's Candidate Assessment Division and the Psychological Unit of the New York State Department of Correction. The reports generated from their assessments are proprietary and specifically designed for pre-employment evaluations of applicants for positions within law enforcement, corrections, and other public safety agencies. Furthermore, these products are exclusively accessible to public safety organizations and licensed psychologists conducting assessments on behalf of such agencies.

Given that the report is created from PsyQ data that is collected by means of a copyrighted answer sheet and/or scoring software that was designed by Johnson, Roberts, and Associates, Inc. All PsyQ supplies and software are copyrighted, proprietary products that are available only from Johnson, Roberts, and Associates, Inc. Other vendors do not offer the proprietary selection reports required for psychological evaluations of this specialized population. As such  Johnson, Roberts & Associates Inc. has been identified as the sole vendor capable of fulfilling our needs.

Any vendor besides JOHNSON ROBERTS AND ASSOCIATES INC. that believe it can provide the above referenced product may express interest by responding to the RFI E-PIN 07225Y0311 in PASSPort no later than June 25, 2025 at 10AM.