Public Safety Personnel Services

The City of Kirkland, Washington, is seeking a vendor to provide a comprehensive suite of public safety personnel services to support its police department hiring and promotional functions. The agency needs to solve the challenge of efficiently vetting, testing, and promoting qualified personnel while maintaining rigorous standards for public safety roles. The selected vendor will conduct pre-employment background investigations for police, corrections, and other public safety candidates. The scope of work also requires pre-employment testing for entry-level corrections officer and police officer candidates, which must include both written examinations and physical ability testing. Additionally, the agency requires assessment center promotional testing for sworn supervisory, management, and command-level positions. The vendor must also perform administrative investigations of internal workplace and personnel matters as they arise. Performance of all contracted work must occur onsite in Kirkland, Washington. Only organizations based onshore within the United States are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The agency is establishing a contract period of three years for these services. Bidders must submit any questions regarding this procurement no later than June 15, 2026. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget and cost structure for this contract. Bidders can submit their final responses digitally via email or through an online portal.