Psychological Evaluation and Counseling Services

The City of Santa Ana, California, is seeking a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive psychological evaluation and counseling services for its police department applicants and staff. The agency needs to ensure that police department applicants undergo thorough pre-employment psychological evaluations, and that current staff receive crisis counseling services and peer support training. This initiative aims to maintain high standards for peace officer candidates and support the mental well-being of active personnel, particularly after critical incidents. The scope of work covers pre-employment psychological evaluations, crisis counseling, and peer support training. For post-traumatic incident evaluations, the selected provider must conduct an initial counseling assessment for police department employees involved in violent incidents, such as those resulting in life-threatening injury, serious injury, or death. The agency requires this initial psychological contact to occur immediately if possible, and no later than forty-eight hours following the incident as reported by a supervisor or manager. Eligible bidders must be onshore United States organizations, and the performance of the work will take place offsite. Psychologists conducting the pre-employment peace officer evaluations must meet the Police Officer Standards and Training continuing professional education requirements. Additionally, all evaluators must complete the post-developed peace officer psychological screening manual online exam prior to conducting any pre-employment screenings. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget for this initiative, and the resulting contract period will last for one year. Interested parties must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than July 14, 2026. The agency has not disclosed specific evaluation criteria beyond the stated professional credentials and testing requirements.