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U -- BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEWING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TRAINING SOL 0-7-50-53-LD-J04 TIRNO-97-R-00 DUE 022497 POC Contract Specialist, Steve Vanderlinden, FAX (202) 283-1514 The Internal Revenue Service seeks to train its managers and executives in the use of standard, structured interview procedures. The structured interview method to be used must provide guidance for selection of essential job skills from which interviw questions are developed. It must instruct the manager on proper documentation of the selection to establish an audit trail demonstrating adherence to legal guidelines during the entire process. The interview method must be off the shelf, not customized, nd must meet the criteria established in "The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures" (Federal Personnel Manual Supplement 335-1, Appendix A) and generally accepted professional standards. The requirement is for training of as many as 15-20 IRS personnel annually to become certified instructors, plus provision of all necessary training materials and updates of those materials during the contract ter, as well as a license for the IRS to use and reproduce such materials. The IRS intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Behavioral Technology, Inc., 6260 Poplar Avenue, Memphis TN 38119-4719, to fulfill this requirement. Other firms who believe thy are capable of fulfilling the needs of the IRS under this acquisition shall submit a capabilities statement describing their interview method and how it satisfies the requirements above. To be considered, such submission must be made within ten days of the publication date of this notice. Responses may be mailed or may be submitted by facsimile to the telephone number provided above. No oral requests wil be honored. (0340)

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