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U -- LOGIC TEST QUESTIONS SOL HRA-7-001 DUE 062397 POC C Allen, Contract Specialist (202)305-4502 INS requires the creation of 600 logic-based test questions over a five year period. The INS requires 200 questions in the base year and an estimated 100 for each option period. Questions are both of the inductive and deductive type. Qualified test question offerors must have a B.A. or B.S. degree; demonstrate a minimum of three years of specialized experience in verbal reasoning ability measurement; successfully completed course(s) in formal logic or have used formal logic extensively in developing test items for tests of reasoning; and demonstrate the ability to write logic-based, reading comprehension questions. All items must be useable and not previously used in any manner. INS testing staff requires these questions to examine applicants for entry into the Border Patrol, professional law enforcement, and adjudicator occupations. Each question format contains a 50 to 100 word stimulus, a single question followed by five answer choices. Successful offerors may have to perform specific research to select job-related subject matter for question ideas. The INS will provide a formal, logic-based taxonomy to the successful offeror. Questions will be written at the college graduate level and must be relevant to Border Patrol and INS law enforcement work. The RFP will require offerors to submit resumes, sample questions for evaluation purposes, and ethics/confidentiality references. Sample questions must include a written discussion clearly identifying the inductive and deductive sample and explaining the reasons for the correct and incorrect answers using the notation of formal, logical schema for each sample question. References supplied must include the names and telephone numbers of individuals or companies for whom offerors have performed work that is the same as work being described here and in the Statement of Work. All usable questions will become the sole property of the INS. Each option year is expected to have a up to 100 questions. If multiple qualified offerors are identified, the INS may make multiple awards. Qualified offerors shall submit requests for the RFP to Cynthia Y. Allen, Contract Specialist, on FAX (202)616-7876. (0142)

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