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R -- ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF A SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT CENTER SOL 14-01-0001-97-C-27 POC Fran Buhman, 202-208-3931 This publication serves as a notice of intent to negotiate a sole-source contract with Wilson Learning Corporation for the establishment and administration of an Assessment Center by which information can be gathered about the skills and abilities of best qualified applicants which will aid in the final selection of participants for the Department of Interior (DOI) Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SESCDP). The final product will be a report, consisting of a set of scores and written observations of the applicants, based on their observed behavior/reactions in the assessment setting. The Center is expected, at a minimum, to include the actual administration of DOI's SESCDP Assessment Process instrument to applicants, utilizing the performance based interview process. The current DOI SESCDP Assessment Process is a customized process that Wilson Learning Corporation designed and developed, and which combines its Performance Based Interviewing Plus technology (PBI Plus) with a customized problem analysis simulation to evaluate the performance potential of a candidate in the five competency areas identified as critical for success in the SES position. All materials to be used in the assessment are materials on which Wilson Learning Corporation maintains the copyright. Anticipated period of performance for the contract is September 15, 1997, through October 10, 1997. See Note 22. (0181)

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