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U -- TEST QUESTIONS SOL HRA-7F-344 DUE 080497 POC Jackie Francis, 202-616-2330 INS requires an expert in test construction to produce 300 logic-based test questions. The evaluation criteria for this Best Value requirement in order of importance encompasses: quality of sample questions, education and experience, references and past performance, and price. The question format is as follows: a set of facts (called the "scenario") is in paragraph form and contains approximately 100 -- 200 words. The scenario is followed by 5 conclusions which must be evaluated by using reasoning skills that rely on deductive and inductive reasoning. INS testing staff require these questions to examine the proficiency of candidates in managerial decision-making and problem solving for executive positions at INS. All items must be useable and not previously used in any manner. 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 haveused formal logic extensively in developing test items for tests of reasoning; and demonstrate the ability to write logic-based, reading comprehension questions. After the award is made, 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 the work of senior managers and executives in the Federal government. The RFQ will require offerors to submit resumes, sample questions for evaluation purposes, and ethics/confidentiality references. Sample questions must include a written discussion explaining the reasons for the correct and incorrect answers using the notation of formal, logical schema. References supplied must include the names and telephone numbers of individuals or companies for whom offerors have performed work similar to work being described in the Statement of Work. All usable questions will become the sole property of the INS. Qualified offerors shall submit requests for the RFQ by August 4,1997, to Jackie Francis ATTN: HRA-7F-344 on FAX 202-616-7876. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0212)

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