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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35515 with Nancy K. Bohl, Inc., dba The Counseling Team International, of San Bernardino, CA, and Contract No. 35516 Psychological Consulting Associates, Inc., of Huntington Beach, CA, for providing pre-employment psychological evaluation services, to expand the scope of work to provide Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) license psychological evaluation services. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to amend Contract No. 35515 with Nancy K. Bohl, Inc., dba The Counseling Team International, and Contract No. 35516 Psychological Consulting Associates, Inc., to continue providing pre-employment psychological evaluation services, and to expand the scope of work to provide Carry Concealed Weapon license psychological evaluation services. California Penal Code 26190 states that if psychological testing on the initial application is required by the licensing authority, the license applicant shall be referred to a licensed psychologist used by the licensing authority for the psychological testing of its own employees.
On February 4, 2020, the City Council awarded contracts Nancy K. Bohl, Inc., dba The Counseling Team International, and Psychological Consulting Associates, Inc., as part of its adoption of RFP PD19-049 for providing pre-employment psychological evaluation services, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods.
On August 1, 2022, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department transferred the responsibility of issuing Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) licenses back to the municipal police agencies. The multi-step process to obtain a CCW license includes a detailed application, a background investigation, an interview, a psychological evaluation, and firearm training. Long Beach Police Department requests amendments to the existing contracts because these vendors provide ...
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