Test Questions

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The New York State (NYS) Department of Civil Service (DCS) is presenting this Request for Information (RFI) to query the vendor community for information related to out-of-the-box services, solutions and industry standards for examination services for use by the Department of Civil Service and civil service administrators at the municipal government level.

1.1 PERTINENT DATES

Milestone Date and Time
RFI Release Date March 19, 2025
Closing Date for Questions from Vendors March 26, 2025, 4 PM EST.
Official Responses to Questions Posted (Estimated) April 2, 2025
RFI Response Due Date April 30, 2025 by 12pm
Submission of Request for Vendor Demonstration (See Section 6.2) Week of April 21st, 2025 Week of May 19th, 2025
(Optional) Vendor Demonstrations Week of April 28th, 2025 Week of May 27th, 2025

2.0 BACKGROUND

The Department of Civil Service (DCS) is the central personnel agency for the Executive Branch of New York State government, serving approximately 150,000 employees. In addition, DCS is also responsible for oversight of administration of the merit system of 95 local governments. The New York State Constitution mandates that appointments and promotions within the civil service system be made according to merit and fitness as ascertained by competitive examination. DCS fulfills this mandate by providing examination services to New York State Agencies and Municipal Civil Service Agencies. 

Additional information and submission criteria can be found at https://www.cs.ny.gov/govtestquestionsRFI/index.cfm .

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