Psychological Services – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officers have access to sensitive, protected information, and hold positions of trust in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. To assist in maintaining this trust, CMPD conducts a thorough evaluation of potential Recruits to ensure that the best qualified are selected. A psychological evaluation is a required as a component of the selection process. Additionally, CMPD offers psychological services (e.g. counseling) to several segments of its workforce and shall require Employees who exhibit troubling behaviors to undergo a fit-for-duty evaluation in certain circumstances.
SAKi DNA Testing Kit and Secondary Evidence
Scope 1: The City requires the company to perform DNA Testing of sexual assault kits (SAKS) and partially tested SAKS obtained from victims of sexual assaults. The company shall maintain ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation and comply with the 2020 FBI quality assurance standards for forensic testing laboratories. Scope 2: The City requires the Company to perform screening and DNA testing of secondary evidence from Sexual Assault cases. The Company shall maintain ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and comply with the 2020 FBI Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories.
Recruiting Advertising
This solicitation is needed to select a qualified consultant to assist with brand development, marketing, graphic design, website development and other marketing related services to implement recruitment campaigns for the CMPD.
Selected vendor shall provide brand development, marketing strategy, development, graphic design, website design and development, and other related services for developing and implementing a recruitment campaign for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). Selected vendor shall be able to manage all campaign services in-house, and provide a comprehensive plan to include media buying, creative development, strategic advisement, etc.
Emergency Communications CAD
The City of Charlotte will be issuing a Request for Proposals on behalf of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to solicit for a contract with a qualified consulting company that can provide consulting services to develop and implement a CAD Solution to replace and consolidate the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte Fire Department, and Mecklenburg County Medic respective systems.
CMPD Promotional Processes Services
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) will be formally soliciting to select a qualified consultant to assist with yearly rank testing, specifically developing and implementing the testing materials for yearly Promotional Processes for the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain. Multiple processes may be run over the course of a calendar year depending upon the needs of CMPD.
Community Policing Crisis Response Team Services
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s (CMPD’s) Community Policing Crisis Response Team Services (CPCRT) was established to provide improved public safety and service through the deployment of Officers and licensed mental health clinicians. The objective of the CPCRT is to decrease the number of injuries and incarcerated mentally ill individuals by acting as an entry point into mental health treatment.
Undercover Vehicle Lease
The City will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a vendor to provide leased vehicle services. These vehicles are used primarily by the Vice and Narcotics and Gang Units in the specialized undercover investigations. Leasing Vehicles enables Police to rapidly switch out a vehicle if it is identified as an undercover car.
Racial Equity Workshops
The City will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a consultant to facilitate equity training workshops to work with the CMPD to strengthen the knowledge of implicit bias and reduce disproportionality and disparities one class at a time.
Citizen Survey Services
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) conducts jurisdiction-wide community surveys to measure various categories including community involvement, perceptions of safety, procedural justice, performance, individual contact, issues, and overall satisfaction of policing services.
Citizen Survey Services will allow CMPD to focus on the targeted neighborhoods and business corridors to provide a focused approach to address issues identified by the survey.