RFP FOR PSYCHOMETRIC ANALYSES, TECHNICAL GUIDANCE, AND DOCUMENTATION FOR REVISIONS TO THE TEXAS GENERAL FORENSIC ANALYST LICENSING EXAM

The Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) is seeking proposals for updates to the Texas General Forensic Analyst Licensing Exam (GFALE III) and support for psychometric evaluation, technical guidance, item review, and exam administration. The selected vendor will provide services including statistical evaluation, content alignment, virtual item writing training, item writing evaluation, facilitated review of items, alignment review for content and bias, final edits for style and grammar, form construction, creation of new test forms, administration, analysis, and scoring evaluation of new test forms, and standard setting and score reporting of new test forms. The contract is expected to start on February 23, 2026, and end on August 31, 2028. • Psychometric evaluation and technical guidance • Item review and exam administration • Statistical analysis and content alignment • Virtual item writing training and evaluation • Facilitated review of items and alignment review for content and bias • Final edits for style and grammar • Form construction and creation of new test forms • Administration, analysis, and scoring evaluation of new test forms • Standard setting and score reporting of new test forms