Chatham CountyIssuing agency·Georgia·via the Georgia Procurement Registry (DOAS)The Chatham County Police Department requires qualified, independent polygraph examination services to support authorized law-enforcement functions. The County seeks to establish an annual contract with one or more qualified providers that can deliver professional, timely, objective, and confidential polygraph examinations and related services as requested by the Chatham County Police Department. Services may be required in connection with criminal investigations, internal, or administrative investigations, pre-employment screening, and other authorized matters. The actual volume of examinations is unknown, and no minimum number of examinations is guaranteed. The County may request services on an as-needed basis during the contract term.
Chatham County Purchasing &
Contracting Department
1117 Eisenhower Drive, Suite C,
Savannah, Georgia 31406
(912) 790-1618
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP NO. 26-0116-6
ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION SERVICES FOR THE
CHATHAM COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: N/A
PROPOSALS DUE: 5:00 P.M., OCTOBER 29, 2026
CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA
OFFICE OF THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR
1117 EISENHOWER DRIVE, SUITE C
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31406
(912) 790-1618
DATE: September 28, 2026 RFP NO. 26-0116-6
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
This is an invitation to submit a proposal to supply Chatham County with services as indicated
herein. Proposals shall be submitted on-line on the County’s procurement portal
https://chathamcountyga.bonfirehub.com/portal up to 5:00 P.M., October 29, 2026. The
Purchasing Director reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive formalities.
Instructions for preparation and submission of a qualification proposal are contained in the Request
for Proposal package. Please note that specific forms for submission of a proposal are required.
Any changes to the conditions and specifications must be in the form of a written addendum to be
valid; therefore, the Procurement Specialist will issue a written addendum to document approved
changes. For good and sufficient reason, up to 24 hours before the advertised deadline, the County
may extend the response schedule. An addendum will be issued setting forth the new date and
time.
Chatham County has an equal opportunity procurement policy. Chatham County seeks to ensure
that all segments of the business community have access to providing services needed by County
programs.
The contractor shall provide polygraph examination services on an as-needed basis at the request of the Chatham County Police Department. Required services may include criminal investigation examinations; internal affairs, administrative, and personnel-related examinations; pre-employment screening examinations; sexual-offense, theft, narcotics, violent-crime, and other specialized examinations; pre-test interviews, examination administration, post-test interviews, scoring, professional opinion, and written reporting; consultation with County personnel; testimony, depositions, affidavits, or other litigation support; and secure handling, retention, production, and destruction of examination records. The contractor must provide a private, secure, professional testing environment, use properly maintained equipment, and provide written reports within the agreed turnaround time.
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Source: Georgia Procurement Registry (solicitation PE-77548-NONST-2027-000000418), retrieved via the Georgia Procurement Registry (DOAS). View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
