SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF ASSESORS IN THE CUSTOM SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR OCTOBER…

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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF ASSESORS IN THE CUSTOM SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (SEAP) PROGRAM IS A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT DATA TO THOSE WANTING TO ENTER THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES). PARTICIPANTS UNDERGO A RIGOROUS BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT CENTER PROCESS THAT IS AT THE SAME LEVEL USED FOR ACTUAL SES SELECTION, INCLUDING REAL-TIME BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT OF ECQ PERFORMANCE AND A RATIO OF ONE OBSERVER FOR EVERY TWO PARTICIPANTS. STUDENTS RECEIVE CONFIDENTIAL FEEDBACK ON THEIR ABILITY TO BE AN EXECUTIVE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SKILL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS, ALONG WITH THE NEED FOR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE MATERIAL AND THE NEED FOR EXTREME PROFESSIONAL SENSITIVITY IN PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION TO THE STUDENTS REQUIRES ASSESSORS OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COURSE THAT THE ASSESSORS UNDERSTAND THE ASSESSMENT CENTER PROCESS AND HAVE THE SKILLS TO PROFESSIONALLY OBSERVE OTHERS WITHOUT INFLUENCING THEM, AND THEN THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS TRANSLATE THAT RAW INFORMATION INTO PERFORMANCE LEVELS OF SES COMPETENCIES. ALL PERSONNEL MUST HAVE COMPLETED AN IN-DEPTH, TRAINING AND ALIGNMENT PROCESS AS A PREREQUISITE TO BECOMING AN ASSESSOR. THE SEAP ASSESSORS CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE PROVEN SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO FULFILL THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE NECESSARY ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS.