Cognitive Ability Testing
Tender Overview
About this tender
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is undertaking market research to identify and evaluate available psychometric assessment tools designed to measure general cognitive ability and specific reasoning domains (e.g. numerical, verbal, inductive, deductive, mechanical). These tools are intended for use in assessment and selection of uniformed military personnel. Through this RFI process NZDF seeks to gain insight into current market offerings, emerging solutions, and the range of suppliers operating in this sector. Please note this is not a Notice of Procurement and does not signal any intent from NZDF to procure any goods or services. We will not be scoring respondents or evaluating Responses to this RFI and this is not an opportunity to submit or register interest for future procurement processes. Contact: Vik Jadhav
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