Defense Government Bids & RFPs

The submission deadline is 10: 00 am december 12, 2025.

The borough will select the most advantageous qualifications based on all of the evaluation factors set forth at the end of this rfq.

Proposers must have a minimum of eight 8 years of experience providing municipal court defense on government action legal services and a minimum of five 5 years experience providing such services to new jersey governmental entities.

The borough anticipates an hourly rate of **** for such services.

The submission deadline is 10:00 am december 12, 2025.

The borough will select the most advantageous qualifications based on all of the evaluation factors set forth at the end of this rfq. The borough will make the awards that is in the best interest of the borough.

Proposers should submit a technical qualification which contains the following: a. the name of the proposer, the principal place of business and, if different, the place where the services will be provided b. proposer must have a minimum of eight 8 years of experience providing municipal court defense on government action legal services and a minimum of five 5 years experience providing such services to new jersey governmental entities c. the name, licenses held, education, qualifications, experience, and training of all persons who would be assigned to provide services along with their names and titles d. a listing of all other engagements where services of the types being proposed were provided in the past. this should include other municipalities and other levels of government. contact information for the recipients of the similar services must be provided. the borough may obtain references from any of the parties listed e. a description of all other areas of work of the proposer, with emphasis on a description of those services of interest to a municipal government client f. please provide a description of any particular areas of expertise you or your firm may possess that have not been included in the response provided above g. a statement that neither the firm nor any individuals assigned to this engagement are disbarred, suspended, or otherwise prohibited from professional practice by any federal, state, or local agency h. a statement that the respondent is in compliance with all applicable affirmative action or similar requirements with respect to its business activities, together with evidence of such compliance. exhibit a contains mandatory affirmative action language which shall be attached to any contract with the borough by reference. the page titled mandatory equal employment opportunity notice lists the acceptable documents that may be submitted to evidence compliance e. g. a photocopy of a certificate of employee information report i. a completed noncollusion affidavit copy of form attached j. a completed owner disclosure statement copy of form attached k. a statement that the proposer will comply with the general terms and conditions required by the borough and enter into the boroughs standard professional services contract l. a copy of the proposers business registration certificate.

The borough anticipates an hourly rate of **** for such services, depending upon the nature of the matters handled, to be determined by the borough council.