The Governors Office of General Counsel is seeking proposals for labor counsel services. Law firms must meet SDB and VBE participation goals or demonstrate good faith efforts. Proposals must be submitted electronically by March 5, 2026. A mandatory information session regarding SDB and VBE goals will be held on February 18, 2026. The contract term will be for one year, with the possibility of two additional one-year renewals. The commonwealth will pay reasonable, actual, ordinary, and necessary expenses for other specific materials required for and used solely in the fulfillment of the services as provided in the standard contract for legal services part v of the rfp.
The electronic copies of proposals must arrive at the issuing office on or before the time and date specified in the rfp calendar of events, which is March 5, 2026.
The department will reimburse the selected offeror for work satisfactorily performed after execution of a written contract and the start of the contract term, in accordance with contract requirements, and only after the issuing office has received a signed appointment letter back from the offeror.
Award will be made to the responsible offerors determined to be the best qualified after fair and reasonable compensation has been negotiated.
To be deemed responsible for purposes of this engagement, an offeror must submit a responsive proposal and possess the capability to fully perform the contract requirements in all respects and the integrity and reliability to assure good faith performance of the contract.
A late fee of **** per day may be assessed against the prime contractor if the utilization report is not submitted in accordance with the schedule.
If an offeror has any questions regarding this rfp, the offeror must submit the questions by email with the subject line **** question to the issuing officer named in part i, section i2 of the rfp. if the offeror has questions, they must be submitted via email no later than the date indicated on the calendar of events.
