# Legal Services, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/19ge5025q0017

- Solicitation number: 19GE5025Q0017
- Notice type: Justification (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
- Department: Department of State
- Contracting office: Acquisitions - Rpso Frankfurt (19GE50)
- NAICS: 541110 Offices of Lawyers
- Product or service code: R418 Legal Services
- Place of performance: HTI
- First posted: December 18, 2024
- Last posted: May 14, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/847ca7bee6f5415091a339724958f51b/view

## Description

Legal Support Services, US Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract. The Department of State intends to award a sole source contract to the law firm of Cabinet Patrick Laurent et Associes of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The firm fixed-priced contract will provide for continued legal support service which are under way for the U.S. State Department to purchase real estate in the Port-au-Prince.

As Cabinet Laurent is in the process of concluding the necessary legal transaction, it would be detrimental to the Government to change legal counsel at this point in the property acquisition process. In accordance with 41 U.S. Code 1901 as implemented by FAR 13.501-1(a) and FAR 13.106(b), the government has determined that Cabinet Laurent is the only responsible source that is able to provide the continued legal services. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. Interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide the required services within fifteen (15) days of this publication. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government.

**Authority:** (FAR) 13.106(b) Companies should respond by written correspondence, no later than Thursday, January 2nd 2025,

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees (UEI LN9PU5M2YZN5)
- Contract: 19GE5025P0054, purchase order
- Obligated: $589,005.47
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 19GE5025P0054 equals the contract number; same awarding office 19GE50 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_19GE5025P0054_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- December 18, 2024: Presolicitation, due January 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice cd868c23b91b4cf4ac239dbd52154780. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cd868c23b91b4cf4ac239dbd52154780/view
- May 14, 2025: Justification. Notice 847ca7bee6f5415091a339724958f51b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/847ca7bee6f5415091a339724958f51b/view

## Points of contact

- David Machen, machendd@state.gov

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