Post Release Legal Services

Procurement Update - April 8, 2024 See attached updated draft Request For Proposal (RFP). Please submit questions regarding this procurement to CGSDRFPS@acf.hhs.gov, utilizing Attachment 7 to the draft RFP no later than April 15, 2024, at 12 noon Eastern Standard Time. Please note, Attachment 9 - Service Contract Act Wage Determination(s), has not been uploaded to this posting.

Be remined that offerors shall have North American Industry Classification Code 541110-Offices of Lawyers listed in their Sam.gov entity information report prior to the closing date of the Final RFP. THERE IS NO FINAL SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request does not constitute a request for quotations; submission of any information in response to this notice is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

End of Procurement Update - April 8, 2024 The Office of Government Contracting Services (GCS) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is issuing this pre-solicitation notice on behalf of the ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), as a means of information to parties having an interest in providing analytical and professional services to establish increased capacity for legal representation for unaccompanied children post-release from ORR care and custody, who are not otherwise receiving immigration and related legal services.

This Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MA-IDIQ) contract shall also provide legal services for other populations eligible for legal services funded by the ORR, if requested by the government. Section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act, defines an unaccompanied child as a child who:

(1) has no lawful immigration status in the United States;

(2) has not attained 18 years of age; and (3) with respect to whom (i) there is no parent or legal guardian in the United States, or (ii) no parent or legal guardian in the United States is available to provide care and physical custody. Contractor support shall expand the number of unaccompanied children who have access to legal representation, as part of ORR’s goal of ensuring all unaccompanied children have access to immigration legal services.

Approximately Six (6) IDIQ contracts are anticipated as a result of the Final RFP. The Government reserves the right to make more or less awards. The total maximum ceiling for contract awardees collectively shall not exceed $904,000,000.00 and the ordering period shall not exceed 66 months. Performance shall occur at the awardees facilities.

The solicitation will be posted on or about September 15, 2023. A draft solicitation was posted on June 21, 2023. The updated draft solicitation was posted on September 6, 2023. Revised Attachment 1 – Overarching PWS PRLRS MA-IDIQ was posted on September 7, 2023. A pre-solicitation conference will be held via MS Teams on September 21, 2023, from 8:00am EST to 12:00pm EST. If interested in participating, please send an e-mail to Emily.Graham@acf.hhs.gov and Drena.Vining@acf.hhs.gov no later than 12:00pm EST on September 19, 2023. Answers to questions provided by industry on the draft RFP were added to the list of attachments on September 20, 2023. THERE IS NO FINAL SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME.

This request does not constitute a request for quotations; submission of any information in response to this notice is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Procurement Update - June 24, 2024 The Solicitation has been posted under Notice ID 75ACF124R00004.