Specifications include, but are not limited to: The awarded Proposer will represent eligible indigent parents or guardians in original cases pursuant to Salt Lake County’s legal responsibility. Beginning January 1, 2025, new cases will be referred to the Proposer by the Court; the Proposer will assume responsibility for cases pending for which existing contractor(s) had responsibility prior to December 31, 2024. The average estimated number of hours spent on this work in 2023 was 1,558 hours per provider. The County shall provide Attorney with an Excel file as a template to collect services data. Attorney shall submit the file to County along with the payment request monthly. Services data may include but shall not be limited to the following: case number, client name, appointment and close date, Judge’s name, activities, and hours. The content and format of the template may be subject to changes from time to time due to Salt Lake County’s reporting needs. Additionally, County may provide Title IV-E funds to the services in the areas set forth below to enhance County’s indigent parental defense services system. County, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to revise or cancel these additional services when funding is no longer sufficient or available: 1. Transcript costs for appellate cases shall be reimbursed by County through Title IV-E funds. Attorney shall notify County/Human Services Department Fiscal Administrator within 2 days of ordering transcript in a written email. Attorney will remit the bill to the County for reimbursement or payment, by including it in the monthly payment request. 2. Social services, from a roster of pre-approved social service professionals, will be made available for Attorney up to 40 hours per month.
