In accordance with Executive Order 2015-02, the Commonwealth seeks to procure, through a limited multiple award, Law Firms to provide complex litigation services to the Commonwealth on an ad hoc basis. Specifically, Executive Order 2015-02 provides that legal service or legal consultant contracts shall be awarded on a sole source basis only when it is clearly not feasible to utilize competitive bidding because of an urgency of need or other documented circumstances. This includes those times when litigation is being responded to or defended against, along with contemplated, as well as those instances in which the subject matter or substance of the engagement renders competitive bidding unfeasible. At various times, the Commonwealth or its agencies may be required to initiate litigation, defend against litigation, or otherwise take exigent legal action, where the complex legal, factual, and/or technical nature of the action renders the utilization of the competitive bidding process for related legal services unfeasible, and necessitates the identification of outside counsel possessing the relevant specialized capabilities. The Governor’s Office of General Counsel, has issued this RFP to select standing legal counsel(s) to aid the Commonwealth in such legal matters, as further outlined below. The selected Law Firm(s) will assist in developing a strategy to assert or defend the Commonwealth’s interests. The selected Law Firm(s) will be expected to carry the litigation through pretrial preparation, pleadings, discovery, motions practice, and proceedings through final verdict or other disposition, settlement negotiations (if appropriate), and post-trial matters. The selected Law Firm(s) may also be considered for handling any subsequent appeals. The selected Law Firm(s) may be called upon at any time to provide specific services to the Commonwealth based upon specific need, capacity, qualification or any such other circumstances as the General Counsel shall determine. The Office of General Counsel is looking for geographic diversity to provide services expeditiously and economically regardless of the location of need. Nothing herein shall in any way limit the discretion of the General Counsel to make assignments to serve the needs of the Commonwealth as deemed appropriate.
