PART III - CRITERIA FOR SELECTION 15 PART IV - WORK STATEMENT 23 PART V - STANDARD CONTRACT FOR LEGAL SERVICES APPENDIX A – PROPOSAL COVER SHEET APPENDIX B – COST SUBMITTAL APPENDIX C – TRADE SECRET CONFIDENTIAL PROPRIETARY INFORMATION NOTICE APPENDIX D – STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION/TECHNICAL QUESTIONNAIRE APPENDIX E – PERSONNEL EXPERIENCE BY KEY POSITION APPENDIX F – PROJECT REFERENCES APPENDIX G – SMALL DIVERSE & SMALL BUSINESS LETTER OF INTENT APPENDIX H – SMALL DIVERSE BUSINESS & SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION SUBMITTAL APPENDIX I – LAW FIRM DIVERSITY SUBMITTAL APPENDIX J - WORKFORCE BREAKDOWN CHART APPENDIX K – FORM OF SDB AND SB SUBCONTRACTOR AGREEMENT CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Commonwealth will make every effort to adhere to the following schedule: Activity Responsibility Date Deadline to submit Questions via email to: Mrs. Jordan M. Kiessling at Qualified Law Firms 3/1/2018 4:00 p.m.
Cover Sheet (Appendix A to this RFP) and the Proposal Cover Sheet is attached to the Offeror’s proposal, the requirement will be met. For this RFP, the proposal must remain valid for 120 days or until a contract is fully executed. If the Issuing Office selects the Offeror’s proposal for award, the contents of the selected Offeror’s proposal will become, except to the extent the contents are changed through Best and Final Offers or negotiations, contractual obligations. Each Offeror submitting a proposal specifically waives any right to withdraw or modify it, except that the Offeror may withdraw its proposal by written notice received at the Issuing Office’s address for proposal delivery prior to the exact hour and date specified for proposal receipt. An Offeror or its authorized representative may withdraw its proposal in person prior to the exact hour and date set for proposal receipt, provided the withdrawing person provides appropriate identification and signs a receipt for the proposal. An Offeror may modify its submitted proposal prior to the exact hour and date set for proposal receipt only by submitting a new sealed proposal or sealed modification which complies with the RFP requirements. I-12. Small Diverse Business and Small Business Information. The Issuing Office encourages participation by Small Diverse Businesses and Small Businesses as prime contractors, and encourages all prime contractors to make significant commitments to use Small Diverse Businesses and Small Businesses as subcontractors and suppliers. For this RFP, the Commonwealth will only consider for scoring purposes commitments made for the provision of professional or para-professional legal services. A Small Business must meet each of the following requirements: The business must be a for-profit, United States business; The business must be independently owned; The business may not be dominant in its field of operation; The business may not employ more than 100 full-time or full-time equivalent employees; The business, by type, may not exceed the following three-year average gross sales: Procurement Goods and Services: $20 million Construction: $20 million Building Design Services: $7 million Information Technology Goods and Services: $25 million A Small Diverse Business is a DGS-verified minority-owned small business, small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, LGBT-owned small business, Disability-owned small business, or other small businesses as approved by DGS, that are owned and controlled by a majority of persons, not limited to members of minority groups, who have been deprived of the
offeror’s major contracts and/or clients. Multiple minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT employees are represented across the firm. The firm has an official affirmative action plan to recruit, utilize, and promote minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT employees. The firm has adopted internal diversity goals and regularly tracks its progress toward their achievement. veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT-owned firms; Contributing to scholarships for minority, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT students; Providing apprenticeship training; Sponsoring diversity presentations and lecture series; Joining outside organizations, i.e. civic and professional groups that promote diversity; Serving on committees that study diversity, such as bar associations; Participating in pipeline programs to cultivate diversity, i.e. school career days, job shadowing, minority job fairs; and Reaching out to diversity consultants and affinity groups to develop strategy and relationships. 61-80 The firm displays a strong commitment to diversity in both its internal workforce and its community. The firm has several (i.e., a high percentage) minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT partners or owners, and/or a significant percentage of legal professionals within the firm are minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT. The firm plans to use multiple veteran, minority and/or women employees for this contract, including at least one in a leadership role. The firm has an official The firm has made consistent efforts to promote diversity in its community through outreach and events. A significant percentage of the firm’s revenues for the prior fiscal year involve partnerships, joint ventures, or subcontracts with certified minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT-owned firms.
affirmative action plan to recruit, utilize, and promote minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT employees. The firm has adopted internal diversity goals and regularly tracks its progress toward their achievement. 41-60 The firm displays a significant commitment to diversity in both its internal workforce and its community. The firm has multiple (i.e., a moderate percentage) minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT partners or owners and multiple minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT associates. The firm plans to use multiple minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT employees for this contract. The firm has an official affirmative action plan to recruit, utilize, and promote minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT employees. The firm has adopted internal diversity goals. The firm has made consistent efforts to promote diversity in its community through outreach and events. A significant percentage of the firm’s gross revenues for the prior fiscal year involve partnerships, joint ventures, or subcontracts with certified minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT-owned firms. 21-40 The firm displays a moderate commitment to diversity in its internal workforce. The firm has few (i.e., a small percentage) minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT partners, owners, and management employees and many minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT employees. The firm plans to use multiple minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT employees for this contract. The firm has an official affirmative action plan to recruit, utilize, and promote minority, women, veteran, The firm has made sporadic efforts to promote diversity in its community, but it has made no sustained commitment.