Legal Support Services

Questions & Answers / Clarifications

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Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for commercial services, specifically legal support services. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) is seeking to award a single-award, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This contract will allow for fixed-price or labor-hour task orders to provide legal support to the FRTIB's Office of General Counsel (OGC), including services for the Privacy Office, general legal advice, and litigation support.

• Provide expertise and legal advice on matters affecting the Agency, particularly the Privacy Program.

• Offer general legal support to OGC on an as-needed basis.

• Support includes privacy-related laws, FISMA, OMB Circulars, NIST guidance, Federal Employees' Retirement System Act (FERSA), administrative law, ethics, equal employment opportunity (EEO), personnel matters, procurement, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and the Privacy Act.

• Litigation support includes legal research, document preparation, negotiation assistance, and court appearances.

• The contract will be for a base period and four one-year option periods, totaling five years.

• Contract Type: Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) with fixed-price or labor-hour task orders.

• Period of Performance: Base Period (December 1, 2026 - November 30, 2027) plus four one-year option periods.

• Estimated Value: Not explicitly stated, but it's an IDIQ contract.

• RFQ Issue Date: June 1, 2026

• Questions Due Date: June 15, 2026 (by 12:00 PM EST)

• Proposal Due Date: June 29, 2026 (by 12:00 PM EST)

• Submission Method: Email to Ronald.Rheinhardt@frtib.gov.

• Evaluation Factors: Best-value tradeoff approach, considering Technical Approach, Past Performance, and Price. Technical Approach and Past Performance are of equal importance and are more important than Price.

• The acquisition is listed as "Unrestricted or Set Aside" with NAICS code 541110 and a size standard of $15.5 million.

• This is a combined synopsis/solicitation.

• Offerors must submit their quotes in three volumes: Technical Approach (15 pages), Past Performance (6 pages), and Price Schedule (no page limit).

• All AI systems used in proposals must be limited to administrative or formatting support only.

• Contractors must comply with various clauses related to cybersecurity, data rights, records management, and personnel vetting.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document, Attachment B - Pricing Schedule, provides the template for offerors to submit their pricing proposals for the base and option periods of the contract. It is crucial for price evaluation and determining the most competitively priced proposal.

• Labor Categories: Offerors must propose prices for specific labor categories, including Program Manager, Staff Attorney (Privacy), Staff Attorney (General), and ODC/Material.
• Pricing Details: For each labor category, offerors must insert their discounted percentage, proposed labor rate, yearly hours, and the total annual amount for the base year and option periods.
• Structure: Offerors shall not alter the structure of the Pricing Schedule but may add rows as necessary to include all proposed labor categories (as indicated in the 'Total Price Base & Options' sheet).
• Option Periods: Separate sections are provided for Option Year 1 (OY1), OY2, OY3, and OY4, as well as a summary sheet for total prices across all periods.

Offerors must accurately complete this pricing schedule with their proposed labor rates, discounts, and total amounts. The information provided here will be used directly for price evaluation. Ensure proposed labor categories are sufficient to perform all tasks outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW) or Statement of Objectives (SOO).