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Bond Counsel Services RFQ

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OGC-2024-15State & Local

Submission Closed09/06/2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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The Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of General Counsel is seeking to establish a comprehensive pool of qualified law firms to serve as Bond Counsel for various state agencies and authorities, including the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, and others. Law firms interested in being part of this pool must submit their Statements of Qualifications by September 6, 2024, with submissions prior to October 26, 2023, being removed from consideration. The RFQ, issued under the Commonwealth Procurement Code and Executive Order 2015-2, sets a uniform format for submissions and aims to create a pool of firms that meet specified minimum qualifications. Once established, this pool allows the Commonwealth to issue specific Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for particular financing transactions, where only qualified firms from the pool can respond. The selection process for each engagement will be based on the best qualified firm as determined through evaluation criteria in the RFP, with final compensation negotiated individually. The contract size for bond counsel services ranges from a minimum of five million dollars to a maximum of twenty million dollars. The solicitation is managed by the Office of General Counsel, with Jordan Kiessling serving as the primary contact. Interested firms can find more information and submit their qualifications through the provided online portal. This process ensures that the Commonwealth maintains a pool of experienced legal firms capable of providing specialized bond counsel services for a variety of public financing projects across Pennsylvania.

General Info

Agency

Pennsylvania → Office of General Counsel

NAICS

541110 - Offices of Lawyers

Place of Performance

PA, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bond Counsel Request for Qualifications

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Timeline

PhaseClosed

PostedAug 28

Solicitation

Response DeadlineSep 6

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

09/06/2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyPennsylvania → Office of General Counsel

Contacts1 person available

OfficeN/A

Organization / AgencyPennsylvania → Office of General Counsel

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Jordan Kiessling

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of General Counsel (“OGC”) has established a general pool of qualified Law Firms to serve as Bond Counsel, from time to time, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of the Budget and other agencies and authorities subject to the General Counsel’s authority, including but not limited to the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority; Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency; Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority; Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority; Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority; State Public School Building Authority; and the State System of Higher Education. The Bond Counsel Pool will be reopened for interested firms to submit Statements of Qualifications upon request. All interested parties should submit their qualifications for inclusion in the Bond Counsel Pool. Submissions prior to October 26, 2023, are being removed from the Bond Counsel Pool. This Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") is issued pursuant to Section 518 of the Commonwealth Procurement Code, 62 Pa.C.S. §518, in accordance with Executive Order 2015-2 dated January 20, 2015, to specify a uniform format for Statements of Qualifications to be submitted by Law Firms to be qualified in the new Bond Counsel Pool. The Commonwealth will consider the Statements of Qualifications submitted in response to this RFQ and will establish a general Bond Counsel Pool of Law Firms meeting the Minimum Qualifications contained herein. Subject to the exceptions and conditions set forth in Executive Order 2015-2, when a specific financing transaction is identified, the Commonwealth issuer ("Agency") will issue a request for proposals ("RFP") with the specific requirements (the "Specific Qualifications") relating to the transaction and the timeframe for responses to the Bond Counsel Pool. Only Law Firms qualified in the Bond Counsel Pool may respond to the RFP. The Agency will select the bond counsel firm determined to be the best qualified based on the evaluation factors set forth in the RFP. The final amount of fair and reasonable compensation for each engagement shall be determined through negotiation.