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Legal Representation Civil Commitment, Guardianship, and Conservatorship

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The County of Stearns, Minnesota, is soliciting proposals under project number 26-54 for qualified attorneys to provide legal representation for respondents in various legal proceedings. The scope of work includes civil commitment proceedings for individuals who are sexually dangerous, have sexual psychopathic personalities, are chemically dependent, have developmental disabilities, or pose a risk of harm due to mental illness. Additionally, the selected legal counsel will handle guardianship and conservatorship actions throughout Stearns County. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Bids and Tenders portal by 11:00 AM CT on Thursday, November 19, 2026, as hardcopy submissions are not permitted. All submitted proposals must remain valid until January 31, 2027. The contract will be awarded to the vendor determined to be in the best interest of the County. Jennifer Butkowski serves as the Procurement and Contract Specialist for this solicitation.

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Stearns County seeks qualified attorneys for civil commitment, guardianship, and conservatorship legal representation.

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County of Stearns

NAICS

541110 - Offices of Lawyers

Place of Performance

MN, USA

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Stearns County RFP 26-54: Legal Representation for Civil Commitment, Guardianship, and Conservatorship

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AgencyCounty of Stearns
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OfficeMN, USA
Organization / AgencyCounty of Stearns
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LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR CIVIL COMMITMENT, GUARDIANSHIP, AND CONSERVATORSHIPREQUEST FOR PROPOSALSFOR STEARNS COUNTY, MNPROJECT NO. 26-54DUE DATE: 11:00 AM, CT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2026PROJECT INFORMATION: The County of Stearns is seeking proposals from qualified attorneys for legal representation of respondents in civil commitment proceedings involving sexually dangerous persons, individuals with sexual psychopathic personalities, chemically dependent persons, persons with developmental disabilities, persons who pose a risk of harm due to mental illness, and persons who have a mental illness and are dangerous to the public, as well as Guardianship and Conservatorship actions throughout the County of Stearns.DOCUMENTS: To obtain documents online, please visit Bids & Tenders. You can preview the bid documents with a Preview Watermark prior to registering for the opportunity. Documents are not provided in any other manner. For step-by-step instructions on how to create an Account please refer to the Vendor Support Portal. If you encounter technical issues, please contact support@bidsandtenders.ca or 1-800-594-4798.PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL: ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS ONLY, shall be received by the Bidding System online through Bids & Tenders not later than 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 19th,2026 Hardcopy submissions are not permitted.AWARD: Proposals submitted in response to this RFP shall be valid until January 31st,2027 The County of Stearns reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities, to award the contract in whole or in part, and to award to the vendor the County determines is in the County’s best interest.NOTIFICATION: This Request for Proposal is issued by Jennifer Butkowski, Procurement & Contract Specialist.

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