RFP-172-2600000484-1 | Legal Services

The Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, under the Department of Occupations and Professions in Frankfort, Kentucky, is soliciting legal services through RFP-172-2600000484-1 to support its regulatory and administrative functions. The contract is a personal service agreement under NAICS code 541110, with a proposed performance period from August 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, subject to renewal contingent upon available funding and approvals from the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the LRC Government Contract Review Committee. The sole deliverable is legal counsel, provided by one designated attorney who must attend all KBLPC meetings, advise on statutory and regulatory obligations under Kentucky Revised Statutes and Administrative Regulations, manage litigation and administrative hearings, prepare and submit draft regulations and forms, and represent the board before legislative committees—though lobbying and legislative agent activities are explicitly excluded. The contractor’s client is the Commonwealth as an organization, not individual board members or employees. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Kentucky Vendor Self Service portal by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on June 30, 2026, in two distinct parts—Technical Proposal and Proprietary Information—each as a single file in Word, Excel, or PDF format, adhering to strict naming conventions and file size limits of 65,000 KB. Embedded links and hyperlinks are prohibited. Evaluation is based on a 450-point scoring system weighing experience in administrative and professional regulatory law (100 points), detailed narrative of experience with state agency rulemaking (100 points), resume demonstrating prior work with behavioral health licensing boards (100 points), narrative on support staff usage (50 points), and an oral presentation by the top two ranked offerors (100 points). Mandatory pass/fail requirements include a current Certificate of Good Standing from the Kentucky Bar Association with discipline history, compliance with non-discrimination obligations requiring visible posting of notices, and adherence to KRS 45A.485 by disclosing any final violations under specified KRS chapters in the past five years. Offerors must also certify compliance with ethics laws, non-collusion, authorization to operate in Kentucky, and absence of debarment. Insurance mandates include $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate in general liability, $1 million per claim in professional liability, and automobile liability where travel to