RFP-245-2600000424-1 | Legal Services

The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure is soliciting legal services under RFP-245-2600000424-1 to provide representation in judicial review proceedings and injunctive actions arising under KRS Chapter 13B. The contract, with a performance period spanning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, may be renewed for up to two additional two-year terms subject to funding approval and review by the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Legislative Research Commission. All work must be performed in Louisville, Kentucky, and services include court appearances, drafting legal briefs, conducting legal research, and coordinating with board counsel. Proposals are evaluated using a best-value trade-off approach, where technical merit and cost each carry equal weight of 100 points, with an optional 10-point bonus for oral presentations. Technical evaluation focuses heavily on the offeror’s experience as a hearing officer for state agencies, litigation background, judicial clerkships, and full disclosure of prior legal malpractice claims, bar complaints, or service contracts with Kentucky executive agencies. The cost proposal is scored inversely to price, rewarding the lowest-priced compliant offer with the highest score. Offerors must submit three separate attachments—Technical Proposal, Cost Proposal, and Proprietary Information—each uploaded as a single file in Word, Excel, or PDF format, not exceeding 65 MB. Proposals are required to be submitted electronically through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service portal by 4:30 PM Eastern Time on May 25, 2026, with no physical submissions accepted. Vendors must certify compliance with Kentucky state laws including nondiscrimination, ethics statutes, and lobbying restrictions, and must disclose any violations of tax, wage, safety, or workers’ compensation laws within the last five years. Insurance requirements mandate a $1 million per occurrence and $2 million general aggregate commercial general liability policy with an ACORD form, an Additional Insured endorsement naming the Commonwealth, and an insurer with an AM Best rating of B+ or higher; subcontractors must meet the same standards. Invoices must use the Legislative Research Commission’s mandatory form, and reimbursement for travel or out-of-pocket expenses requires prior written approval. Use of generative AI in contract performance must be disclosed, and Commonwealth confidential data is prohibited from being used in AI training without prior written consent. No Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses apply; instead, the contract is governed by Kentucky Revised Statutes and state-specific provisions