The vendor required to provide legal services including, but not limited to, litigation of civil and administrative cases, issuing legal opinions, and representing the cabinet and its employees in civil and administrative matters before federal and state courts.
- Miscellaneous legal services
• Upon assignment by cabinet, and subject to attorney's rights to decline any such assignment for any reason whatsoever, attorney shall perform such legal services as requested by cabinet, including, but not limited to, performing legal research, rending legal opinions, and representing the cabinet and its employees in litigation before the courts until the matter is completed, concluded or withdrawn.
• Whenever feasible, cabinet agrees to prepare exhibits, provide witnesses, photographs, documents and information for use in representation of assigned actions.
• The facilities of cabinet shall be made available for the use of attorney, if feasible, in order to avoid incurring expenses from outside sources.
• The representation in any action is necessary in the preparation of exhibits, obtaining photographs, hiring expert witnesses, or obtaining documents or information and said assistance cannot be supplied by cabinet, attorney shall request approval of the cabinet prior to incurring any expenses from outside sources.
• Cabinet shall make direct payment for approved services from outside sources, upon submission of a statement, which has been approved for payment by the attorney.
• Except as hereinafter set forth, cabinet shall first give a written response to a proposed settlement or agreed final disposition of any litigation and attorney shall make no agreement or commitment in connection with the final disposition of any action without said prior written approval.
• Charges for clerical, secretarial and other support staff shall not be paid.
• Attorney agrees to bill in increments of one-tenths of an hour.
• Paralegal fees will be paid for authorized services only and at an hourly rate not to exceed $40.00 per hour.
• Cabinet shall direct attorney to appeal or not to appeal any appealable order entered by a court.
• This service shall include all necessary steps, including, but not limited to, review of record and transcript, research of case law, preparation of appellate brief and necessary reply briefs and oral arguments.
• Cabinet shall make direct payment for costs incurred in an appeal (e.g., transcripts of record).
• Reproduction and printing of briefs shall be performed by cabinet or paid directly by cabinet.
• Statement of all outside costs incurred in an appeal shall be reviewed and approved for payment by attorney and submitted to the designated supervising or responsible attorney in the legal services.
- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 16, 2026
