Legal Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC)

Amd 0002 [12/05/2025]

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date as a result of questions received. As a result of this amendment, the proposal due date shall be changed as follows:

From: December 8th, 2025 2:00PM Eastern Time

To: December 16th, 2025; 2:00PM Eastern Time.

Answers to questions received prior to the due date of December 1st, 2025 will be provided in a subsequent amendment.

Amd 0001 [11/25/2025]

Due to reported issues accessing "Attachment B- Pricing Worksheet UAC Legal Services", included with the initial posting on November 24th, 2025- the intial attachment has been removed and replaced with "Attachment B- Pricing Worksheet UAC Legal Services (11.25.2025)" to resolve this issue.

All else remains unchanged.

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The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain comprehensive legal services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) who are currently in, or have been released from, the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). These services are essential to support the legal needs of this vulnerable population in accordance with federal mandates.

This combined synopsis/solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP), prepared utilizing FAR 12 and 15 procedures. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

This acquisition is performed as a full and open competition.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov, and https://www.acquisition.gov/hhsar. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-06 October 1, 2025.

All questions/inquiries concerning the solicitation must be submitted by e-mail (no faxes or telephone calls will be accepted) to the Contract Specialist, no later than December 1st, 2025, at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Questions must be e-mailed to the following addresses: Azeb Mengistu via email Azeb.Mengistu@hhs.gov and copy to Christopher McGucken at Christopher.McGucken@hhs.gov with the subject line “Questions – Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children – Solicitation 75P00126R00003.”

The proposal must be received no later than December 8th, 2025, at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. The Offeror shall submit the proposal to the Contract Specialist at the following email addresses: Azeb Mengistu via email Azeb.Mengistu@hhs.gov and copy to Christopher McGucken at Christopher.McGucken@hhs.gov with the subject line “Proposal – Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children – Solicitation 75P00126R00003.”

Please refer to attached document "75P00126R00003" for full description/details.