05/15/2026 ? NOTICE TO PROVIDERS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ? PSP 2027-001

NOTICE TO PROVIDERS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
(PSP 2027-001)
Pursuant to 103D-304 HRS, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) anticipates the need for
professional services during the Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027) and invites
interested parties to submit letters of interest and statements of qualifications for the categories
listed below.
Submittals must clearly state their specific category of interest, and the category must be
one of those listed below. Submittals for categories other than those listed below will NOT
be considered. Parties applying for more than one category must submit a SEPARATE
Letter of Interest and Statement of Qualifications for EACH category.
1. GS-0193 Archaeology
2. GS-0475 Architectural Management
3. GS-0808 Architecture
4. GS-1420 Archivist
5. GS-1370 Cartography
6. GS-0810 Civil Engineering
7. GS-0020 Community Planning
8. GS-0854` Computer Engineering
9. GS-1550 Computer Science
10. GS-0110 Economist
11. GS-1730 Education Research
12. GS-0819 Environmental Engineering
13. GS-1380 Forests Products Technology
14. GS-0401 General Biological Science
15. GS-1701 General Education and Training
16. GS-0801 General Engineering
17. GS-1301 General Physical Science
18. GS-0150 Geography
19. GS-0170 History
20. GS-1315 Hydrology
21. GS-0131 International Relations
22. GS-1373 Land Surveying
23. GS-0807 Landscape Architecture
24. GS-0830 Mechanical Engineering
25. GS-0101 Social Science
26. GS-0184 Sociology
27. GS-0457 Soil Conservation
28. GS-1530 Statistician
29. Legal Services
a. Administrative, Agency, and Regulatory Law (Federal, State, and County)
b. Business/Corporate/Contract Law
c. Collections
d. Constitutional Law
e. Finance/Banking/Investment Banking/Public Financing/Bond Counsel
f. Cybersecurity and Privacy Law
g. Intellectual Property

h. Labor, Employment, and Other Personnel Related Matters
i. Litigation, including Complex Litigation
j. Native Hawaiian Affairs
k. Real Property, Land Use, and Environmental Law
l. Trust Law
Submittals must include all of the following information:
1. The name of the firm or person, the principal place of business, and location of all of its
offices;
2. The age of the firm and its average number of employees over the past three (3) years;
3. The education, training, and qualifications of key members of the firm;
4. The names and phone numbers of up to five clients who may be contacted, including at
least two for whom services were rendered during the preceding year;
5. Any promotional or descriptive literature which the firm desires to submit (referring to
the firm's website in lieu of submitting a hard copy is not acceptable); and
6. Range of professional fees, based on hourly rates when applicable.
Parties interested in being retained for any of the Legal Services must be in good standing,
possess an active license, and include the following additional information:
1. The area(s) of practice in which the attorney or firm is interested in providing services,
together with a summary of the number and types of cases/matters handled by each
attorney in each category;
2. The range of hourly rates charged by the attorney, paralegal and other billable staff, a
summary of the types and amounts of costs charged by the firm, whether any alternatives
to hourly billing are available (such as fixed fee per case or project) and a description of
the costs or methods on calculating charges under the alternative billing arrangements;
3. A brief description of staff and facilities available to the attorney or firm, including other
attorneys, secretarial and paralegal support, and whether the firm has the ability to
provide electronic case files during and following the conclusion of the matter or case;
4. The jurisdictions (state and courts) in which the attorneys are licensed and authorized to
practice.
As an agency of the State of Hawaii, OHA is required to comply with the Uniform
Information Practices Act which requires certain information submitted to OHA to be
made available for public inspection upon request. Portions of submittals containing
proprietary information that an applicant desires be kept confidential must be clearly
identified and stated as such.
Submittals should be emailed to Procurement Supervisor, Michelle Jordan, at proposals@oha.org
All submittals must be received via email by the Procurement Unit of the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs no later than Monday, June 15, 2026. Other forms of submittals will not be
accepted. Inquiries regarding this notice can be directed to Michelle Jordan at
proposals@oha.org.