Request for Qualifications: General Legal Services
| Location: | North Carolina |
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| Posted: | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Due: | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Agency: | NC Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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Request for Qualifications: General Legal Services
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The North Carolina Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking? a qualified firm or individual to serve as contract attorney for the agency.? The individual or firm acting as agency attorney would be required to perform general legal counsel services including but not limited to: 1) legal services to review and/or prepare agreements and contracts necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process in accordance with 23 CFR 420.113, 2) interpretation of applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidance necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process in accordance with 23 CFR 420.113, and 3) initial review and response to future litigation pertaining to the MPO’s roles in the metropolitan transportation planning “3-C” process. Selected firm(s) or individual(s) will be retained for a period of three fiscal years ? July 1, 2026 ? June 30, 2029.
Expected Scope of Services:
- Legal Services to review and/or prepare agreements and contracts necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process per 23 CFR 420.113. General Representation and legal review/interpretation of agreements, contracts and other legal instruments.
- Interpretation of applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidance necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process per 23 CFR 420.113 and any other purposes as requested by the MPO, including those related to local governments, transportation and environmental laws, public records, and open meetings laws.
- Initial review and response to future litigation pertaining to the MPO’s roles in the metropolitan transportation planning “3-C” process.
All interested parties will have demonstrated ability to provide the legal services described in the scope of services above; possess an expert understanding of applicable state and federal laws and legal principles; and demonstrated ability to undertake and complete the work tasks within allotted timeframes and budgets. It is expected that interested parties will be licensed to practice law in North Carolina. Completed Proposals are due no later than 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 23, 2026, with a Notice to Proceed anticipated to be issued on July 1, 2026.
Go to full RFQ| TASK | TIME | DATE |
| Advertise the RFP | February 9, 2026 | |
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RFP Question Submittal Deadline
Questions should be submitted via email to:
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11 AM EST | February 16, 2025 |
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CAMPO Responses to Questions
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5 PM EST | February 23, 2026 |
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Submittal Deadline for Proposals
Deliver Proposals, per instructions in the full RFQ. |
11 AM EST | February 23, 2026 |
| Tentative Candidate Selection | March 9, 2026 | |
| Contract Negotiations |
March 9, 2026 to
March 30, 2026 |
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| Anticipated Notice to Proceed | July 1, 2026 |
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Request for
Qualifications
General Legal Services
Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
February 9, 2026
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
CAPITAL AREA MPO GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES
PURPOSE
The North Carolina Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking a
qualified firm or individual to serve as contract attorney for the agency. The individual or firm
acting as agency attorney would be required to perform general legal counsel services including
but not limited to: 1) legal services to review and/or prepare agreements and contracts
necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process in accordance with 23
CFR 420.113, 2) interpretation of applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and
guidance necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process in accordance
with 23 CFR 420.113, and 3) initial review and response to future litigation pertaining to the
MPO’s roles in the metropolitan transportation planning “3-C” process. Selected firm(s) or
individual(s) will be retained for a period of three fiscal years – July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029.
RFQ SCHEDULE
Advertise RFQ
February 09, 2026
RFQ Question Submittal Deadline – 11 a.m.
February 16, 2026
RFQ Response Submittal Deadline – 11 a.m.
February 23, 2026
Tentative Candidate Selection
March 9, 2026
Contract Negotiations
March 9-30, 2026
Anticipated Notice to Proceed
July 1, 2026
LEAD AND SPONSORING AGENCIES
The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1962 required that transportation projects in urbanized areas of
50,000 or greater in population be based on a continuing comprehensive urban transportation
planning process undertaken cooperatively by the states and local governments. In an effort to
complete this transportation planning process in an effective manner, the North Carolina Capital
Area Metropolitan Planning Organization was created. The current Capital Area MPO planning
area boundary encompasses 1,579.51 square miles and a population of more than 1,000,000.
The Capital Area MPO is tasked with providing a regional, comprehensive and cooperative
planning process that serves as the basis for the expenditure of all federal transportation funds
in the area. Under Section 134 of the Federal Highway Act of 1973, MPOs are required to prepare
long range transportation plans for the planning area with a minimum of a 20-year planning
horizon.
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The Town of Cary serves as the Lead Planning Agency (LPA) for the Capital Area MPO. The MPO
is required to complete the transportation planning process in a continuing, cooperative and
comprehensive manner. In order to accomplish these goals, Capital Area MPO staff has the
responsibility of coordinating Technical Coordinating Committee and Executive Board activities,
completing a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), reviewing and approving the
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), adopting a Metropolitan Transportation Plan
(MTP) and a Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP), approving changes to the Federal-Aid
Functional Classification System, and establishing goals and objectives for the Transportation
Planning Process. The MPO also has several assigned responsibilities as part of the Wake Transit
governance structure, including developing and adopting the annual Wake Transit Work
Program and staffing the Transit Planning Advisory Committee (TPAC).
BACKGROUND
The Capital Area MPO is seeking a qualified firm or individual to serve as contract attorney to the
agency. The individual or firm acting as agency attorney would be required to perform three
legal counsel services: 1) legal services to review and/or prepare agreements and contracts
necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process in accordance with 23
CFR 420.113, 2) interpretation of applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and
guidance necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process in accordance
with 23 CFR 420.113, and 3) initial review and response to future litigation pertaining to the
MPO’s roles in the metropolitan transportation planning “3-C” process.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
In order to be considered, proposals must address each of the requests for information included
in this document. In addition, information regarding rates and fees must be submitted for each
category below. The scope of services for which fees and rates are requested is divided into three
categories as shown below. The selected firm or individual will be required to provide detailed,
itemized billing for each category, on a quarterly basis.
I. Legal Services to review and/or prepare agreements and contracts
necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process per 23
CFR 420.113. General Representation and legal review/interpretation of
agreements, contracts and other legal instruments.
II. Interpretation of applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and
guidance necessary and reasonable to carry out the metropolitan planning process
per 23 CFR 420.113 and any other purposes as requested by the MPO, including
those related to local governments, transportation and environmental laws, public
records, and open meetings laws.
III. Initial review and response to future litigation pertaining to the MPO’s roles
in the metropolitan transportation planning “3-C” process.
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All interested parties will have demonstrated ability to provide the legal services described in
the scope of services above; possess an expert understanding of applicable state and federal laws
and legal principles; and demonstrated ability to undertake and complete the work tasks within
allotted timeframes and budgets. It is expected that interested parties will be licensed to practice
law in North Carolina. Experience working with and/or representing a Metropolitan Planning
Organizations is desirable but not required.
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS, INTEREST AND EXPERIENCE
Statements of Qualifications of no more than 5 pages, numbered 1 through 5, plus a one-page
cover letter shall be submitted via email to Raul.Rojas@campo-nc.us as a digital file in a Portable
Document Format (PDF), labeled “Capital Area MPO General Legal Services”. Statements of
Qualifications will need to include a comprehensive response describing the consultant’s
knowledge and experience with the tasks described in the above Scope of Services. Statements
of Qualifications shall include the following:
1. General Experience Summary: The summary will need to emphasize the individual or firm’s
experience with providing general legal services to public agencies consistent with the requested
Scope of Services as presented above.
2. Project References: References will need to include a brief project description, contact name,
address, telephone number, email address, and provide evidence of similar work completed
within the last five (5) years.
3. Project Team: Provide resumes for specific personnel that will be assigned to provide the
project, including verification that they have experience with similar work and will be available
to complete the assigned tasks within the allotted timeframe. Rates for each team member for
scope categories I, II and III as applicable should be included.
4. General Information: A profile of the individual or firm and description of current projects will
need to be included in this section. This section can also be used to provide additional
information the firm feels would be useful during the evaluation process.
5. Vendor ID Numbers: Any interested respondent must be a registered vendor with the Town of
Cary and the NC Department of Transportation prior to signing a contract with the MPO. If
available, vendor identification numbers for both organizations should be provided in the cover
letter accompanying the RFQ response.
EVALUATION PROCESS
Statements of Qualifications will be evaluated according to the proposer’s relevant knowledge
and experience in the tasks described in the Scope of Services and thoroughness in addressing
the Statements of Qualifications requirements. Evaluation criteria include, but are not limited to:
Professional qualifications of the individual or firm, previous experience with similar
agencies, and legal competence of consultant team
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Understanding and approach toward scope of services and demonstrated ability to
successfully interact with clients
Appropriateness of organization, key personnel and their availability
Quality of references
Ability to undertake project in a timely manner and meet deadlines
The selected individual or firm will be evaluated on the basis of information that is submitted in
response to the RFQ. The first task to be undertaken will be to more specifically define work
elements that are generally described in the Scope of Services, so that work will be authorized
on a task assignment basis based on negotiated hours agreed to as necessary to complete the
assigned task.
During this solicitation process, the MPO will ensure that all answers or clarifications to
questions posed by interested parties are provided through the MPO website by 5:00 p.m. on
February 23, 2026. The Capital Area MPO reserves the right to negotiate a contract (or
contracts), with any respondent or other qualified party, and the MPO may enter into contracts
with multiple respondents depending on the evaluation of qualifications.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Capital Area MPO will not accept faxed information as a valid submission in response to the
RFQ. The successful firm must enter into a contract with the Capital Area MPO, which specifies
requirements for indemnification, insurance and other applicable policies.
The Capital Area MPO reserves the right to suggest to any or all respondents to this request for
qualifications that such respondents form into teams of individuals or firms or organizations
deemed to be advantageous to the Capital Area MPO in performing the scope of work. The Capital
Area MPO will suggest the formation of such teams when such relationships appear to offer
combinations of expertise or abilities not otherwise available. Respondents have the right to
refuse to enter into any suggested relationship.
The Capital Area MPO may reject any or all of the submissions as it deems it to be in its best
interests. The Capital Area MPO reserves the right to waive any irregularities or technicalities
when it deems the public interest will be served thereby.
This request for qualifications does not commit the Capital Area MPO to award a contract, to pay
any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this invitation, or to procure or contract for
services or supplies. The Capital Area MPO reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
responses received as a result of this request for qualifications, or to cancel this request in part
or in its entirety if it is in the best interest of the Capital Area MPO to do so.
Commencement of an engagement with any selected firm(s) is subject to negotiations of terms
acceptable to CAMPO. Attachment A: Federal Requirements is included as a consideration for this
Request for Qualifications.
Regarding this RFQ and subsequent procurement process, Proposers shall make NO CONTACTS
regarding this procurement, either written or verbal, with any MPO employee during the period beginning
with the
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