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1 General Services Agency Aki K. Nakao, Director COUNTY OF ALAMEDA REQUEST FOR INTEREST 10082/JDB/03 for COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL IN JUVENILE DEPENDENCY CASES INTENT The intent of this Request for Interest (RFI) is to search for qualified vendors who are interested in bidding on a contract with the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. The Superior Court will be soliciting bids to provide legal representation for minors and other parties in matters pending in the Alameda County Juvenile Court in dependency cases brought under Sections 300 et seq of the California Welfare and Institutions Code. The County, on behalf of the Superior Court, intends to issue two Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to award three (3) year contracts (with options to renew) to the bidder(s) selected as most capable of meeting the Superior Court s requirements. One RFP will be issued for legal representation of minors or parents (Primary Contract). A second RFP will be issued for legal representation of minors or other persons requiring counsel in dependency matters when the primary contractor cannot provide representation due to a conflict of interest or other reasons (Conflict Contract). Bidders may bid on one or both of these RFPs. Bidders seeking to be awarded for both RFPs will be required to include a statement in their bid response regarding how conflicts of interest will be avoided. The County of Alameda and the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda does not guarantee that subsequent RFPs will be issued. Should RFPs be issued, the terms and conditions described in this RFI are not guaranteed to remain exactly the same. SCOPE The Superior Court intends to negotiate three-year contracts with the most efficient and costeffective providers of legal representation for minors and parents in dependency cases in the Alameda County Juvenile Court. Bids will only be accepted for an all-inclusive three-year contract (to include all overhead and incidental expense) with fee bids for each of the three (3) years. Bids should not be submitted on a per-hearing cost basis.

2 Page 2 The Primary Contract is currently held by the Alameda County Public Defender. The number of clients represented over the past three calendar years is: Table 1. Clients Represented by the Public Defender Calendar Year : Parents Children 2,125 2,491 2,606 Total 2,356 2,636 2,731 The Conflict Contract is currently administered by the Alameda County Bar Association. The number of clients represented in the past two fiscal years is: Table 2. Clients Represented by County Bar Association Fiscal Year : ,241 1,262 The contract will be for coverage of Juvenile Court calendars in both Oakland, CA and Hayward, CA including availability for all dependency detention calendars. VENDOR QUALIFICATION CRITERIA Vendor minimum qualification criteria includes, but is not limited, to the following: Attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of California Meet minimum standards for practice before a Juvenile Court as set forth in California Rules of Court, Rule 1438(c). COUNTY CONTACTS Questions regarding this RFI must be submitted in writing to: JaVia Bridges, Buyer II FAX: Mail to: JaVia.Bridges@acgov.org

3 Page 3 ESTIMATED CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Event Date Request for Interest (RFI) Issued February 21, 2003 RFI Response Due MARCH 21, 2003 BEFORE 2:00 p.m. Request for Proposal (RFP) Issued March 24, 2003 RFP Response Due April 18, 2003 BEFORE 2:00 p.m. Contract Start Date June 20, 2003 Note: Dates indicated are approximate. REQUEST FOR INTEREST RESPONSE FORMAT Alameda County GSA-Purchasing intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in order to establish a contract for the above-referenced service in the near future. Vendors who meet the Qualification Criteria and are interested in receiving a Request for Proposal, should it be issued, must complete the attached Vendor Application and return it preferably via e- mail to purchbid@acgov.org by 2:00 p.m. on March 21, The subject of the must read: Court Appointed Counsel in Juvenile Dependency Cases - RFI 10082/JDB/02. Online Vendor Applications are available on the Alameda County Web Site at See below for alternatives to submitting via . RFI responses received after the due date and time above are not guaranteed to be included on the RFP bid list referenced herein. To be included on the bid list in order to receive an RFP, vendors are required to: 1. Complete the following Vendor Application. All areas above Purchasing Department Use Only must be completed. If utilizing the on-line Vendor Application, Court Appointed Counsel in Juvenile Dependency Cases - RFI 10082/JDB/02 must be typed where requested to List the Supplies and/or Services Vendor is interested in Providing. 2. , fax, or post U.S. Mail the Vendor Application by the due date and time referenced above. Responses received after the due date and time are not guaranteed to be included on the RFP bid list referenced in this RFI. Mail: purchbid@acgov.org Subject: Court Appointed Counsel in Juvenile Dependency Cases - RFI 10082/JDB/02 Attn: Aisha McElroy, Buyer s Assistant Envelopes must be clearly marked: Court Appointed Counsel in Juvenile Dependency Cases - RFI 10082/JDB/02

4 Page 4 Fax: Attn: Aisha McElroy, Buyer s Assistant Subject: Court Appointed Counsel in Juvenile Dependency Cases - RFI 10082/JDB/02 (510) Alameda County does not guarantee that a Request for Proposal for the services described herein will in fact be issued. Any dates referenced in this RFI document are approximate.

5 VENDOR APPLICATION Mail or FAX to: ALAMEDA COUNTY GENERAL SERVICES AGENCY, PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, Oakland, California FAX NUMBER: (510) Request: Vendor Information: Add new vendor Add new doing-business-as (DBA) name for existing vendor Add new address for existing vendor Change: Name DBA Address for existing vendor (Check one) Other Full Legal Business Name: DBA Name: Type of Entity : Individual Sole Proprietor Partnership Corporation Tax-Exempted Government or Trust Check the boxes that apply: Goods Only Goods & Services Rents/Leases Legal Services Rents/Leases paid to you as the agent Medical Services Non-Medical Services Describe: Other Federal Tax ID Number (required): PO Box/Street Address: City: State: ZIP: Vendor Contact s Name: Contact s Telephone: FAX Toll-Free Vendor Contact s address: Composition of Ownership This is a Mandatory Section - Please check all that apply: LOC Local Vendor (Has street address and business license within Alameda County) SML Small Business (as defined by Small Business Administration) FEM Female (> than 50% Ownership) MLE Male (> than 50% Ownership) AFA Black or African American (> than 50%) WHT White (> than 50%) ASN Asian (> than 50%) HIS Hispanic or Latino (> than 50%) NAT Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (> than 50%) FIL Filipino (> than 50%) AIN American Indian or Alaskan Native (> than 50%) POE Publicly Owned Entity The Collection of ethnicity and gender data is for statistical and demographic purposes only. List the Product and/or Services Vendor is Interested in Providing; include North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code (available at JaVia Bridges /JDB/03_ NAICS Completed by: Title: Date: To be Completed by Auditor s Office/GSA Purchasing Acknowledged by: on (date) The Auditor s Office/GSA Purchasing Department added/modified the vendor record according to the information provided above. The assigned vendor number is: The Auditor s Office/GSA Purchasing Department could not add or modify the vendor record for the following reason(s): Please resubmit this form with the requested information.