Legal Services

San Francisco, CaliforniaCalifornia, USADue Friday, October 16, 2026

Client: San Francisco, California
RFP Number: LEGAL-17592
Posted: —
Category: Legal Services
Budget: Looking for Proposal
NAICS: —
Set-aside: —
Contact: —

Description

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The government authority in San Francisco, California seeks a USA-based organization to provide offsite legal services. The buyer requires the selected vendor to deliver legal advice on all work aspects, including special studies, and assist with reviewing and monitoring electric utility issues. Furthermore, the vendor must provide legal assistance during contract negotiations and personnel matters, draft proposed ordinances and resolutions upon request, and prepare legal briefings on issues as needed. Additional scope details require the vendor to review staff reports, assist in drafting requests for proposals, appear regularly at Commission meetings, and occasionally attend other meetings. Eligibility is restricted to onshore USA organizations, and the work will occur offsite. The buyer has not listed a fixed budget and is looking for proposals. The provided text contains no specific evaluation criteria or key-date details.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from SF_LAFCo_Legal_Services_RFP_August_2026.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission is seeking proposals from qualified law firms to provide legal services under the policy direction of the Commission. Services include advising on local government acts, open meeting laws, ethics, electric utility issues, contract negotiations, and personnel matters. Qualified law firms demonstrating successful experience providing relevant legal services are eligible to bid.

Issued by: San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission
RFP Issued: August 14, 2026 at 5PM
Deadline for Questions: September 14, 2026 at 5PM
Deadline for Proposals: October 16, 2026 at 5PM
Contract start: on or before January 1, 2027
How to submit: Email
Submission details: Proposals and related materials must be emailed to [email protected] with LAFCo Legal Services RFP in the subject line.
Contract term: Four (4) years, with the option to extend for up to two additional years.
Estimated value: Not-to-exceed contract budget is $200,000

How proposals are evaluated

Firm Qualifications	20 points
Staff Qualifications	30 points
Approach and Cost	40 points
Completeness of Response Submission	10 points
Oral Interviews (if conducted)	100 points

Scope of work

Advising on Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act, Brown Act, California Public Records Act, and ethics laws
Providing legal advice on all aspects of LAFCo work, including special studies
Assisting in review of electric utility issues and monitoring CleanPowerSF
Providing legal assistance in contract negotiations and personnel matters
Appearing regularly at Commission meetings and other meetings
Attending Board of Supervisors and CPUC meetings when LAFCo legal expertise is required
Preparing legal briefings on LAFCo issues
Reviewing staff reports, assisting with RFPs, and drafting proposed ordinances and resolutions

Minimum qualifications

Submission of two Prior Project Descriptions comparable to the requested Scope of Work.
At least one Prior Project Description must be for public sector municipalities or similar government agency clients.
Both Prior Project Descriptions must demonstrate successful completion within five years from the RFP issuance date.
Proposed lead staff must individually have had a similar lead role in both Prior Project Descriptions.
Fulfill City administrative requirements and become an approved City supplier prior to contract award.

Documents to include with the bid

RFP Attachment 1 – Proposal Template
RFP Attachment 2 – LAFCo Proposed Agreement Terms (with marked edits if requesting changes)

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