RFI for Indigent Legal Services

The government authority in Ventura, CA seeks a vendor to provide indigent legal services, which encompass constitutionally mandated legal representation and ancillary services. The scope requires representing indigent adults in felony and misdemeanor proceedings from appointment through final adjudication or disposition, including preliminary examinations, trials, sentencing, post-conviction proceedings, probation and PRCS violation hearings, and specialty court proceedings. Additionally, the vendor must administer an assigned counsel or conflict panel, manage attorney recruitment, oversee performance, review billing, train attorneys, and coordinate payments for experts, investigators, and interpreters. The buyer also requires case management technology, workload tracking, data collection, and reporting capabilities. Eligible vendors must be a USA organization, and performance of the work will be offsite. The buyer currently requests proposals for the budget and mandates that bidders submit all questions no later than September 18, 2026.