About this opportunity
AI summaryThe County of Cumberland seeks proposals from onshore USA organizations to provide litigation services and legal counsel. Assigned legal matters include condemnation, involuntary civil commitments, eminent domain, civil litigation, personal injury, commercial litigation, and bail forfeitures. The selected vendor will perform the required work offsite. Interested respondents must submit sealed proposals either in person to the Finance Department, Purchasing Division, or digitally via email or online by Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. prevailing time. Inquiries and questions are due no later than November 9, 2026. Submissions must include required exhibits such as the proposal sheet, statement of authority, debarment certification, and non-collusion affidavit, with insurance certificates and a W-9 form required prior to contract award.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
- Solicitation No.
- 26-61
Scope of work
- Provide litigation services for legal matters assigned by Cumberland County Counsel
- Handle matters relating to eminent domain
- Handle civil litigation matters
- Handle personal injury matters
- Handle commercial litigation matters
- Provide advice concerning litigation matters and issues to Cumberland County and officials
- Continue handling files managed during the previous 12-month period if applicable
Minimum qualifications
- Admission to the New Jersey Bar for a minimum of ten (10) years
- Fully licensed and in good standing to practice law in the State of New Jersey
- Maintain a current general practice of law
- Demonstrable experience in the representation of Counties and/or Municipalities
- Demonstrate meaningful experience in connection with the litigation of public entity claims
- Approved or capable of being approved by insurance carriers of the County of Cumberland
Documents to include with your response
- Official Proposal Sheet (Exhibit A)
- Statement of Authority (Exhibit B)
- RFP Exceptions Form (Exhibit C)
- Statement of Corporate Ownership (Exhibit D)
- EEO/Affirmative Action Compliance Notice (Exhibit E)
- Certification Regarding Debarment (Exhibit G)
- Non-Collusion Affidavit (Exhibit H)
- Acknowledgement of Receipt of Addenda Form (Exhibit I)
- Request for References Form (Exhibit J)
- Bidders Data Sheet and Questionnaire (Exhibit L)
Key dates
- Questions due
- 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on Monday, November 9, 2026
- RFP Opening / Proposals due
- Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. prevailing time
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy
- Instructions
- Returned in sealed envelopes addressed to Cumberland County Administration Building, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 164 West Broad Street, Bridgeton, New Jersey 08302/08332. All pages of the RFP package must be returned.
Contract details
- Estimated value
- $140.00 hourly rate for attorneys; paralegal time not to exceed $70.00 per hour; law clerk time not to exceed $80.00 per hour
- Place of performance
- Bridgeton, New Jersey and Cumberland County, New Jersey
- Insurance and bonding
- Workers Compensation ($1,000,000 each accident/employee/disease); Comprehensive General Liability ($1,000,000 occurrence, $1,000,000 personal/advertising injury, $2,000,000 aggregate, $2,000,000 products-completed aggregate); Professional Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence / $1,000,000 annual aggregate).
- Funding
- 2 C.F.R. § 200 cited for federal requirements when federal financial assistance is used