Bond Counsel Services RFQ

The Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel ( OGC ) has established a general pool of qualified Law Firms to serve as Bond Counsel, from time to time, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of the Budget and other agencies and authorities subject to the General Counsel's authority, including but not limited to the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority; Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency; Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority; Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority; Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority; State Public School Building Authority; and the State System of Higher Education. The Bond Counsel Pool will be reopened for interested firms to submit Statements of Qualifications upon request. All interested parties should submit their qualifications for inclusion in the Bond Counsel Pool. Submissions prior to October 26, 2023, are being removed from the Bond Counsel Pool. This Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") is issued pursuant to Section 518 of the Commonwealth Procurement Code, 62 Pa.C.S. 518, in accordance with Executive Order 2015-2 dated January 20, 2015, to specify a uniform format for Statements of Qualifications to be submitted by Law Firms to be qualified in the new Bond Counsel Pool. The Commonwealth will consider the Statements of Qualifications submitted in response to this RFQ and will establish a general Bond Counsel Pool of Law Firms meeting the Minimum Qualifications contained herein. Subject to the exceptions and conditions set forth in Executive Order 2015-2, when a specific financing transaction is identified, the Commonwealth issuer ("Agency") will issue a request for proposals ("RFP") with the specific requirements (the "Specific Qualifications") relating to the transaction and the timeframe for responses to the Bond Counsel Pool. Only Law Firms qualified in the Bond Counsel Pool may respond to the RFP. The Agency will select the bond counsel firm determined to be the best qualified based on the evaluation factors set forth in the RFP. The final amount of fair and reasonable compensation for each engagement shall be determined through negotiation.