MCC Legal Support Services 2005-2010

The Millennium Challenge Corporation established this Master IDIQ for legal support services on June 1, 2005, with a last date to order of May 29, 2012—ordering closed over 14 years ago. This vehicle is no longer active and has been succeeded by MCC Legal Support Services 2010-2016 (awarded December 23, 2010).

All 40 task orders issued under this IDIQ were unrestricted procurements with no set-aside designations. The vehicle funded a single customer agency: the Millennium Challenge Corporation itself. Task-order activity peaked early, with 11 orders in 2005 and declining thereafter (9 in 2006, 8 in 2007, 5 in 2008, 7 in 2009); the final order was awarded June 15, 2009. Combined potential value across all 40 orders was $30.9 million, with $11.4 million obligated (37% of potential value). The portfolio reflected a closeout and wind-down posture by 2007–2009, with many task orders explicitly titled for deobligation and contract closeout activities.

Competition was concentrated among large law firms. Baker Botts LLP led by combined potential value at $12.1 million across 9 orders, followed by Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP with $9.2 million across 13 orders. Paul Hastings LLP, Allen & Overy LLP, and Bryant, Bunyan rounded out the five firms capturing 97% of combined potential value. The top five firms held 36 of 40 orders. Task orders were priced on a time-and-materials basis, with ceiling values typically ranging from approximately $200,000 to $2.6 million per order.

Work supported MCC country programs globally, including legal services in Georgia, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Mongolia, Namibia, Morocco, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Philippines, Jordan, Malawi, and numerous other partner nations. MCC's Office of General Counsel also drew support for domestic legal services. By 2007–2010, the majority of active orders were explicitly managing contract closeouts and fund deobligations across completed country programs, indicating the vehicle's shift from new legal work to programmatic wind-down.