03. Statement of Work - Labor and Employment.pdf
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This Statement of Work (SOW) seeks legal services for the Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FFDG), which manages the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory under a Department of Energy contract. The SOW requires a law firm to provide comprehensive legal support in labor and employment law, including advice on federal and state regulations, employee relations, labor unions, human resources obligations, immigration law, employee benefits, and compensation issues.
Specific legal services include preparing and negotiating documents, filing administrative representations, conducting investigations, representing FFDG in disputes (litigation, mediation, arbitration), and providing compliance counsel for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. All legal services must strictly comply with the Department of Energy's Contractor Legal Management Requirements (10 CFR 719) and FFDG's engagement letter. The contract covers a diverse workforce environment involving employees, non-employee users, visitors, collaborators, and joint appointees at the high-energy physics research facility located near Batavia, Illinois.
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Statement of Work
Legal Services: Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits and Compensation; Immigration
January 8, 2025
This Statement of Work is for the acquisition of professional services from one or more law firms to provide legal advice, support, and counsel to the Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FFDG) Office of General Counsel regarding a variety of Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits and
Compensation, and Immigration Law matters.
FFDG is an Illinois not-for-profit limited liability company whose sole purpose is to manage and operate the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) under Contract DE-AC02-07CH11359
(Prime Contract) with the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Fermilab is the nation’s preeminent High Energy Physics Laboratory and is located on 6,800 acres of federal government owned land near Batavia, Illinois. Under its Prime Contract with DOE, FFDG is responsible for managing and operating Fermilab, conducting science experiments, managing the physical facilities, managing the workforce, subcontracting and managing numerous complex supplier and collaborative relationships, and other activities related to delivering Fermilab’s scientific mission.
Fermilab has a community that includes FFDG employees as well as non-employee users, visitors, collaborators, and joint appointees.
The Subcontractor will provide legal representation and services to FFDG, which may include the following:
1. Legal advice and counsel on federal and state labor and employment laws and regulations; employee relations; labor unions
2. Legal advice and counsel on human resources obligations and responsibilities in a multi-faceted environment that involves employees and non-employee constituents
3. Legal advice and counsel on employment-based immigration law
4. Legal advice and counsel on employee benefits and compensation law
5. Preparation and negotiation of documents and agreements in the areas of labor and employment law, benefits and compensation law, or immigration law
6. Preparation of filings and representation of FFDG before administrative or government agencies in the areas of labor and employment law, benefits and compensation law, or immigration law
7. Conducting investigations relating to labor and employment, user or visitor complaints, benefits and compensation, or immigration issues
8. Representation of FFDG in disputes (employee claims, administrative claims, litigation, mediation, or arbitration) relating to labor and employment, facility users or visitors, benefits and compensation, or immigration issues
9. Legal advice and counsel related to compliance with the Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs, including preparation of the annual affirmative action program.
All legal services shall be conducted in strict compliance with the Department of Energy’s
Contractor Legal Management Requirements, found at 10 CFR 719, which contains rules regarding terms of legal engagements, legal budgeting and staffing, reporting requirements, and payment of law firm invoices. All legal services also must comply with FFDG’s engagement letter and Special
Terms and Conditions for Outside Legal Counsel.
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