CN-680000-AA443.pdf

This is a Standard Retaliation Agreement between the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of the State of Florida and the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), located in Tallahassee, Florida. The agreement is an interagency contract for legal services, specifically focusing on E-Discovery Legal Services to be provided by the OAG to the AHCA for fiscal year 2022-2023.

The contract covers a range of E-Discovery services including consulting, early case assessment, electronic data processing, project management, technical assistance with case loading and analytics, pre-review analysis, forensic data copies, data storage, and expert witness activities. The agreement is effective from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, with potential yearly renewals. The OAG will bill AHCA for legal services at varying hourly rates: $119/hr for Senior Assistant Attorneys General and Chiefs, $114/hr for Assistant Attorneys General, $99/hr for Entry Level Attorneys, and $54/hr for Paralegals and Investigators. Additional E-Discovery specific roles are billed at rates ranging from $45-$90 per hour. The agency will also pay a 5% administrative indirect charge on all fees and costs, with provisions for data storage, return, and management detailed in the contract.