Amendment No. 1 to RFPQ No. DCSC-26-RFPQ-1 (Establishing a Roster of Pre-Qualified Research Entities for SMD).pdf

District of Columbia Courts

Administrative Services Division Procurement and Contracts Branch

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO: ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

AMENDMENT

ISSUE DATE: September 9, 2026

SUBJECT: Request for Pre-Qualification (“RFPQ”) No. DCSC-26-RFPQ-1

Establishing a Roster of Pre-Qualified Research Entities for SMD

PROPOSAL

SUBMISSION

DATE: No later than 1 P.M. EST on September 30, 2026________

Statements of Qualifications must be submitted by Email only.

This Amendment (“Amendment”) No. 1 is issued and hereby published on the Courts’ website and on SAM.gov and is effective as of the date shown above. Except as modified hereby, the RFPQ remains unmodified.

Item No. 1: The due date for submission of Statements of Qualifications is hereby extended from

September 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m., EST to September 30, 2026, 1:00 p.m., EST.

Item No. 2: The Questions & Answers Spreadsheet is hereby issued and attached as Appendix A.

Item No. 3: All Other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Note: One (1) copy of this Amendment is being sent to only those Offerors who submitted questions. Offerors shall sign below and attach a signed copy of this Amendment to each offer to be submitted to the Courts in response to the subject RFPQ. Offerors shall submit their proposals in accordance with the instructions provided in the original RFPQ documents and this Amendment No. 1. This Amendment, together with your proposal, must be received by the District of Columbia Courts no later than the date and time specified for proposal submission. Failure to acknowledge receipt of this Amendment may be cause for rejection of any proposals submitted in response to the subject RFPQ.

Darlene D. Reynolds

Darlene D. Reynolds, CPPB, GWCCM

Procurement and Contracts Branch Manager

& Contracting Officer

Administrative Services Division

District of Columbia Courts

This Amendment is acknowledged and is considered a part of the subject RFPQ.

Signature of Authorized Representative Date

Title of Authorized Representative

Name of Firm

Appendix A

Questions & Answers Spreadsheet

Questions & Answers Spreadsheet

RFP No. DCSC-26-RFPQ-1

RFPQ No. DCSC-26-RFPQ-1

Establishing a Roster of Pre-Qualified Research Entities for SMD

Questions & Answers Spreadsheet

Deadline for Questions: NO LATER THAN 1:00 P.M. EST ON AUGUST 28, 2026

No. OFFEROR QUESTION D.C. COURTS RESPONSE

We focus exclusively on civil justice. We reviewed the opportunity (RFPQ) and are interested in submitting an application to be considered for the roster, but would greatly appreciate your insights on if the potential grant funded research opportunities would be exclusively criminal justice focused.

The Courts (“Courts” or “DCC”) is interested in both criminal and civil justice research. Potential grant-funded research opportunities will encompass several types of research projects. Please refer to

Section B.1 of the RFPQ for details.

2 Will the due date be extended?

Yes. The due date for submission of statement of qualifications or responses is hereby extended, pursuant to Amendment No. 1, from

September 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m., EST to September 30, 2026, 1:00 p.m., EST.