Appellate Advocacy Training Legal Writer

The Department of the Air Force Headquarters District Washington seeks to procure appellate advocacy training services to support the Air Force Appellate Defense Division. The contractor must deliver two-to-three-day in-person training courses twice annually to two-to-eight Air Force personnel on strategic and written appellate advocacy skills specific to criminal cases. Key qualifications include possession of a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, substantial high-quality legal practice experience in reviewing appellate records and written appellate advocacy, demonstrated expertise in criminal appellate advocacy, and prior teaching experience in written appellate advocacy with the ability to mentor and provide constructive feedback on appellate strategy and issue development. Performance will be evaluated based on whether the contractor delivers the training as scheduled and meets customer documented expectations 90 percent of the time as measured by questionnaire, with re-performance required within six months if performance falls below this threshold. The RFI response deadline is May 16, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, with submissions required in PDF format (maximum 8 pages, 5MB) sent to the designated Air Force contacts.

This procurement uses no set-aside designation and represents market research with no guarantee of contract award. No incumbent contractor or award value is identified in the pre-solicitation materials. The training will be delivered at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, with instruction combining theoretical content and interactive application to case materials, preferably qualifying for Continuing Legal Education credit. Contractor personnel must work core duty hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, with three-to-five days weekly access to the government facility. Respondents should include company information, points of contact, small business designations, relevant contract vehicle affiliations, and three recent performance samples from the past three years in their capability packages.