Draft Documents: Legal Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- ACF346611-UAC-DRAFT
- Agency
-
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541110 Offices of Lawyers
- PSC
- R418 Support- Professional: Legal
- Place of performance
- Rockville, Maryland 20851, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice announces an upcoming solicitation for legal services to assist unaccompanied alien children (UAC) under the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Published by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration on November 14, 2025, the notice informs potential offerors of a contract opportunity that will be released on an expedited schedule. The government is releasing draft materials in advance to allow industry stakeholders adequate time to prepare proposals. The solicitation will utilize Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 15, indicating a standard commercial procurement approach. Importantly, the government explicitly states that proposals submitted in response to this notice will not be accepted or evaluated, as this is a pre-solicitation announcement only.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to provide potential contractors visibility into the requirements and evaluation criteria for the forthcoming solicitation, thereby facilitating informed proposal development. The final solicitation is anticipated to release on November 24, 2025, with proposals due December 8, 2025, establishing a compressed timeline for interested parties. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price agreement with a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, running from February 1, 2026 through July 31, 2031, with a total procurement value of approximately $2.02 million. Key contractor requirements include providing comprehensive legal services such as Know Your Rights orientations, legal screenings, immigration court representation, asylum applications, and trauma-informed, culturally competent services to up to 100 percent of UAC in ORR care, with a minimum of 20 percent delivered through pro bono counsel. Evaluation will prioritize quality and past performance over cost, with particular emphasis on demonstrated experience serving vulnerable populations and maintaining effective pro bono networks.
Notice text
The purpose of this notice is to inform industry and potential offerors of an upcoming solicitation to provide Legal Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) on behalf of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
As part of this notice, the Government would like to share draft materials that are anticipated to be utilized with the upcoming solicitation to assist industry with planning and responding to a future solicitation under an expedited schedule. However, it is cautioned that the materials included with this notice are -draft only- and subject to change prior to the release of the solicitation.
Questions, technical in nature and related to the performance of the work requirements described in the draft, that will further a potential offeror’s understanding of the requirements contained are welcomed, encouraged and will be accepted immediately following the release of a final solicitation.
The Government anticipates that FAR Parts 12 and 15 will be utilized in the released solicitation.
While subject to change, at this time, the anticipated release date of a finalized solicitation is November 24th, 2025, with an anticipated response date of December 8th, 2025.
Included with this notice, in draft format only, are:
- A Draft of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
- A Draft Sample Pricing Worksheet.
- The Government’s anticipated Evaluation Factors.
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL NOT BE EVALUATED
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1. DRAFT PWS_UAC Legal Services.pdf | ||
| 3. DRAFT_SAM_Eval.pdf | ||
| 2. DRAFT_SAM_Price_Worksheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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