Single BPA for HR Legal Services

The U.S. Embassy Brussels is soliciting proposals for a single Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide HR-related legal services through a local Belgian law firm. The Department of State seeks non-litigation advisory services focused on labor law matters, including business immigration, employment law, and social security law to support the embassy's navigation of Belgium's complex employment legal environment. The law firm must be qualified to provide advisory services on Belgium's domestic law and will be restricted from providing legal representation in courts without Department of Justice instruction. Only designated personnel—the Senior HRO, Deputy HRO, and HR Specialist—are authorized to request services under this agreement. The solicitation was posted on December 9, 2025, with a deadline for submissions on December 10, 2025, providing potential bidders with an extremely compressed response timeline.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is open to all qualified legal service providers. The BPA has a total estimated value of EUR 30,000 with a maximum individual order limit of EUR 6,500 per request, running for one year from December 11, 2025 through December 10, 2026. The contract will be performed in Brussels, Belgium (1000 Brussels), where the law firm will provide advisory services to the embassy. Bidders must specify whether VAT is included in their fee proposals and understand potential VAT recovery processes, with any advance payment requests requiring consultation with the embassy's Administrative and General Affairs office. The compressed timeline and specific technical requirements regarding Belgian employment law expertise and VAT treatment make this opportunity suitable only for established local firms capable of rapid mobilization.