UAC Legal Services
Past New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Solicitation expected
- Not on record
- Estimated value
- $100,000,000 or more
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- NAICS code
- 541110 Offices of Lawyers
- Points of contact
Forecast details come from HHS's procurement forecast. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Office of Refugee Resettlement within HHS's Administration for Children and Families is procuring nationwide legal services for unaccompanied alien children in federal immigration custody, with an estimated award date of July 1, 2026. The contract requires the contractor to transition approximately 24,000 active cases from the incumbent, provide legal orientations and individual consultations, deliver direct legal representation when required by law and funding permits, and manage a nationwide network of legal service providers including pro bono attorneys. Required personnel include attorneys, accredited representatives, supervised law students and graduates, and paralegals where appropriate; the contractor must maintain complete and auditable case records and provide interpretation, translation, and language-accessible services so UAC receive assistance in a language they understand.
The estimated award value is $100 million minimum. The contractor will deliver services nationwide for eligible UAC while in ORR custody and, in limited circumstances, after release. Key contract responsibilities include collecting, analyzing, and reporting case and performance data through ORR systems, maximizing the use of pro bono legal services, and ensuring an orderly transition of operations at contract close. Sharee Richardson, Contracting Officer at HHS, is the point of contact and may be reached at sharee.richardson@hhs.gov.
Forecast text
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), within HHS's Administration for Children and Families, is responsible for the care, custody, and placement of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) in federal immigration custody. Under the Homeland Security Act and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), ORR must provide safe care, facilitate timely release to appropriate sponsors, and, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure UAC have legal representation, prioritizing pro bono counsel.
This contract requires the contractor to deliver nationwide legal services for eligible UAC while they are in ORR custody and, in limited circumstances, after release. Required services include:
Transitioning approximately 24,000 active cases from the incumbent contractor.
Providing legal orientations to explain immigration rights and processes.
Conducting individual legal consultations to assess eligibility for immigration relief.
Providing direct legal representation when required by law and funding permits.
Managing a nationwide network of legal service providers (including pro bono attorneys).
Collecting, analyzing, and reporting case and performance data through ORR systems.
Maximizing the use of pro bono legal services.
Ensuring an orderly transition of operations at contract close.
The contractor must also employ qualified legal personnel (attorneys, accredited representatives, supervised law students/graduates, and paralegals where appropriate), maintain complete and auditable case records, and provide interpretation, translation, and language-accessible services so UAC receive legal assistance in a language they understand.
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