Attorney for the Coordination of Siting Board Reviews

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, through its Energy and Environment Cabinet and Public Service Commission, is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP 123 2100000218) for personal service contracts to provide legal services as attorneys for the coordination of siting board reviews. The procurement seeks qualified attorneys to coordinate work involving applications filed pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statutes 278.700-278.718 for merchant electric generating and merchant transmission facilities, with the agency intending to award up to five contracts from this solicitation. Successful vendors must be actively licensed to practice law in Kentucky and demonstrate specific experience with merchant generating facilities, merchant transmission facilities, environmental impact statements, and the Kentucky Siting Board process. Key contractual duties include reviewing notices of intent and applications for compliance, coordinating with Siting Board members and consultants, scheduling site visits and community meetings, monitoring intervention and hearing requests, preparing procedural schedules and final orders, and providing monthly written reports. The RFP was issued March 15, 2021, with written questions due by 10:00 AM on March 22, 2021, and proposals due by 3:00 PM EST on April 5, 2021. The initial contract term runs from April 15, 2021, through June 30, 2022, with renewal options for additional two-year terms as needed to conclude work on cases in progress. Evaluation criteria include technical capability (430 points for experience and 150 points for detailed work plan) and cost (120 points, with lowest price receiving maximum score), plus an optional oral presentation component worth up to 20 points.

Vendors must submit three separate sealed components: a technical proposal, cost proposal using the provided Attachment A form with hourly rates and project costs including travel and miscellaneous expenses, and any proprietary information, with one original hard copy and one marked thumb/flash drive for each. Vendors may claim resident bidder status, qualified bidder status, or neither, with corresponding affidavits required if applicable, and must provide evidence of Kentucky business authorization, with foreign entities submitting Secretary of State certificates of authority within fourteen days of proposal opening. Travel expenses are reimbursable in accordance with Government Contract Review Committee Policy Statement #98-1, and other expenses require advance written authorization. The RFP does not specify particular set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting response types, nor does it identify incumbent vendors or current contractors. No specific budget range or award values are listed in the solicitation; however, cost evaluation is based on detailed hourly rates and project costs submitted by vendors, with the lowest-priced proposal receiving the maximum 120 points available for the cost evaluation criterion.