Moot Court Attorney/Trainer Services

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Criminal Justice Training, issued a Request for Proposal on January 28, 2026, seeking four attorney/trainer services to conduct moot court training sessions during the final week of the Basic Training Academy. The solicitation will result in four separate contracts, with each selected attorney/trainer serving as a defense attorney in mock trial settings where they will review student materials, cross-examine testimony, and provide critiques based on cases students have worked on during their training. Training sessions will contain a minimum of 15 students and a maximum of 42 students, with up to two concurrent sessions, and each attorney/trainer may conduct a maximum of 13 sessions per fiscal year. Required qualifications include a Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school, a current Kentucky law license, either three years of sworn law enforcement experience or three years in the criminal court system, and certification by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council (KLEC) as an instructor (or receipt of a waiver within 60 days of contract award). The evaluation criteria consists of a technical proposal worth a maximum of 500 points (requiring submission of proof of qualifications and a resume), a cost proposal worth 300 points (based on the price per four-hour training session, with all costs including travel, meals, lodging, and incidental expenses), and oral presentations worth 200 points, for a total of 1,000 possible points. Written questions are due by February 6, 2026, with proposals due by 3:00 PM EST on February 20, 2026. The initial contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, with the Commonwealth reserving the right to renew for up to two additional two-year periods.

No set-asides, disadvantaged enterprise designations, or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond have been identified in this solicitation. No incumbent contractors or current vendors have been noted in the procurement documents. All proposals must remain valid for a minimum of six months after the due date, and cost proposals must be submitted under separate cover from technical proposals or the submission will be deemed non-responsive. The cost proposal must include an all-inclusive price per four-hour training session covering all travel, meals, lodging, and incidental expenses, with certification that the cost proposal was developed independently without collusion or conflicts of interest. No specific award values or budget ranges have been disclosed in the RFP documentation.