Provide litigation, discovery coordination, and related legal work for litigation filed against the state of new mexico and PED, including yazzie V. NM and martinez V. NM.

The New Mexico Public Education Department is soliciting a sole-source contract amendment with Rahn & DeFillippo LLC for litigation, discovery coordination, and related legal work on Yazzie v. NM and Martinez v. NM, with proposals due August 30, 2026. This is a sole-source procurement; no competitive bidding occurs.

The scope is comprehensive legal representation and discovery coordination for ongoing complex state district court litigation. The incumbent and sole-source awardee is Rahn & DeFillippo LLC (SHARE Vendor Number 0000189777), represented by attorney Taylor S. Rahn, who has handled the matter from inception through post-judgment proceedings.

The contract amendment increases funding by $200,000 (including gross receipts tax of $14,169.57), bringing the total contract value to $364,326.25. The contract term runs from execution through June 30, 2027, and amends the original posting number 60-92400-26-CP014.

The PED justifies sole-source award on the grounds that the contractor's continuous involvement since litigation inception, substantial time and resource investment in the case, and prohibitive cost and complexity of mid-proceeding transition to alternative counsel make continuation the most practical and cost-effective approach for the state.