RFA - 2026 Adult Protective Services Contract Attorneys

The State of Oregon, Department of Human Services, Aging and People with Disabilities, Central Adult Protective Services Unit, is issuing a Request for Application (RFA S-10000-00016003) to procure legal services from qualified contract attorneys to represent petitioners in protective proceedings under ORS Chapter 125. The solicitation seeks to award up to twelve contracts with qualified attorneys who will be placed on a Contract Attorney Services Registry and selected by qualifying petitioners to handle guardianship, conservatorship, and other protective order proceedings for individuals aged 65 and older and persons with physical disabilities or acquired brain injury. Deliverables include drafting, filing, and presenting petitions for temporary and permanent protective proceedings, including contested matters through case completion. Required qualifications mandate that applicants be active members of the Oregon State Bar in good standing with no disciplinary history in the past five years, reside and practice law within Oregon, and possess demonstrated experience in protective proceedings. Applicants must maintain professional liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per claim and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, as well as commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance meeting specified thresholds. Applications are due by December 31, 2026, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, with responses to clarification questions due by December 18, 2026, and agency notification of acceptance anticipated within one week of application opening.

This procurement contains no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organizational types, though applicants must certify compliance with state nondiscrimination, employment, and tax law requirements. The contract structure provides no guaranteed minimum work volume, as attorney selection occurs directly through the Registry by petitioners independent of agency guidance. Compensation is structured at fixed hourly rates of $175.00 per hour for contract attorney services, $80.00 per hour for paralegal services, and $20.00 per hour for office assistant services, with maximum not-to-exceed amounts of $2,250.00 per standard guardian and conservator proceeding or $2,750.00 for cases involving temporary and permanent proceedings, contested matters, or unusually complex cases. Additional reimbursement of up to $1,750.00 per case covers reasonable court fees, court visitor fees, filing fees, and service costs, while administrative costs including overhead, photocopies, postage, and phone calls must be included in hourly rates and are not separately reimbursable. The initial contract term is five years with possible extension, and the master contract establishes a maximum total not-to-exceed compensation of $20,000 across all assigned cases.