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Santa Cruz County
· County
· California
First Tier Conflict Indigent Defense Services
PROPOSALS DUE
November 23, 2026, 5:00 pm PST
40 days left
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
Santa Cruz County seeks a single contractor to provide first-tier conflict indigent defense services: criminal defense representation in cases the County's Office of the Public Defender cannot take because of an ethical conflict or conflict of interest. The current contracted conflicts firm's agreement ends June 30, 2027. The new provider is expected to begin accepting cases on July 1, 2027, with possible administrative transition work from March 2027 for cases moving over from the current vendor.
DOCUMENT SET
9 documents
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Request for Proposals — full solicitation.pdf · 1.2MB
Addendum 1 — questions and answers.pdf · 210KB
Attachment A — scope of work and deliverables.pdf · 480KB
Attachment B — cost proposal form.xlsx · 64KB
Sample agreement and insurance requirements.pdf · 560KB
Pre-proposal meeting — sign-in sheet and slides.pdf · 1.8MB
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
26P1-001
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
County
State
California
Summarized from the Santa Cruz County portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Proposals must be submitted electronically through the County's OpenGov Procurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santacruzcounty/projects/290423. Oral, telegraph, telephone, facsimile, emailed responses, photocopies and alternative forms of submittal are not accepted. Include the Respondent Fact Sheet, Customer References, Designation of Subcontractors, Non-Collusion Declaration, Protests and Appeals Procedures form (Exhibit E), the Official RFP Response Signature Page and the hourly rate submission. Questions go only through the portal's Question and Answer tab. A proposal can be modified before submissions close with the Unsubmit Proposal button and then resubmitted; one not in Submitted status when submissions close is not evaluated.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541110
Public Defense and Legal Representation Services
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