RFP No. 2025-0271 Legal Services Addendum No. 1

Agency:	Santa Fe County
State:	New Mexico
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541110 - Offices of Lawyers
Posted Date:	Apr 23, 2025
Due Date:	May 2, 2025
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Justin S. Greene

Commissioner, District 1

Lisa Cacari Stone

Commissioner, District 2

Camilla Bustamante

Commissioner, District 3

Adam Fulton Johnson

Commissioner, District 4

Hank Hughes

Commissioner, District 5

Gregory S. Shaffer

County Manager

April 23, 2025

SANTA FE COUNTY

RFP No. 2025-0271-ATT/BM

LEGAL SERVICES

ADDENDUM NO. 1

Dear Proponents,

This addendum is issued to reflect the following immediately. It shall be the responsibility of

interested Offerors to adhere to any changes or revisions to the RFP as identified in this Addendum

No. 1. This documentation shall become permanent and made part of the departmental files.

Attachment A: Pre-Proposal Agenda and Sign-In Sheet

Question No. 1: As it relates to this solicitation, are there any incumbents, or is this a new

requirement? Can you provide an indication of the volume as it relates to hearing officer services?

(e.g., how many hearings per year on average)

Answer No. 1: This is a new procurement. Santa Fe County undertakes a procurement every four

years to secure on-call legal services. The general legal services contracts currently in place will end

by July, 2025. New general on-call attorney service providers will be selected through this

procurement.

The volume of hearing officer services varies by topic. For personnel matters there may be none in

a given year, or there may be several. Land use matters are more consistent, with hearings anticipated

monthly. The number of cases on the docket each month varies. Santa Fe County Ordinance 2023-

04 established a property nuisance abatement ordinance. There has been only one hearing to date

under Ordinance 2023-04. The frequency of nuisance abatement hearings is unpredictable.

Question No. 2: Are the hearing officer services limited to employment matters?

Answer No. 2: No. Santa Fe County is seeking hearing officers in a variety of areas. For example, in

addition to employment and labor matters, there will be hearings addressing compliance with the

County’s Sustainable Land Development Code as well as nuisance abatement hearings.

102 Grant Avenue · P.O. Box 276 · Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0276 · 505-986-6200 · FAX:

505-995-2740 www.santafecountynm.gov

Please add this Addendum No. 1 to the original proposal documents and refer to proposal documents,

hereto as such. This and all subsequent addenda will become part of any resulting contract documents

and have effects as if originally issued. All other unaffected sections will have their original

interpretation and remain in full force and effect. Responders are reminded that any questions or need

for clarification must be addressed to Ben McCormack, Procurement Specialist Senior at

dmccormack@santafecountynm.gov.

102 Grant Avenue · P.O. Box 276 · Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0276 · 505-986-6200 · FAX:

505-995-2740 www.santafecountynm.gov

PRE PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

RFP No. 2025-0271-ATT/BM

LEGAL SERVICES

APRIL 10, 2025 AT 11 AM

Contracting Agency: Santa Fe County

• Ben McCormack

• Rachel Brown

• Walker Boyd

• Bill Taylor

Procurement Specialist Senior

Deputy County Attorney

County Attorney

Chief Procurement Officer

Purchasing Division

County Attorney’s Office

Purchasing Division

Project Information

Santa Fe County requests proposals from qualified law firms and attorneys to provide general legal

counsel and representation in specified practice areas. An Offeror does NOT need to have experience in

all of these areas of the law to be considered, as this is a multiple source award solicitation. Offerors must

specify in their proposals in which practice areas they propose to provide legal services to the County.

Proposal Information

• Carefully read the Request for Proposal for requirements, terms & conditions including the sample

contract.

• Sequence of Events are listed on page 12.

• Proposal Organization – Proposal should be organized as outlined in the RFP on page 23.

• Selection of finalist(s) – the most qualified proposal received based on the evaluation factors outlined

in the RFP (pages 26-27) will be scored by a three to four-member evaluation committee.

• Preferences -

1) N.M. In-State/Native American Business Preference Certificate 8% total of all evaluation

factors added to score.

2) N.M. Resident Veterans Preference Certificate, 10% total of all evaluation factors added to

score or Native American Preference. For more information on State Preference visit

www.tax.newmexico.gov

AND

3) Santa Fe County Preference, 5% total of all evaluation factors added to score. For more

information

County

Preference

visit

https://www.santafecountynm.gov/finance/purchasing-division

• Please submit all questions via email to Ben McCormack at dmccormack@santafecountynm.gov. The

last day for questions will be end of day Friday, April 18, 2025. (Any contact with any other County

staff member or persons other than the Procurement Specialist Senior may be grounds for

disqualification.)

• Addendum will be issued on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (Only questions answered by formal

written addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without

legal effect.)

• Proposal Submittal –

Due Date: Friday, May 2, 2025

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: 102 Grant Avenue 1st Floor, Santa Fe, NM

Electronic submission also available via Dropbox utilizing

Dropbox link:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/VEkvPTZimoy1T7PmS7hM

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

RFP No. 2025-0271 Legal Services Addendum No. 1

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