RFQu-LC-24-26 - Public Defender Services for Indigent Defendants in Adult Criminal Proceedings

Currently, Livingston County’s indigent defense systems are managed by the Livingston County Public Defender’s Office.  In order to ensure quality legal representation to indigent defendants, Livingston County and the Public Defender’s Office require all proposals to include provisions necessary to comply with the standards both adopted and approved by the MIDC.  The applicable standards are available at the following link, and are incorporated into this request by reference:  https://michiganidc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Standards-1-8-Fall-2018.pdf.  Through this process, Livingston County plans to competitively prequalify and establish a list of contractors that will provide legal services.  This Request for Qualifications (RFQu) process will remain open to consider new RFQu responses, and potentially add to the list of prequalified contractors.  The Contract term can vary from 1 year to 5 years with multiple renewals available based on the County’s approval. This will be determined during contract finalization.