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The Government seeks a contractor to provide qualified personnel for legal services, including legal representation to certain unrepresented, detained individuals found by an Immigration Judge or by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to be incompetent to represent themselves in immigration proceedings. Also within the scope are interpretation services to ensure that the services rendered are available in the language of the NQRP respondent, and third-party services which provide the option for the qualified representatives to retain or procure experts or other third party services.
Amendment 0001: The due date for receipt of proposals is hereby extended from July 13, 2026, at 10:00am Eastern Time to July 27, 2026, 10:00am Eastern Time. All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.
Amendment 0002: The due date for receipt of proposals is hereby extended from July 27, 2026, at 10:00am Eastern Time to August 10, 2026, 10:00am Eastern Time. All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.
Amendment 0003: The due date for receipt of proposals is hereby extended from August 10, 2026, at 10:00am Eastern Time to August 31, 2026, 10:00am Eastern Time. All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.
The contractor must provide direct legal representation services to NQRP Respondents in covered immigration proceedings (removal, deportation, exclusion, bond, asylum-only, withholding-only, and BIA appellate proceedings) at detention facilities and EOIR immigration courts nationwide. Services include initial case assessment and client meetings, evaluation of safeguards and motions, representation at hearings, repatriation/release planning, and specific legal service categories such as termination, voluntary departure, asylum/withholding of removal/CAT, cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, bond proceedings, BIA appeals, and motions to reopen/reconsider. The contractor must also provide interpretation services in the language of the respondent and may retain or procure third-party experts with COR approval. The contractor must ensure Qualified Representatives meet eligibility requirements (licensed attorneys, supervised law students/graduates, or DOJ Accredited Representatives), enter appearances within specified timeframes (e.g., 35 calendar days for most findings, 15 calendar days for Franco respondents detained 180+ days, 10 business days for accelerated cases), and comply with performance standards including 100% case assessments, 95% timely entries of appearance, and 100% representation at covered hearings.
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