Outside Legal Counsel for the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board

Status: Posted
Contact Name: Vicki Rees
Contact Number: 512-305-8673
Contact Email: contracts@cpa.texas.gov
Response Due Time: 2:00 PM
Agency/Texas SmartBuy Member Number: 304
Days Solicited: 21+ Days for Solicitation Notice
Solicitation Posting Date: 4/27/2022
Response Due Date: 6/1/2022
Last Modified: 4/27/2022 2:31 pm
Solicitation Description: Pursuant to Chapter 54, Subchapters F, G, H, I and J of the Texas Education Code, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (“Comptroller”), on behalf of the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board (“Board”), announces its Request for Letter Proposals No. 226g (“RFP”) from qualified, independent individuals and law firms to serve as outside counsel to the Board.   The Board administers the state’s qualified tuition plans, including (i) the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan, (ii) the LoneStar 529 Plan®, (iii) the Texas College Savings Plan®,

and (iv) the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®.   The Board also administers the Texas Save and Match Program, in cooperation with the Texas Match the Promise Foundation, and the Texas ABLE SM Program. Each individual and law firm submitting a proposal in response to this RFP shall be referred to as a “Respondent.”    The Board estimates that it will evaluate Respondents and announce a contract award or awards on or about August 31, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practical. Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP currently serves as legal counsel to the Board, and its contract with the Board expires on August 31, 2022. Respondents must be able to begin providing services no later than about September 1, 2022, or earlier if requested by Comptroller, and throughout the expected initial contract term, which shall be September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2024, with two (2) options to renew at the Board’s sole discretion, for one (1) year periods, exercised one (1) year at a time.   The anticipated schedule of events pertaining to this solicitation is as follows:  Issuance of RFP – April 27, 2022, after 10:00 a.m. CT; Questions Due – May 4, 2022, 2:00 p.m. CT; Official Responses to Questions posted – May 10, 2022; Proposals Due – June 1, 2022, 2:00 p.m. CT; Contract Execution – August 31, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practical; Commencement of Work – September 1, 2022.   Comptroller reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the dates listed for the anticipated schedule of events.  Any amendment to this solicitation will be posted on the ESBD as a RFP Addendum. The complete RFP is attached to this Notice.  Closing Date: Proposals must be e-mailed to the Contract Attorney at the e-mail address specified in the RFP no later than 2:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.  Late proposals will not be considered.  It is the responsibility of interested parties to periodically check the ESBD for updates to the RFP prior to submitting a proposal. 
Pursuant to Chapter 54, Subchapters F, G, H, I and J of the Texas Education Code, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (“Comptroller”), on behalf of the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board (“Board”), announces its Request for Letter Proposals No. 226g (“RFP”) from qualified, independent individuals and law firms to serve as outside counsel to the Board.   The Board administers the state’s qualified tuition plans, including (i) the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan, (ii) the LoneStar 529 Plan®, (iii) the Texas College Savings Plan®, and (iv) the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®.   The Board also administers the Texas Save and Match Program, in cooperation with the Texas Match the Promise Foundation, and the Texas ABLE SM Program. Each individual and law firm submitting a proposal in response to this RFP shall be referred to as a “Respondent.”    The Board estimates that it will evaluate Respondents and announce a contract award or awards on or about August 31, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practical. Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP currently serves as legal counsel to the Board, and its contract with the Board expires on August 31, 2022. Respondents must be able to begin providing services no later than about September 1, 2022, or earlier if requested by Comptroller, and throughout the expected initial contract term, which shall be September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2024, with two (2) options to renew at the Board’s sole discretion, for one (1) year periods, exercised one (1) year at a time.  
The anticipated schedule of events pertaining to this solicitation is as follows:  Issuance of RFP – April 27, 2022, after 10:00 a.m. CT; Questions Due – May 4, 2022, 2:00 p.m. CT; Official Responses to Questions posted – May 10, 2022; Proposals Due – June 1, 2022, 2:00 p.m. CT; Contract Execution – August 31, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practical; Commencement of Work – September 1, 2022.   Comptroller reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the dates listed for the anticipated schedule of events.  Any amendment to this solicitation will be posted on the ESBD as a RFP Addendum. The complete RFP is attached to this Notice.  Closing Date: Proposals must be e-mailed to the Contract Attorney at the e-mail address specified in the RFP no later than 2:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.  Late proposals will not be considered.  It is the responsibility of interested parties to periodically check the ESBD for updates to the RFP prior to submitting a proposal.
 

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