Special (Outside) Counsel
Unless express statutory authority provides otherwise, all legal services for the Commonwealth and its agencies are provided by the Office of Attorney General (“the Office”) (Code of Virginia § 2.2-507). The Attorney General may appoint a private attorney as special counsel if he finds that it is impracticable or uneconomical for the Office to render service (§§ 2.2-507 and 510). Special, or outside, counsel may be appointed for a period of time to provide advice and assistance in a particular area of expertise, to represent a particular entity in a specific matter, or to represent the Commonwealth in a civil matter.
For specialized legal services expected to be recurring or routine, the Office uses Solicitations for Proposals (“SFPs”) to award term appointments to firms that may receive work on an as needed basis. The SFP appointments are usually for a defined period of time, and have no assurance or guarantee as to the volume of work.
The Office is pleased to present a total of twenty-four (24) SFP offerings for the 2020-2022 term. All qualified providers of legal services are encouraged to apply. The entire process will be administered through RFP360, a web-based procurement platform. For technical questions regarding RFP360, please contact their logistical support at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at 1 (844) 737-0365. You may pose substantive questions regarding the SFPs to the General Counsel, Shawri King-Casey, in RFP360. Please find below the following SFPs for the 2020-2022 term:
SFP 2020-01 Intellectual Property https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/42ae3b1f-1e0a-43c2-b569-c2d34ea13d5d
SFP 2020-02 Bankruptcy https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/8b285c4d-94eb-468d-8221-ec2560f3c3d8
SFP 2020-03 Debt Collection https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/5b3805e8-cddd-4b5e-9bcb-e6110a4cf012
SFP 2020-04 Workers’ Compensation https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/8e655ea1-b5bf-469b-8cf0-ee5ca594868d
SFP 2020-05 General Civil Litigation https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/533b7137-0acf-4f24-ac39-01f380a1b91d
SFP 2020-06 Eminent Domain https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/5a1e3e23-7ca2-4ceb-beba-46e6151edbac
SFP 2020-07 DRM Local Government & Constitutional Officers https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/4898b88c-4bd6-4d68-829b-7fc327a5eb94
SFP 2020-08 DRM Medical Malpractice https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/bf703886-6cb7-4286-8d85-804a5b2c0ec6
SFP 2020-09 DRM Automobile Liability https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/98669121-e509-44c1-b766-565a9e6754a7
SFP 2020-10 Child Support Enforcement https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/52e878c6-3964-4d71-8a40-4fd07e0457aa
SFP 2020-11 Department of Medical Assistance Services https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/7460955c-ad88-4bc3-b4c5-6d582ab98693
SFP 2020-12 Commercial Real Estate https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/f01a57d5-f705-4b9f-afcc-34a41da28c69
SFP 2020-13 FCC/Communications https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/65fcfeed-6d2a-4efe-933c-656af62fe819
SFP 2020-14 Higher Education Bonds https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/bd38ff6c-e895-4c34-9ecb-38f55fb82eda
SFP 2020-15 Charitable Trust & Investment https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/ea1e649f-cbfb-4d7e-8c10-1d9cf61f8408
SFP 2020-16 Employment https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/5db135c2-59a7-4e31-9969-b1cf7a34a208
SFP 2020-17 VRS Domestic Asset Recovery https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/661fc6db-043c-4172-af71-f5c5b426814a
SFP 2020-18 Cybersecurity & Data Protection https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/5542a24e-d215-4691-9dc6-f16c015a83c8
SFP 2020-19 Immigration https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/96d4f566-ec38-4361-955a-40606c80e142
SFP 2020-20 University Medical Centers https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/b9e92b53-2ac8-476a-8f8d-afc754b9016e
SFP 2020-21 Public Finance https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/0622849d-439e-407c-b13c-dbbaab34800f
SFP 2020-22 Transportation Privatization https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/6902f405-74ae-4163-9319-c90a93d93a83
SFP 2020-23 Commonwealth Transportation Board https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/3b5be5b5-75bf-4f1a-9b64-df1c48aeff64
SFP 2020-24 Construction Litigation https://my.rfp360.com/public/rfp/ae7479b3-1b34-4873-9711-bee9c6a8119f