The City of Bremerton (“City”) is seeking proposals from attorneys and firms that can provide effective counsel to indigent defendants charged with misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor crimes in City of Bremerton Municipal Court. From the submissions, the City will compile a pool of Conflict Public Defenders to provide legal defense services to indigent defendants whenever the Public Defender has a conflict. The City invites interested attorneys or firms with criminal court experience to provide Conflict Public Defense Attorney services. The City’s needs are outlined in the following Request for Proposal (“RFP”). The City expects multiple awards from this RFP and may award to qualified respondents prior to the closing date.

Proposals marked “2023 RFP Conflict Public Defender On-Call Roster Pool” must be received by
5:00 PM on Friday, June 30th, 2023:
Melinda Monroe
Contracts Administrator
City of Bremerton 345 6th Street, Suite 100 Bremerton, WA 98337
Please note the full addendum 1 updates posted on the City website. Any proposals received after the scheduled closing time for receipt will be rejected. As multiple awards are anticipated from this RFP, awards may be made prior to the close of the RFP. Qualified proposers are encouraged to submit as soon as possible.
The point of contact for this project is Melinda Monroe at Melinda.monroe@ci.bremerton.wa.us or (360) 473-5306.
The full text of the RFP is posted on the City website at http://www.bremertonwa.gov/Bids.aspx and hard copies can be obtained from the City of Bremerton, Contract Administrator’s Office.

ADDENDUM NO. 1
DATE: May 12th, 2024

REVISIONS TO:
Request for Proposal On-call Conflict Public Defense Services

NOTICE TO ALL RESPONDERS:
 
This addendum is issued to clarify, revise, add to or delete from, the original specification or required documents for the above project. This addendum, as integrated with the original request for proposal, shall form the required forms. The noted revisions shall take precedence over previously issued required forma and shall become part of this contract.
 
REVISIONS TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS ARE AS UNDERLINED BELOW:
 
II. TIME SCHEDULE.
 
The On-call Conflict Public Defender Attorney Pool is an open roster and submission and questions may both be submitted at any time up to May 17th, 2024 at 5 pm (PST).   The City anticipates using the roster immediately and issuing multiple awards. For this reason, the City encourages qualified proposers to submit as soon as possible.
 
X. PUBLICATION.
 
Name of Publication:
City of Bremerton Website http://www.bremertonwa.gov/bids.aspx
Open Dates:
May 17th, 2024

NOTE: Acknowledge receipt of this addendum by initialing the corresponding space as indicated on the signature page. The City reserves the right to reject any and all submissions, including, in certain circumstances, for failure to appropriately acknowledge this addendum.