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Pennsylvania seeks law firm for out-of-state tax debt and lien enforcement

Pennsylvania seeks a law firm to collect out-of-state tax debt through lien enforcement and related legal services. - Buyer: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, through the Governor’s Office of General Counsel (OGC), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; statewide scope. - Vendors and OEMs: No law firms, commercial vendors, or product manufacturers are named in the materials. - Requested services: Locate debtors and assets; contact debtors; file the Department’s judgment liens in other states; keep case activity logs; and pursue legal action, including execution on judgments. - Expected referrals average 5–10 cases per month, with no minimum guaranteed volume. - Compensation is contingent on collections. Offerors must propose one fee percentage, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, for estimated collections in each of Years 1, 2, and 3. - Key requirements: A managing attorney must be admitted to the Pennsylvania bar and have at least 10 years of collections experience and 5 years of governmental legal-enforcement experience. Firms must demonstrate relevant multistate experience and references, describe their engagement approach, and provide required financial, complaint, litigation, and conflict disclosures. - Compliance requirements include tax compliance, confidentiality and security safeguards including IRS Publication 1075, professional liability insurance, and disclosure of AI tools and safeguards. Proposed legal actions and subcontractors require Department approval; OGC provides oversight of legal strategy and case disposition. - Term: Three years from the effective date, with up to two additional one-year renewals. The materials do not specify calendar dates.

Description

The RFP seeks law firms to provide out-of-state lien enforcement services for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. The selected offeror will enforce collection of out-of-state tax debt, where traditional collection methods have had limited expected resolution. The proposed contract is a requirements contract with compensation through a contingent fee based on actual collections. The solicitation states a three-year duration and statewide coverage.

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