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Attached is solicitation 693JJ323R000013 Amendment 2 for Legal Advisory Services for the Build America Bureau. This amendment updates the question and answer document from Amendment 1 to include sever... Attached is solicitation 693JJ323R000013 Amendment 2 for Legal Advisory Services for the Build America Bureau. This amendment updates the question and answer document from Amendment 1 to include several new questions. New questions and answers are in the blue highlighted rows in the attached spreadsheet. Amendment 2 also provided an updated solicitation document. No changes have been made to any of the solicitation attachments. Proposals remain due on May 9, 2023, at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time. This requirement is being solicited through full and open competition. The Government anticipates, but does not guarantee, awarding three to six IDIQ contracts. The Government anticipates, but does not guarantee, to make an award by September 15, 2023. The objective of this IDIQ contract is to provide legal advisory services in the surface transportation infrastructure finance area to support the activities of the Bureau related to credit assistance requests, portfolio management matters (e.g., large amendments, restructurings), and other Bureau matters (e.g., template revisions, training of Bureau staff). The Contractor must provide legal advisory professional support services, as needed, in a variety of transportation infrastructure finance topics to support the Bureau’s activities. Potential activities include, but are not limited to, legal research, due diligence, negotiating and documenting individual credit transactions, and the issuance of legal opinions on matters affecting the Credit Programs, and general legal advice (ad hoc basis). This work may pertain to a specific project transaction, portfolio management actions (including bankruptcy, restructuring and reorganization) or non-project matters (e.g., template revisions, training of Bureau staff).

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This posting is in accordance with FAR 5.204 Presolicitation notices. The Government has a need for non-personal legal advisory services in the infrastructure project finance area to support the activ... This posting is in accordance with FAR 5.204 Presolicitation notices. The Government has a need for non-personal legal advisory services in the infrastructure project finance area to support the activities of the Build America Bureau (the Bureau), an office within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Under Secretary for Policy. The Bureau administers the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit program and the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit program (together, the Credit Programs), and provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and standby lines of credit to borrowers seeking to develop major surface transportation projects, railroad projects, port and airport projects and transit-oriented development projects. The Contractor shall provide legal advisory professional support services in a variety of transportation infrastructure finance topics to support the Bureau’s activities. Potential activities include, but are not limited to, legal research, due diligence, negotiating, documenting and closing individual credit transactions, advising on collateral packages, and the issuance of legal opinions on matters affecting the Credit Programs. This work may pertain to a specific project transaction, portfolio management actions (including bankruptcy, restructuring and reorganization) or non-project matters (e.g., template revisions, training of Bureau staff). The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, materials, facilities, and supervision to perform all technical, non-personal services necessary to support the Bureau. Specific work to be performed will be set forth under individual task orders in one or more of the task areas (such as negotiation, due diligence, post-closing work). When a task order is awarded, the Contractor shall perform in accordance with the requirements of the work statement. The Contractor shall be able to perform in all specified task areas.