RFQ-041-FY26 Outside Counsel Legal Services

The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) is seeking outside counsel to provide legal services. The selected outside counsel will be required to provide professional legal services as described in Addendum A, with due professional care as required by applicable law, regulations, and disciplinary rules. The outside counsel will be expected to represent DIR, and otherwise provide professional legal services, with timing being crucial to the performance of the contract. The outside counsel will be responsible for maintaining records, providing supporting documents, and cooperating with auditors and other authorized representatives. The contract term will commence on a date to be determined and will terminate on a date to be determined, unless terminated earlier. Key aspects of the job include: • Providing legal services as described in Addendum A • Representing DIR with due professional care • Maintaining records and providing supporting documents • Cooperating with auditors and other authorized representatives • Adhering to the contract term and termination provisions The outside counsel will be paid according to the fee schedule described in Addendum B, and will be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of the legal services, subject to the limitation of liability set out in the contract.