Summary: This Solicitation is issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Legal Division, and seeks proposals from 1) all interested and capable U.S. law firms and 2) all interested and capable U.S. consulting firms, to serve as an independent transformation monitor as recommended in an April 2024 “Report for the Special Review Committee of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation” concerning the FDIC’s workplace culture, allegations of sexual harassment, and other interpersonal misconduct at the FDIC, as well as management’s response to that harassment and misconduct.

See the attached Solicitation for more information. Law firms are directed to the version of the Solicitation titled FDIC-LEGAL-2024-002A Solicitation to LAW FIRMS. Consulting firms are directed to the version of the Solicitation titled FDIC-LEGAL-2024-002B Solicitation to CONSULTING FIRMS.

Please note: The FDIC Legal Division and this Solicitation are not governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) nor by the FDIC’s Acquisition Procedures and Guidance Manual (APGM), unless otherwise noted. As appropriate, this Solicitation is governed by the FDIC's Outside Counsel Deskbook, available at: https://www.fdic.gov/about/doing-business/outside-counsel/ (for law firms) or by the FDIC’s Legal Support Services Deskbook, available at https://www.fdic.gov/about/doing-business/legal-support-services-deskbook/lssprint.pdf (for consulting firms).