Appellate Advocacy Training Legal Writer

The Department of the Air Force, specifically the Air Force Appellate Defense Division (FOA/JAJA), is conducting market research through this sources sought notice to identify qualified personnel for appellate advocacy training services. The requirement involves delivering a two-to-three-day in-person training course twice per year to a group of two to eight personnel. The curriculum focuses on strategic and written appellate advocacy skills relevant to criminal cases, including reviewing appellate records and developing appellate issues. Performance will take place in St. James, Maryland, under solicitation number FA701426Q0012.

Prospective instructors must hold a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and possess substantial legal practice experience in appellate advocacy. Candidates are required to demonstrate prior experience in teaching legal writing, mentoring, and providing constructive feedback on appellate strategy and issue development. This procurement is classified under NAICS 541110, Offices of Lawyers, and PSC R418, SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: LEGAL. No set-aside has been designated for this notice.

Responses to this inquiry are due by April 30, 2026. The contracting office, AFDW PK, has provided two attachments for review: a draft Performance Work Statement and a Request for Information document, both updated on April 15, 2026. MSgt Irinieta Tabuyaqona is the designated point of contact for this market research phase.