Transcription and Stenographic Services

The vendor required to provide transcription and stenographic services to the agency on an as needed basis with payments on a fixed cost basis.
- Court transcription and stenographic services
•    Provide transcription services, accurately transcribing hearings from CDs provided by office. 
•    The accuracy rate of all transcriptions shall not fall below 98%.
•    The technology to play proprietary audio files (for the record gold) from the CDs provided by office. 
•    Provide certified reporters experienced in transcribing digitally recorded hearings from FTR gold. 
•    Office shall not pay the contractor for blank pages or incomplete transcripts which include excessive inaudible sections. 
•    The capability to attend, record information, and provide transcription services for office hearings, if requested. 
•    Provide all supplies necessary for accurate and complete reporting of a proceeding, including, but not limited to, sufficient audiotapes, tape recorders, microphones, extend cords and machinery.
•    The completed transcript of each hearing heard by office shall be labeled by the contractor by trade name and contained in a separate attachment. 
•    The pages of each transcript consecutively and produce a table of contents that references at a minimum (1) the page that each parties opening and closing statements (2) the page each witnesses’ testimony begins and (3) the page each exhibit was introduced. 
•    The completed transcript shall be secured with a removable front and back cover. 
•    Transcript page must be 8 1/2" x 11" in size, with at least 22 lines per page (1.5 spacing). 
•    Margins on each transcript page shall not exceed one inch on the right, left, top or bottom portion of the page. 
•    The pages must be fully justified and double spaced with a size 12 font. 
•    Required to complete and deliver to office an original hardcopy with certification page, mini-script with index, delivered electronically as attachment by email in either pdf or word format, and electronic version on cd of the transcript.
•    Completed transcripts from a hearing sent by contractor to office shall be delivered electronically at the same time in an e-mail.