The Vendor is required to provide shorthand court reporter and transcription services for department interviews and/or meetings (herein “interviews”) to be held throughout the state during the term of this agreement.
- The written transcripts will be public documents and must be completed with the highest level of accuracy and proficiency.
- Required that the certified shorthand reporter(s)/transcriber(s) be on-site at the interview location to transcribe the interview.
- Holds an interview via a remote platform, the certified shorthand reporter will be able to attend and transcribe the meeting via the remote platform, unless department requests otherwise.
- Provide up to thirty-seven thousand five hundred (37,500) [one hundred fifty (150) pages per transcript for two hundred fifty (250) interviews] pages of transcription per fiscal year.
- Provide certified shorthand reporter(s)/transcriber(s).
- Provide the name and direct contact information of the certified shorthand reporter(s)/transcriber(s) no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting date.
- Shorthand reporter(s)/transcriber(s) shall provide in person services up to five (5) hours per interview for up to two hundred and fifty (250) total interviews for a total of up to one thousand two hundred and fifty (1,250) hours per fiscal year.
- The certified shorthand reporter(s)/transcriber(s) shall provide virtual/remote services up to five (5) hours per interview for up to two hundred and fifty (250) total interviews for a total of up to one thousand two hundred and fifty (1,250) hours per fiscal year.
- It is required that the certified shorthand reporters(s)/transcriber(s) arrive at the designated work location one (1) hour prior to the job start time and must remain present at the location until dismissed by the person presiding over the procedure.
- If the interview is held virtually via a remote platform, it is required that the certified shorthand reporter(s) join the interview no later than thirty (30) minutes prior to the job start time and must remain present on the remote platform until dismissed by the person presiding over the procedure.
- Delays of interviews due to the tardiness of the reporter(s) shall be subject to a monetary penalty equal to 20% (twenty percent) of the full day rate.
- Provide the transcript in accordance with the board minimum transcript standards applicable on the date the transcript is prepared.
- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: May 23, 2025