Listing of Vendor Questions for ACT RFP 1-4-21 to 1-18-21 with Responses Due by 1-22-21.xlsx
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- BD-19-1107-1107T-SUP01-34634
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This document is a listing of vendor questions and responses related to an Request for Proposal (RFP) for Approved Court Transcribers for the state of Massachusetts. The RFP reference numbers are BD-17-1107-1107T-SUP01-11433 and BD-19-1107-1107T-SUP01-34634. The questions were open from January 4, 2021 to January 18, 2021, with responses due by January 22, 2021. The questions cover topics such as the potential transition to a monopoly transcription service, the payment process for transcribers, and the assignment of transcription work. However, the questions are deemed not relevant to the RFP for Approved Court Transcribers.
The RFP is for court transcription services within the state of Massachusetts. No additional details on pricing, set asides, incumbents, funding, or other salient information are provided in this document. The focus is solely on addressing vendor questions, which have been deemed irrelevant to the specific RFP.
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| RFP- Approved Court Transcribers Ref BD-17-1107-1107T-SUP01-11433 | |||||
| BD-19-1107-1107T-SUP01-34634 | |||||
| Questions Open 1/4/21 | |||||
| Questions Close 1/18/21 3pm | |||||
| Reponses Due 1/22/21 3pm | |||||
| Question # | Created Date | User Created | Question Subject | Question | Answer |
| 1 | 1/17/21 | Linda Kelly/Linda L. Kelly | Why is there no mention in this RFP that OTS is heading in the direction of a monopoly through FTR for transcription? And: | Question not relevant to RFP for Approved Court Transcribers |
| 2 | 1/17/21 | Linda Kelly/Linda L. Kelly | Why are all ACT members being encouraged to sign up with FTR to receive assignments? FTR will retain our deposits, contrary to Admin Order 19-1. Why are we being encouraged/forced to provide all of our information to a competitor on the list? Stephen Zinone is the Sr. Director of Transcript Solutions at FTR and has been on the ACT List under another name: UCC/Universal Communications & Consulting. Is this not a conflict of interest? | Question not relevant to RFP for Approved Court Transcribers |
| 3 | 1/17/21 | Linda Kelly/Linda L. Kelly | When FTR receives some orders under the pilot program, how will transcribers be paid? Do we have to submit out EFT info to them? Or is OTS collecting this information and will submit it to FTR for payments? Why isn't this addressed in the RFP? | Question not relevant to RFP for Approved Court Transcribers |
| 4 | 1/17/21 | Linda Kelly/Linda L. Kelly | How will the "fair & rotational" assignments be addressed & implemented via FTR's takeover? Why isn't it addressed in the RFP? | Question not relevant to RFP for Approved Court Transcribers |
| 5 | 1/17/21 | Linda Kelly/Linda L. Kelly | Will attorneys/ordering parties be able to request an assigner? | Question not relevant to RFP for Approved Court Transcribers |
| 6 | 1/17/21 | Linda Kelly/Linda L. Kelly | Does FTR plan on charging transcribers a handling fee? Or are they going to be using all their own transcribers and do away with this list? | Question not relevant to RFP for Approved Court Transcribers |
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