DFAS Court Reporting Support Services

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is soliciting court reporting and transcription services for the multi-day hearing in Taylor v. DoD, scheduled for May 12, 2026 and May 18-20, 2026. The vendor must provide a qualified, certified court reporter with appropriate recording equipment to capture the hearing verbatim and deliver both a complete hearing transcript and a condensed version within 10 calendar days after the hearing concludes. Key requirements include delivery of transcripts to the EEOC Administrative Judge via FEDSEP and email, with copies to the Government Attorney and complainant, as well as secure binding of final products with numbered pages and exhibits appended. The award will be made on a firm fixed price basis to the lowest price technically acceptable quote, and the solicitation includes standard FAR and DFARS clauses addressing service contract labor standards, safeguarding covered defense information, and compliance requirements. The proposal due date is April 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM.

This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for small business concerns, specifically designated for women-owned small businesses (WOSB), under NAICS code 561492 with a size standard of $19,000,000. The contract period of performance runs from May 12, 2026 through September 30, 2026, with the contracting officer authorized to exercise options extending services up to 6 months total and extend the contract term up to 5.5 years total. The scope of work includes four days of court reporting services, production of approximately 1,200 pages of verbatim transcript in hardcopy, 15 pages of exhibits in hardcopy, shipping fees, and 2,400 pages of copies for distribution to the government and complainant. All services will be performed at the DFAS Office of General Counsel in Indianapolis, Indiana 46249, with inspection and acceptance conducted at both the service performance site and destination, and payment made via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).