Grand Jury and Deposition Court Reporting, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Alabama
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15JA0527Q00000006
- Agency
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Executive Office for US Attorneys
Offices Boards and Divisions, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561492 Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
- Place of performance
- Mobile, Alabama 36602, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) is soliciting quotes for Grand Jury and Deposition Court Reporting services on behalf of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Alabama (USAO-ALS), with questions due November 5, 2026 and quotes due November 30, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 561492, Court Reporting and Stenotype Services, with a $19.5 million size standard in average annual receipts.
The vehicle is an IDIQ with a single award per the notice, and all task orders are Time and Materials under FAR 16.505. Attachment 1 states that multiple single-award IDIQs may result, and that offerors must identify which of three locations (Raleigh, Greenville, or Wilmington) they propose to serve. The notice lists the place of performance as Mobile, AL. The base year runs February 1, 2027 through January 31, 2028, followed by four one-year options through January 31, 2032 and a possible six-month extension.
All contractor personnel with access to Grand Jury material must obtain Tier 4 High Risk Public Trust background clearance before starting on-site work. The government requires a minimum of three court reporters and three videographers per location. Work must comply with EOUSA AI-10-1E and Rule 6(e) protocols for Grand Jury material. Remote depositions may use FedRAMP-certified platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Adobe Connect, Webex). Transcript turnarounds range from 10 business days to same-day delivery by 9:00 p.m., delivered via USAfx or FedRAMP-certified email. Grand jury sessions occur about monthly on the last Wednesday for 6 to 8 hours, and depositions run about 2 hours with no fixed schedule.
Economics are fixed-unit-price and fully burdened, with travel priced separately. The minimum guaranteed order is $1,000.00 over the contract life, not re-established annually. Individual orders carry a $100.00 minimum and a $20,000.00 maximum. Travel is not reimbursed within 50 miles of the specified locations, and travel beyond that radius requires written pre-approval by the Contracting Officer's Representative. Department of Labor Wage Determinations 2015-4605 and 2015-4627 (Revision 30, dated August 20, 2026) apply.
Offerors must maintain active SAM registration at quote submission and throughout performance, and list their UEI and TIN on the SF1449 or cover page. Volume I includes résumés and up to two references for key personnel, a personnel access roster, and a recording method and Grand Jury security sub-factor not exceeding two pages. Volume II covers past performance completed within three years of the solicitation issue date, with older references accepted but weighted as less relevant. Quotes go by email to Contracting Officer Perla McKay at Perla.McKay@usdoj.gov.
Notice text
Solicitation for Grand Jury and Deposition Court Reporting Solicitation Number: 15JA0527Q00000006
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA), on behalf of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama (USAO-ALS), intends to make a single award for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide Grand Jury and Deposition court reporting services. This IDIQ award will support USAO-ALS in fulfilling the mission of the United States Attorneys to serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. The anticipated award date is February 1, 2027.
The ordering period will be one (1) base year period with four (4) option year periods. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside. The award will be made under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 561492, Court Reporting and Stenotype Services, with a small business size standard of $19.5M in average annual receipts. All task orders awarded under this IDIQ will be T&M and will comply with FAR 16.505, ordering procedures.
The Contractor shall provide the labor, supervision, and transportation necessary to provide the court reporting services as described in the Solicitation.
Interest parties are advised that this solicitation includes the provision FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (SAM) which requires than an Offeror to be registered in SAM when submitting a quote and continues to be registered throughout the duration of the contract. Quoters shall include a cover page or complete the SF1449 that includes their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Tax Identification Number (TIN). For additional information, please call 866-606-8220 or visit the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the SAM database prior to award by entering the potential awardees UEI into the SAM database.
Background Investigations:
Minimum Security Clearance Requirements for Contractor Personnel. All Contractor personnel who will have access to Grand Jury material must pass the basic security clearance requirements set forth in Contract Clause EOUSA-AI-10-1E Federal Grand Jury Court Reporting Security Requirements prior to starting work on-site. Security requirements and forms are described in Local Clause AI-10-F, Security Requirements for Classified Contract (May 2016). Additionally, the elevated following court-specific background investigation levels must also be obtained and maintained throughout performance by Contractor personnel:
a. Grand Jury services require a minimum of three (3) court reporters and at least three (3) transcriptionists, if personnel other than the court reporters are used to transcribe sensitive recordings. All personnel performing these services must obtain Tier 4 High Risk Public Trust background clearance.
Questions shall be submitted via e-mail to Perla McKay at Perla.McKay@usdoj.gov Thursday November 5, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Quotes shall be submitted via e-mail to Perla McKay at Perla.McKay@usdoj.gov Monday November 30, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST.
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