Certified Transcription Services (CTS)
Forecast Recompete Updated
- Agency
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Citizen and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $350,000 to $500,000
- Set-aside
- Competitive 8(a)
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- 70SBUR23C00000023 Federal contract award held by Fedwriters, Inc. Ends Feb 15, 2027 · Value with all options $3,187,392 · Set aside: 8(a) Sole Source
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 561410 Document Preparation Services
- Place of performance
- Camp Springs, MD
- Forecast number
- F2027076003
- Points of contact
Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Field Operations Directorate plans to procure certified transcription services in accordance with National Court Reporters Association transcript format guidelines, with solicitation release estimated December 11, 2026 and award estimated February 16, 2027 under a competitive 8(a) set-aside. The requirement covers transcribing approximately 200 recordings of interviews per period, with an average recording length of 3 hours. Transcripts used in legal proceedings for immigration cases must comply with the NCRA format guides.
The estimated award value range is $350,000 to $500,000, procured through a GSA Schedule contract vehicle, with performance estimated from February 16, 2027 through February 15, 2032 at Camp Springs, Maryland. Points of contact are Marianne Green, Contract Specialist (marianne.green@uscis.dhs.gov, +1 802-288-7977), and Shayna Harris (shayna.n.harris@uscis.dhs.gov, +1 240-721-2534), both with USCIS.
This forecast is a recompete of contract 70SBUR23C00000023, awarded September 29, 2023 to Fedwriters, Inc. as a firm fixed price definitive contract under an 8(a) sole-source set-aside, with a $3,187,392.38 ceiling value, $521,158.25 obligated, and an ultimate completion date of February 15, 2027. The incumbent provides certified transcription services for immigration-case legal proceedings in Camp Springs, Maryland. Service Contract Inventory reporting shows government-invoiced labor of $3,000 in FY2024 and $18,000 in FY2025, with all hours self-performed and no subcontractors.
Forecast text
USCIS Provides Immigration benefits through Service Centers, District Offices, Field Offices and Support Centers. The USCIS Field Operations Directorate (FOD) has a requirement for Certified Transcription Services to transcribe approximately 200 recordings of interviews per period. The average length of each recording is 3 hours. The resultant transcript must comply with the National Court Reporters Association Transcript Format Guides.
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