ANN Thornton Berry, LLC

ANN Thornton Berry, LLC, doing business as Berry ANN Thornton Certified, is a woman-owned small business based in Chandler, Texas, that provides court reporting, transcription, and stenotype services to federal agencies exclusively as a prime contractor, competing in full-and-open markets without socioeconomic set-asides. The vendor operates as a sole proprietorship and has built a highly focused federal practice around verbatim court reporting and transcript documentation services for administrative hearings, legal proceedings, and investigative functions across 19 distinct federal customer agencies.

ANN Thornton Berry's customer concentration is anchored by two dominant agencies. The Merit Systems Protection Board accounts for 188 awards (62% of all awards) with $646 thousand in combined potential value, reflecting the vendor's role as the incumbent provider under a primary blanket purchase agreement. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission follows with 12 awards valued at $633 thousand—nearly equal dollar volume despite one-sixteenth the award count, indicating larger individual contract values. The Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor places 51 awards valued at $362 thousand, while DOL's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission together account for most remaining volume. These five customer agencies represent 89% of all awards and 96% of combined potential value.

The vendor holds a portfolio of single-award blanket purchase agreements that drive its business model. The most recent is a Merit Systems Protection Board BPA established October 1, 2026, with a $150 thousand ceiling through September 30, 2029. Preceding this is an MSPB BPA awarded October 1, 2023, valued at $120 thousand through September 30, 2026, which has generated 48 call orders since award with individual task orders ranging from $225 to $5,150. Two legacy MSPB BPAs carry combined historical volume of 120 task orders valued at $236 thousand. The vendor's top five parent vehicles—all single-award blanket purchase agreements—collectively show 205 task orders and $396 thousand in combined potential value, with the largest concentration under three MSPB agreements (61, 59, and 54 task orders respectively) and a Department of Labor Indefinite Delivery Contract (22 task orders valued at $119 thousand) supporting wage and hour transcript services.

Recent work is representative of the vendor's narrowly focused scope. Court reporting services dominate: typical awards include BPA calls to MSPB ranging from $790 to $6,948 for Dallas Regional Office and Washington, D.C. support (awarded monthly or more frequently); a $70 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for court reporting services through August 31, 2026; a $10,769 definitive contract from the Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor for a certified court transcript in Secretary of Labor v. The Andersons, Inc., awarded September 29, 2025; and a $4,875 purchase order from the Drug Enforcement Administration for transcript services, awarded February 20, 2024. All work is performed directly by the vendor with no subcontractor involvement.

Activity has remained relatively stable year over year—ranging from 17 to 24 awards annually over the past five years—with modest variation that reflects seasonal and case-driven demand. The vendor's award portfolio totals 302 prime contracts with $1.9 million in combined potential value, of which $1.4 million (76%) has been obligated. Only one award is scheduled to reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying a potential value of $40 thousand, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. The vendor's business is structurally characterized by high-frequency, small-dollar task orders issued against established standing agreements, translating to consistent federal customer touchpoints rather than pursuit-intensive prime contracting. The vendor's NAICS footprint reinforces specialization: 271 of 302 awards fall under Court Reporting and Stenotype Services (NAICS 541612), with 21 awards under All Other Legal Services and one each under Temporary Help Services, Book Publishers, and Offices of Lawyers.

Court Reporting Services