Certified Transcribers Inc.

Certified Transcribers Inc., a for-profit small business based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, provides court reporting and grand jury transcription services to the Department of Justice as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides, competing exclusively in set-aside vehicles with no full-and-open prime awards.

The vendor's customer footprint is heavily concentrated in the Department of Justice. The U.S. Attorney's Offices account for 77 of 87 total awards (100% coverage of combined potential value) worth $3.2 million, with the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys placing 7 awards valued at $96 thousand. Four remaining awards across the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Justice Management Division, and the Internal Revenue Service represent incidental exposure. Certified Transcribers holds two single-award indefinite delivery contracts with the U.S. Attorney's Offices: one awarded September 1, 2022, with a ceiling of $1.02 million and ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027 (place of performance St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands), and a second awarded July 31, 2025, with a ceiling of $413 thousand and completion through July 30, 2030 (place of performance San Juan, Puerto Rico). Recent delivery orders under these vehicles include a $24.8 thousand Total Small Business set-aside order issued July 31, 2025, for grand jury and deposition court reporting services in San Juan, and a $3.4 thousand delivery order issued September 1, 2026, for grand jury services in St. Thomas. Five primary IDVs structure the vendor's task order activity, led by a blanket purchase agreement carrying 33 task orders ($9 thousand combined potential) and four indefinite delivery contracts collectively supporting the remaining 25 task orders.

The vendor operates exclusively under NAICS 561492 (Court Reporting and Stenotype Services), with 80 of 87 awards classified in that category. Work is performed across Puerto Rico (San Juan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), with all delivery orders priced on time-and-materials or firm-fixed-price bases. Compensation is governed by Executive Order 14026, requiring a minimum wage of $17.75 per hour. Activity volume has been modest, averaging fewer than one award per quarter; one award faces completion within the next twenty-four months ($3 thousand recompete exposure). Combined potential value across all 87 awards is $3.3 million, with $524 thousand obligated as of the source date, reflecting invoiced delivery order work on an established, narrow customer relationship.