Petersen Court Reporters Inc.

Petersen Court Reporters Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business based in Clive, Iowa, provides grand jury and deposition court reporting services — stenography, transcription, and verbatim documentation for federal litigation — to the U.S. Attorney's Offices and other federal agencies as a prime contractor competing under full-and-open procurement without set-aside designations.

Petersen is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation structured as a self-certified small disadvantaged business and woman-owned business. The vendor's award footprint is narrow in both scope and customer reach. The top two customer agencies account for 57% of awards: the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney's Offices holds 12 awards valued at $742 thousand combined potential value, and the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service holds 12 awards valued at $4 thousand. The Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (Veterans Integrated Service Network 23) adds three awards for $32 thousand, and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys adds one award for $31 thousand. Total combined potential value across all 53 prime awards stands at $860 thousand, with $414 thousand obligated to date — reflecting the vendor's small scale and the sub-million-dollar scope of federal court reporting work.

Petersen holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney's Offices, valued at $226,013.75 and running through January 31, 2027. This vehicle has generated six delivery orders since February 2022, each issued annually on February 1st for time-and-materials court reporting services in Des Moines, Iowa, with individual order ceilings ranging from $25,325.25 to $49,555.75. Recent delivery orders include a $49,555.75 order awarded February 1, 2026 (ultimate completion January 31, 2027), a $47,362.25 order awarded February 1, 2025, and a $44,949.25 order awarded February 1, 2024. The vendor also holds an indefinite delivery contract identified as DJJ16DEOA020017 that has supported five task orders valued at $149 thousand combined potential value. Petersen performs all work directly — no subcontractors appear in the source. The vendor's NAICS concentration is Court Reporting and Stenotype Services (33 awards), with primary PSC coding in Support-Administrative Court Reporting (46 awards). Activity has been minimal and episodic over the past five years — one to two awards per year — with only one award (the February 2026 delivery order, $50 thousand) reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months.