Sargent's Court Reporting Service, Inc.

Sargent's Court Reporting Service, Inc., a certified Women-Owned Small Business based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, provides court reporting, stenography, verbatim transcription, and certified transcript services as a prime contractor to federal agencies on a time-and-materials basis, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designation, though the vendor holds a self-certified Small Disadvantaged Business status that qualifies it for Total Small Business awards. The firm is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation with a 37-year track record in federal legal documentation services.

Sargent's customer concentration is heavily concentrated with the Department of Justice, which accounts for 64% of the 86 awards tracked in the source. The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions U.S. Attorney's Offices is the dominant customer, with 25 awards carrying $2.5 million in combined potential value, supported by multiple single-award and multiple-award IDIQs that enable ongoing task orders across regional districts. The Department of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys holds three awards valued at $1 million combined, while the Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration (8 awards, $870 thousand), the Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal (1 award, $97,860), and the Social Security Administration (12 awards, $33 thousand) round out the secondary customer base. A smaller but recurring presence exists with the Internal Revenue Service, the Civil Rights Division, and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, each spanning multiple awards.

Sargent's vehicle footprint centers on five primary Department of Justice IDIQs: an Indefinite Delivery Contract 15JA0522D00000095 (5 task orders, $729 thousand combined potential value); contract 15JA0522D00000141 (5 task orders, $238 thousand); contract 15JA0522D00000107 (5 task orders, $88 thousand); contract 15JA0522D00000143 (2 task orders, $92 thousand); and a Blanket Purchase Agreement DJJ17XEOA020107 (3 task orders, $480 thousand combined potential value). These vehicles are structured as single-award or multiple-award contracts with performance periods extending through 2027–2029, with time-and-materials task order pricing across grand jury, deposition, and general court reporting services spanning Johnstown and Wheeling, Pennsylvania, and Charleston, West Virginia. Representative work includes a $254 thousand delivery order (April 2024) from the U.S. Attorney's Offices for grand jury and deposition court reporting services; a $131 thousand delivery order (April 2022) for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia; and a $97,860 firm fixed-price purchase order (August 2025) from Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal for court reporting services and written transcripts supporting investigations and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hearings at Letterkenny Army Depot, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside.

Activity has remained flat to slightly declining, with 8 awards in 2022, 6 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 3 year-to-date in 2026. The vendor faces a modest recompete cliff, with 5 awards (combined potential value $252 thousand) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined potential value across all 86 prime awards totals $4.8 million, with $1.5 million obligated to date (32% of potential). The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no recorded sub-award activity, competing in NAICS 561492 (Court Reporting and Stenotype Services), with the bulk of work falling under PSC code for support-administrative court reporting (70 awards) and transcription support (7 awards).

Sargent's offers nationwide court reporting, litigation support, and legal transcription services. Certified SDB, 24/7 customer service, stenographic court reporting, mask writing, exhibit synchronization, video deposition.