National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)-Court Reporting Services (Nationwide)

This is a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The information gained will assist in developing the acquisition strategy for NLRB’s requirement for Court Reporting Services. The NLRB is issuing this RFI to request feedback from industry to address recurring performance challenges experienced under prior contracts, as well as to better understand emerging innovations, technologies, and best practices within the court reporting industry.

The NLRB anticipates a requirement for nationwide court reporting and transcription services in support of administrative hearings, representation proceedings, unfair labor practice cases, and other official agency proceedings. Services may include in-person, remote, and hybrid court reporting; real-time reporting; expedited and daily transcript delivery; digital recording support; audio recording and synchronization; transcript production and distribution; exhibit handling and management; and secure electronic transcript distribution. The anticipated requirement will emphasize contractor capability to provide qualified and reliable court reporters across multiple geographic locations, maintain continuity of service, ensure timely and accurate transcript production, support evolving technology and remote hearing platforms, and comply with applicable privacy, security, records retention, and confidentiality requirements.

This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided by the vendor in this response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any concern responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the...