Cover Letter

U.S. Department of Justice
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
Acquisitions

Solicitation for Grand Jury and Deposition Court Reporting Solicitation Number: 15JA0527Q00000006
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA), on behalf of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama (USAO-ALS), intends to make a single award for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide Grand Jury and Deposition court reporting services. This IDIQ award will support USAO-ALS in fulfilling the mission of the United States Attorneys to serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. The anticipated award date is February 1, 2027. The ordering period will be one (1) base year period with four (4) option year periods. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside. The award will be made under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 561492, Court Reporting and Stenotype Services, with a small business size standard of $19.5M in average annual receipts. All task orders awarded under this IDIQ will be T&M and will comply with FAR 16.505, ordering procedures. The Contractor shall provide the labor, supervision, and transportation necessary to provide the court reporting services as described in the Solicitation. Interest parties are advised that this solicitation includes the provision FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (SAM) which requires than an Offeror to be registered in SAM when submitting a quote and continues to be registered throughout the duration of the contract. Quoters shall include a cover page or complete the SF1449 that includes their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Tax Identification Number (TIN). For additional information, please call 866-6068220 or visit the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the SAM database prior to award by entering the potential awardees UEI into the SAM database.
Background Investigations:
Minimum Security Clearance Requirements for Contractor Personnel. All Contractor personnel who will have access to Grand Jury material must pass the basic security clearance requirements set forth in Contract Clause EOUSA-AI-10-1E Federal Grand Jury Court Reporting Security Requirements prior to starting work on-site. Security requirements and forms are described in Local Clause AI-10-F, Security Requirements for Classified Contract (May 2016). Additionally,