Stenographic Court Reporting and Related Products

The Social Security Administration (SSA), Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG), is currently performing market research to determine the availability of small business sources that can provide court reporter services and products in support of the Office of General Counsel Attorneys defending the Agency in EEOC or Employee Labor Relations litigation. The Agency is seeking small business concern(s) that have the capability to provide services and products nationally, regionally or locally to all fifty- states, the District of Columbia and the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, St Croix and St. Thomas. SSA intends to use any information provided in response to this notice to develop an acquisition strategy. Specifically, respondents must submit, at a minimum, the following information: •1) Experience providing Court Reporters and related products. •2) Socioeconomic and business size status. •3) Training or Accreditation of Court Reporters employed by your company. •4) Identification of the types of services offered by your company. •5) Availability of supplies and services through existing Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (i.e., GSA Federal Supply Schedules) or Open Market. Interested sources that believe they have the bona fide capability to provide court reporting services and products as described above should submit a detailed capabilities statement electronically to [email protected] . You may also fax information to (215) 597-4033. Please reference SSA-RFI-12-1005 in the email subject line. SSA must receive all responses by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 8, 2011. *** Synopsis Terms and Conditions *** • This is a sources sought announcement, a market survey for written information only. • This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and the Government will not award a contract from this announcement. • The Government will not reimburse for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. • The Government will not accept any telephone calls, or requests for a bid package or solicitation. There is no bid package or solicitation. • In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, that may arise from this announcement; the Government will not give information regarding the technical point of contact. • This synopsis is for planning purposes only, not a commitment by the Government. • The Government will use responses to this sources sought/market research notice to make appropriate acquisition decisions.