The County of Sacramento issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for legal transcription services for the Public Defender's office. The contract has a five-year term, with an estimated annual usage of 23,000 pages. The contract was awarded to Officemotive, Inc. (dba Capital Typing) as the primary contractor and Gateway Secretarial as the secondary contractor. The evaluation criteria included experience, references, and costs.
• The contract has a restriction that the District Attorney and Public Defender cannot use the same vendor for transcription services.
• The contract has a provision for rush work, which accounts for approximately 10% of the volume.
• The contract also includes a provision for Spanish translation, which accounts for approximately 2% of the volume.
• The County appreciates the participation of all offerors in this RFP.
• The contract is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.