Summary
The Maine Department of Education is soliciting a vendor to provide court reporting and transcription services for special-education due-process hearings throughout Maine. The contract requires audio recording (or digital capture) of proceedings and delivery of verbatim transcripts in hard-copy and searchable PDF formats, with specified turnaround times and compliance with FERPA, IDEA, and state data-privacy and IT/accessibility policies. The award is for an initial two-year term with two optional renewals (total potential performance up to five years), and vendors must submit detailed pricing (hourly on-site rates, per-page transcript rates) as part of their proposals.