Provide Court Reporting Services on an as Needed Basis

Location:	Louisiana
Posted:	Jun 24, 2026
Due:	Jul 9, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Louisiana
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	JPP-SOQ#26-016
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SOQ No. 26-016

Provide Court Reporting Services on an as Needed Basis for the

Parish of Jefferson

Submission Deadline: July 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM

ATTENTION VENDORS!!!

Please review all pages and respond accordingly, complying with all provisions

in the public notice and Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Section 2-926 et

seq. All submissions must be received on the Purchasing Department’s

e-Procurement site, www.jeffparishbids.net, by the SOQ submission deadline

date and time. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department

General Government Building

200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400

Gretna, LA 70053

Purchasing Specialist II: Stacey Champagne

Purchasing Specialist II: stacey.champagne@jeffparish.gov

Purchasing Specialist II: (504)-364-2688

PUBLIC NOTICE

SOQ 26-016

Provide Court Reporting Services on an as Needed Basis for the Parish of Jefferson

The Parish of Jefferson, authorized by Resolution No. 148722 is hereby soliciting a Statement of

Qualifications (Jefferson Parish General Professional Services Questionnaire) from persons or firms

interested in contracting with the Parish to provide court reporting services on an as needed basis for

the Parish of Jefferson including but not limited to all Parish departments, boards and commissions.

Deadline for Submissions: 3:30 p.m., July 9, 2026

The persons or firms under consideration shall have at least one (1) principal who has at least five (5)

years’ experiences in the performance of court reporting services. The following ranking criteria, listed

in order of importance, shall be used to evaluate the submittals from each firm/individual submitting to

provide court reporting services on an as needed basis:

A. Professional qualifications, training and experience of the firm/individuals assigned to

this project and the breadth of their experience in the performance of court reporting

services. (25 Points)

B. Fee Proposal. The firm shall submit a fee proposal for consideration. The proposal must

include the Appearance Fee for each proposed employee/subcontractor, including costs

for certified transcripts. The firm may also propose additional fees. All fees are subject

to negotiation; inclusion of any item in the proposal does not guarantee or entitle the

firm to payment of that fee. (25 Points)

C. Size of firm; Capacity for timely completion of work. (20 Points)

D. Nature, quantity and value of Jefferson Parish court reporting services previously and

currently being performed. (15 Points)

E. Nature, quantity and value of court reporting services performed for other public entities.

(10 Points)

F. Location of the office where the work will be performed. Preference shall be given to

persons or firms with a principal business office at which the work will be performed as

follows: (1) Jefferson Parish, including municipalities within Jefferson Parish – 5 Points;

(2) Neighboring Parishes of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Region, which

includes: Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles and St. Tammany Parishes –

3 Points; (3) Parishes other than the foregoing – 2 Points

Submittals for Court Reporters must include fee proposals. All firms or individuals must submit a

Statement of Qualification (General Professional Services Questionnaire). Each sub-consultant shall

be required to submit a (General Professional Services Questionnaire) and all documents and

information included in the questionnaire. (Refer to Jefferson Parish Code Ordinance, Section 2-

928)

All persons or firms (including sub-consultants) must submit a Statement of Qualifications (General

Professional Services Questionnaire) by the deadline. The latest professional services questionnaire

may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Department at (504) 364-2678 or via the Jefferson

Parish website at https://www.jeffparish.gov/468/Statement-of-Qualifications-SOQ .

Submissions will only be accepted electronically via Jefferson Parish’s e-Procurement site, Central

Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse.com or www.jeffparishbids.net . Registration is required and

free for Jefferson Parish vendors by accessing the following link:

www.centralauctionhouse.com/registration.php .

No submittals will be accepted after the deadline.

Affidavits and Insurance are not required to be submitted with the Statement of Qualifications, but

shall be submitted prior to contract approval.

Disputes/protests relating to the decisions by the evaluation committee or by the Jefferson Parish

Council shall be brought before the 24th Judicial Court.

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: June 24 and July 1, 2026

Statement of Qualifications

Affidavit Instructions

This affidavit is supplied as a courtesy to Affiant. It is the responsibility of the affiant to

insure the affidavit submitted to Jefferson Parish complies, in both form and content, with federal,

state and parish laws. It is the responsibility of the Affiant to submit a new affidavit if any

additional campaign contributions are made after the affidavit is executed but prior to the time the

council acts on the matter.

The Affidavit MUST comply with the following requirements to be accepted.

• Must be signed by an authorized representative of the entity.

• Must be notarized by a notary with proper jurisdiction who must sign and print

name, and include bar/notary number.

• Location where the notarization is taking place should be filled in at the top of

the affidavit – not the location of the contract services.

• MUST select either Choice A or B when required.

• If choice A is selected, it must include an attachment.

Affidavits with the following WILL NOT be accepted.

• If both choice A and B are selected, the affidavit will not be accepted.

• An affidavit marked N/A will not be accepted.

• An affidavit missing attachment(s) when required will not be accepted.

• An affidavit that is notarized by a notary who does not have jurisdiction in the place

where notarized or is not active will not be accepted.

• Affidavits that are older than six (6) months will not be accepted.

Instruction sheet may be omitted when submitting the affidavit.

STATE OF

Statement of Qualifications

AFFIDAVIT

PARISH/COUNTY OF

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared:

, (Affiant) who after being duly sworn by me, deposed and said that

he/she is the fully authorized

(Entity),

who submitted a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to the Parish of Jefferson to

(Briefly describe the services.).

Affiant further said:

Campaign Contribution Disclosures

(Choose A or B, if option A is indicated please include the required attachment):

Choice A

Choice B

Attached hereto is a list of all campaign contributions, including

the date and amount of each contribution, made to current or

former elected officials of the Parish of Jefferson by Entity,

Affiant, and/or officers, directors and owners, including

employees, owning 25% or more of the Entity during the two-year

period immediately preceding the date of this affidavit. Further,

Entity, Affiant, and/or Entity Owners have not made any

contributions to or in support of current or former members of the

Jefferson Parish Council or the Jefferson Parish President through

or in the name of another person or legal entity, either directly or

indirectly.

There are NO campaign contributions made which would require

disclosure under Choice A of this section.

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Affiant further said:

Debt Disclosures

(Choose A or B, if option A is indicated please include the required attachment):

Choice A

Attached hereto is a list of all debts owed by the affiant to any

elected or appointed official of the Parish of Jefferson, and any and

all debts owed by any elected or appointed official of the Parish to

the Affiant.

Choice B

Affiant further said:

There are NO debts which would require disclosure under Choice

A of this section.

Solicitation of Campaign Contribution Disclosures

(Choose A or B, if option A is indicated please include the required attachment):

Choice A

Choice B

Attached hereto is a list of all elected officials of the Parish of

Jefferson, whether still holding office at the time of the affidavit or

not, where the elected official, individually, either by telephone or

by personal contact, solicited a campaign contribution or other

monetary consideration from the Entity, including the Entity’s

officers, directors and owners, and employees owning twenty-five

percent (25%) or more of the Entity, during the two-year period

immediately preceding the date the affidavit is signed. Further, if

known to the Affiant, the date of any such solicitation shall be

included on the attached list.

There are NO solicitations for campaign contributions which would

require disclosure under Choice A of this section.

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Bid Number	Description	Date Issued	Bid Open Date/Time
JPP-SOQ#26-016	Provide Court Reporting Services on an as Needed Basis for the Parish of Jefferson Original: JPP-SOQ#26-016	06/24/2026	07/09/2026 3:30:00 PM CT

Department	Non State - Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department
Section	Jefferson Parish Purchasing
Dept Code	JPP
Contact	Misty Camardelle
Address	200 Derbigny St., Suite 4400 Gretna, LA 70053
Phone	504-364-2678
Fax	504-364-2693
Email	purchasing@jeffparish.net