Closed Captioning Services

The Judicial Council of California, chaired by the Chief Justice of California, is the policy-making body for the California court system.

This request for proposal seeks the services of a qualified vendor to provide full-scale, real-time verbatim closed-captioning services to the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court of California, the Courts of Appeal, the Habeas Corpus Resource Center, and the 58 Superior Courts of California. The services will include full-scale, real-time verbatim closed captioning of proceedings and other live and pre-recorded meetings, media, and forums.

The Judicial Council anticipates awarding a master agreement for an initial three-year term, with two consecutive one-year options for a potential maximum of five years (“Master Agreement”). Each of the two option terms may be exercised at the Judicial Council’s sole discretion. Any resulting contract is estimated to be effective from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.

Questions should be directed to solicitations@jud.ca.gov (link sends email) and must be received no later than 1:00 PM Pacific Time, April 17, 2026.

Proposals must be received by the Judicial Council no later than 1:00 PM, Pacific Time, May 1, 2026.

• Attachment 9 DVBE Declaration New
• Attachment 10 Reference Form New
• Exhibit 1 Requirements Response Form New
• Exhibit 2 Pricing Form New
• RFP BAP-2025-08-TK New
• Attachment 1 Administrative Rules Governing RFPs Non-IT Services New
• Attachment 2 JBE Standard Terms and Conditions New
• Attachment 3 Proposers Acceptance of Terms and Conditions New
• Attachment 4 General Certifications Form New
• Attachment 5 Darfur Contracting Act Certification New
• Attachment 6 Unruh and FEHA Certification New
• Attachment 7 Iran Contracting Act Certification New
• Attachment 8 Bidder Declaration New

The Judicial Council, as a public entity, prohibits direct contact with any Council personnel during the solicitation process in order to maintain fairness and equality to all proposers.
Proposers are specifically directed NOT to contact any judicial branch entity personnel or consultants for meetings, conferences, or discussions that are related to the solicitation at any time between release of the solicitation and any award and execution of a contract.
Unauthorized contact with any judicial branch entity personnel or consultants may be cause for rejection of the Proposer’s proposal.