The Judiciary State of Hawai‘i, commencing July 1, 2025, anticipates the possible need of professional legal transcription services. The Contractors shall transcribe legal records to convert speech; either live or recorded, into written or electronic text. Legal transcription services are the transcription of audio or video recordings of the official court hearings for District, Family and Circuit Court, administrative hearings, unemployment or workers compensation claims, IRS investigations, interrogations, witness statements, personal histories, police reports, law enforcement dispatch recordings, surveillance recordings, jailhouse recordings, etc. The contract term will be for one (1) year from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Contracts may be extended up to three (3) twelve (12) month periods, subject to appropriation and availability of funds and as deemed to be in the best interest of the Judiciary. The Contractor shall provide written transcription for all audible portions of digitally recorded legal proceedings and quasi-legal proceedings, such as administrative hearings. The Contractor shall meet the agency requirements for all written documents. Contractors interested in providing professional legal transcription services to the Judiciary, State of Hawaii for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2025, are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications and Expression of Interest to the Judiciary, State of Hawaii pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §103D-304, as the need arises.
