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- Country: USA
- Summary: NIH Sign Language Interpreting Services
- UST Ref No: 124177101
- Deadline: 18 Aug 2025
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: 75N93025R00022
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Description
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Acquisitions (OA), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) on behalf of the Office of Research Services (ORS), Events Management Branch (EMB), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Access Interpreting, Inc. for commercial items. The contract provides essential communication services NIH-wide to deaf and hard of hearing employees, patients, and visitors, requesting an accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The ORS Interpreting Services Program, Events Management Branch (EMB), is centrally managed and funded to deliver essential communication services NIH-wide to deaf and hard of hearing employees, patients, and visitors, requesting an accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Since 2015, the program has grown to become the largest contract of its kind in the Federal Government, attracting Deaf researchers and other talent to NIH and developing a reputation for providing quality and dependable accommodation services easy to schedule and manage. Services include but are not limited to American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting (basic and scientific) and Computer Assisted Real-time Transcription (CART) delivered onsite and online by an experienced professional services provider. For patients and their families, these services are delivered round the clock including weekends, holidays and during Government shutdowns, and must include a Continuity of Operations Plan.
The NIAID intends to negotiate, under authority of FAR 6.302-1 and HHSAR 306.302-1, on a sole source basis, with Access Interpreting, inc. to increase the contract ceiling to support the current ongoing activities from September 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. No other source is able to provide these critical/essential se... - Documents :
Purchaser : HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
5601 FISHERS LANE SUITE 3D11, BETHESDA , MD 20892, USA
Primary Point of Contact: Callie Prassinos, Callie.Prassinos@NIH.gov, Phone Number 2406695155
Secondary Point of Contact: Ashley Kinderdine, ashley.kinderdine@nih.gov
Email :callie.prassinos@nih.gov
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