SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Sources Sought for Translation of Rwandan Documents
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541930
— Translation and Interpretation Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, ICE-OAQ-MD, 7701 N. Stemmons, Dallas, Texas, 75247, United States
- ZIP Code
- 75247
- Solicitation Number
- 192109CCO210001091
- Archive Date
- 3/7/2009
- Point of Contact
- Cheryl D. Hodge,
- E-Mail Address
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cheryl.hodge@dhs.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ)-Dallas is performing market research to determine available sources for translation, transcription, interpretation, and vetting of Rwandan documents. Services may include other Great Lakes languages including Swahili, Kirundi, Runyankore, Rusoga, Rugwere, Ruramogi, and Luganda. This is not a solicitation and no award will be made from this market research. ICE requires the translation, transcription, interpretation, and vetting of various documents and interviews in Kinyarwanda and other languages of the African Great Lakes region. Certain documents will require some degree of formatting. Many documents will require certification that they comport with 8 CFR 1003.33. Rwandan documents are frequently written in the native language of all Rwandans, Kinyarwanda. ICE requires that the relevant documents be translated from Kinyarwanda to English with a hard copy in word format. Vendor must possess the ability to provide an accurate word or phrase in another language (English) that is equivalent to that of the original language (Kinyarwanda). Additionally, ICE requires the transcription of witness interviews conducted in Kinyarwanda. Vendor must possess the ability to write out an exact copy of audio media from the language spoken on the media (Kinyarwanda) to another (English). The resulting transcripts must then be translated from Kinyarwanda into English. Some of these translations must be certified for use in court. ICE may also require the transcription of witness interviews conducted in other Great Lakes languages including Swahili, Kirundi, Runyankore, Rusoga, Rugwere, Ruramogi, and Luganda. ICE will also require interpreter services for conversations between ICE personnel and Kinyarwanda speakers. Vendor must possess the ability to carry out oral translation from one language to another. These conversations may range from very brief (minutes in the case of telephone messages and scheduling conversations) to long (several hours in the case of witness interviews). ICE may also require interpretation of conversations between ICE personnel and speakers of other Great Lakes languages including Swahili, Kirundi, Runyankore, Rusoga, Rugwere, Ruramogi, and Luganda. Some of the Kinyarwanda documents need to be examined by a Kinyarwanda translator who is familiar with Rwandan local court records so that the expert can determine which of the many records warrant translation into English. Vendor must possess the ability to conduct a careful examination or scrutiny of the documentation to determine suitability. After vetting of documents, the relevant documents require translation into English. Some of these translations must be certified for use in court. Interested vendors are to provide summary of experience in translating Rwandan to English to include vendor's familiarization with Rwandan local court records and past performance information. Past performance information should display translation, transcription, interpretation, and vetting of Rwandan documents to include services for Great Lakes languages including Swahili, Kirundi, Runyankore, Rusoga, Rugwere, Ruramogi, and Luganda similar to what is described in this market research. Interested vendors are to submit your information to: Cheryl.hodge@dhs.gov or fax to: 214-905-5458. Information shall be submitted by March 6, 2009, 3:00pm CST. Please refer any questions to Cheryl Hodge, Contract Specialist, at Cheryl.Hodge@dhs.gov.
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