SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Sources Sought for Medical and Legal Interpretation and Translation Service
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2023 8:17:43 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541930
— Translation and Interpretation Services
- Contracting Office
- W40M USA HCA JBSA FT SAM HOUSTON TX 78234-0000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 78234-0000
- Solicitation Number
- W81K0023Q000
- Response Due
- 6/12/2023 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 06/27/2023
- Point of Contact
- OSCAR KINUTHIA, Phone: 4122942541, Derek Meilinger (Contracting Officer), Phone: 2106435790, Fax: 2102213446
- E-Mail Address
-
oscar.n.kinuthia.civ@health.mil, derek.t.meilinger.civ@health.mil
(oscar.n.kinuthia.civ@health.mil, derek.t.meilinger.civ@health.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- Medical and Legal Interpretation and Translation Service The Medical Readiness Contracting Office-West is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and capability to provide Medical and Legal Interpretation and Translation Services. (verbal, written, on-site American Sign Language (ASL) and Video Remote Interpretation (VRI)) at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Fort Sam Houston, Texas which shall contribute to a stable workforce tasked with providing quality health care services to a diverse beneficiary population. The contractor shall provide Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) and/or National Board of Certification for Medical and Legal Interpreters (NBCMI) certified personnel to perform interpreter and translation service to include sign language services for the medical treatment facility (MTF), at BAMC and outlying clinics as required. The results of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. A single award may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541930- Translation and Interpretation Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $22.5M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is R608 � Support � Administrative: Translation and Interpreting. This Sources Sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for quote (RFQ) to be submitted. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The contractor shall provide medical and legal interpreter and translation services to include but not limited to: American Sign Language, Arabic, Turkish, Laotian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Mongolian, Taiwanese, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese necessary to perform� Medical and Legal Interpretation and Translation Services. Potential sources must be capable of providing: Video Remote Interpretation (VRI) within 5 minutes Written Translation within 7 to 10 days American Sign Language Services (ASL) / Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) within 72 hours Telephonic Interpretation within 5 minutes SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the products/systems listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Oscar Kinuthia, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email oscar.n.kinuthia.civ@health.mil, and a courtesy Copy to derek.t.meilinger.civ@health.mil no later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on 12 June 2023 and reference this synopsis subject in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, FAX, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability; and 3) Indicate business size. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: JBSA Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
- Zip Code: 78234
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78234
- Record
- SN06701979-F 20230603/230601230118 (samdaily.us)
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