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U -- DEVELOPMENT OF A LISTENING SUMMARY TRANSLATION EXAM AND A VERBATIM TRANSLATION EXAM IN PERSIAN -- FARSI!! SOL RFP#7144 DUE 041098 POC Camille C. Battle, Contracting Officer, 202-324-2956 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Foreign Language Program, has a requirement for a contractor to develop a Listening Summary Translation Examination (LSTE) and a Verbatim Translation Examination (VTE) in Persian-Farsi. The LSTE/Farsi will assess the ability of individuals to comprehend spoken Persian-Farsi and summarize in English. The format will be comprised of one machine scorable section and one production section and which are based on authentic spoken language and reflect relevant operational tasks encountered by FBI linguist. The VTE/Farsi will assess the ability to render full, written translations in English from source material written in Persian-Farsi. The format will be comprised of one machine scorable section and a production section based on authentic written language with relevance to the FBI's need. Additionally, the contractor shall provide a self-instructional rater training kit modeled on the scoring procedures for the FBI's current LSTEs and provide a similar rater training kit for the VTE. The LSTE/Farsi and VTE/Farsi will become part of the Foreign Language Test Battery used by the FBI in determining suitability of individuals for employment as Language Specialists, Translators, or Contract Linguists. All materials generated during the course of the contract will become property of the FBI. The FBI contemplates award of a fixed-price task order contract for a base year plus two additional option years. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8299. Interested, responsible parties may submit a written request for the solicitation.***** (0048)

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