Virginia Contracting Activity, P.O. Box 46563, Washington, D.C. 20050-6563

R -- SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AND ORAL TRANSLATIONS SOL MDA90898-R-0048 DUE 102498 POC Jacquelyn E. Connell, VACA 202-231-2452 This announcement is an amendment to CBD notice 244338 dated 1 September 1998 for Sign Language Interpreting and Oral Translation Services. The announcement is amended to read: The Virginia Contract Activity, on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has a requirement to provide Sign Language Interpreting and Oral Translation Services for the DIA deaf and hearing impaired employees and visitors in support of the DIA's Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity Office (MD). It is the Government's intent to award a Firm Fixed Price Labor Hour contract, base year and four option years. The services required are specifically to conduct sign languge and oral translation interpretations for the deaf and hearing impaired employees and/or visitors. Sign Language/Oral Interpreters/Translators must be qualified and/or certified by screening as recognized by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or the Recognized State Agency of the contractor's headquarters. Two full-time sign language interperters are required and must be capable of performing one or more of the following necessary communication modes/methods: American Sign Language, Pidgin Signed English(PSE), Oral Approach, and/or Fingerspelling with the ability to understand and interpret technical terminology. The contractor will provide in addition to full-time interpreters, part-time interpreters on an as-needed basis for intermittent services when full time interpreters are unavailable. Intermittent services require additional contracted personnel on assignment. All interpreter personnel will also be required to provide reporting data as requested. Contractor must be eligible to receive clearances at the Top Secret, SCI level. It is anticipated that the RFP will be issued on or about 21 October 1998. To receive a copy of this solicitation, faxed requests from interested parties must be received within 15 days from the date of this announcement. The RFP will be sent to those offerors which submitted proposals under the prior notice244338, no request is necessary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement. Request should be faxed to Attn: J. Connell, 202-231-2831, Virginia Contracting Activity. Posted 10/09/98 (W-SN261092). (0282)

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