Department Of The Treasury (DY) IRS, SE Procurement Operations Branch, 2888 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 300, Stop 80-N, Atlanta, Ga 30341

R -- SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER SERVICES SOL TIRSE-00-Q-00031 DUE 032100 POC Rafael A. Aviles, (404) 338-9208 The Internal Revenue Service, Atlanta, Georgia is soliciting quotes for Sign Language Interpreter services for the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. The schedule of services will vary from a full 8 hour day for a week or more at a time to meetings of short duration lasting approximately 20 minutes. The service provider must be QA certified by the state of Georgia in both interpreting (spoken English to American Sign Language and American Sign Language to spoken English) and transliterating. Verification of QA certification must be provided through GRID (Georgia Registry of Interpreter for the Deaf). As an alternative, national certification is also available. Verification of national certification must be made through RID (The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf). Services under the contract may be required at several different locations throughout the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. as the need arises. It is anticipated that an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity type contract will be awarded as a result of this solicitation. The estimated maximum amount of total 8 hour periods of work is 800 and the quaranteed minimum amount of total 8 hour periods of work is 80. It is not guaranteed that a full 8 hours of work will be required for each individual assignment, however for the purpose of establishing the minimum and maximum amounts under the contract an 8 hour block of time at the rate for a regular work day will be utilized. The Government reserves the right to award a single contract or make multiple awards, whichever is most advantageous to the Government. The anticipated period of performance will be one base year to begin upon date of award through 12 months with one subsequent, 12 month option period. All requests for solicitation packages must be in writing and may be faxed to (404) 338-9233. The Government is not responsible for lost or misplaced facsimiles. The anticipated release date for the Request for Quotations is on or about 02/25/2000, and the anticipated award date is on or about 06/01/2000. See Note 1. Posted 02/04/00 (W-SN422273). (0035)

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