American Sign Language Interpreting and CART Accommodation Services with Captioning and Other Accessibility Services
ID: 75N98025R00007Type: Presolicitation
Overview

Buyer

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAOBETHESDA, MD, 20892, USA

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (541930)

PSC

SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER (R499)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/21d6487366a0455f80b5be0312a3ccca/view
Timeline
    Description

    The Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is seeking proposals for American Sign Language Interpreting and CART Accommodation Services, along with Captioning and other Accessibility Services. The primary objective is to provide essential communication services for deaf and hard of hearing researchers and patients involved in clinical trials and ongoing research projects, ensuring accessibility during critical healthcare interactions and events. This contract will be awarded as a single Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Performance-Based type contract, with a base period from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026, and four optional one-year extensions. Interested small business vendors are encouraged to monitor www.SAM.gov for the anticipated Request for Proposal release in March 2025, with proposals due around April 2025. For further inquiries, contact Sheryn Noel at noels@mail.nih.gov or call 301-594-3560.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Sheryn Noel
    (301) 594-3560
    noels@mail.nih.gov
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