Telephonic and Video Remote Interpretation Services
- Client
- Massachusetts
- RFP Number
- TRANSLATION-8429
- Posted
- 10/16/2026
- Category
- Translation and Interpretation
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe buyer requires a vendor to provide onshore, offsite telephonic and video remote interpretation services for non-English speakers with Limited English proficiency. The requested scope includes both on-demand and scheduled over-the-phone interpretation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, prioritizing common languages such as Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Russian, Khmer, Cape-Verdean Creole, French, Arabic, and Korean. Only USA organizations operating onshore are eligible to bid for this opportunity. Applicants can submit their responses digitally via email or online, and the buyer is currently accepting proposals to establish the budget.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from DOER RFQ-ENE-2027-007 Telephonic Interpretation and Video Remote Interpretation Services Request for Quotes - PRF88 Category 1.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources is soliciting quotes for telephonic and video remote interpretation services under PRF88 Category 1. The selected vendor will provide 24/7 on-demand and scheduled over-the-phone interpretation services for non-English speakers. All qualified bidders may respond, with award preference given to certified Small Business Purchasing Program participants.
- Issued by
- Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
- Bid Release Date
- October 15th, 2026
- Deadline for Quotes/Bid Responses
- October 21st, 2026 5:00 PM EST
- Notification of Apparent Successful Bidder(s) (Estimated)
- October 28th, 2026
- Contract Start Date (Estimated)
- November 1st, 2026
- How to submit
- Electronic via COMMBUYS
- Submission details
- Responses must be submitted digitally via the Create Quote functionality in COMMBUYS.
- Contract term
- Initial duration of one year with one 1-year renewal option, for a total maximum contract duration of two years.
- Set-aside
- Small Business Purchasing Program (SBPP) preference
- Place of performance
- Offsite
- Funding
- MGL c. 7, § 22; c. 30, § 51, § 52; 801 CMR 21.00
How proposals are evaluated
| Price competitiveness | 15 points |
| Product quality | 25 points |
| Ability to meet deliverables | 30 points |
| Experience providing interpretation services for government agencies | 30 points |
Scope of work
- On-demand and scheduled over-the-phone interpreter services 24 hours a day and 7 days a week
- Interpretation into common languages including Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Russian, Khmer, Cape-Verdean Creole, French, Arabic, and Korean
- Fulfilling interpretation requests in any required languages
- Dedicated toll-free number provided at no extra cost to access interpretation services
- Live customer support line representatives available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week
Minimum qualifications
- Interpreters must be fluent in both English and their native language
- Vendor shall not require DOER to purchase or obtain a specific type of equipment or software
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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