This is a firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Office of the Secretary, a defense agency, to Friends Interpreting Services LLC, a minority-owned, woman-owned small business. The $187,471.75 contract is for the provision of American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, translation, and captioning services to support effective communication for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind individuals across various federal programs. The contract was awarded as an 8(a) sole source set-aside and has an ultimate completion date of April 27, 2028.
Friends Interpreting Services LLC is an experienced provider of communication access services for federal agencies, holding multiple Small Business Administration (SBA) certifications, including Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), 8(a) Program Participant, and Women-Owned Small Business. The company has been awarded numerous prime federal contracts across civilian and defense agencies, including Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) with the Department of the Navy and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for on-site, virtual, and real-time ASL interpretation and Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) services.
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