The Department of Agriculture awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Access Interpreting Inc. to provide translation and interpretation services across multiple task orders and price lists. The agreement utilizes the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule contracting vehicle and has a potential value of $1,000,000. Task orders issued against the agreement include $48,290.25 for access interpreting services from September 2021 through May 2022. Additionally, $25,672.50 was obligated for interpreting from May 2021 to May 2022, and $31,799.96 was awarded to provide interpreter services for the Rural Housing Service Human Resources division from September 2020 through September 2022. All task orders were awarded with no set-aside provisions applied and involve labor-hour pricing to be performed in Washington, D.C. Taken together, the blanket purchase agreement and associated task orders aim to procure translation and interpretation support across the Department of Agriculture to aid limited-English proficient individuals in accessing its programs and services. Access Interpreting Inc. serves as the prime contractor. The blanket purchase agreement was awarded in May 2020 with a period of performance through May 2025. It utilizes the GSA Multiple Award Schedule contracting vehicle to acquire interpreting services on an as-needed basis in support of the Department of Agriculture's operations. Task orders to date have provided access interpreting for general agency needs as well as specific support to the Rural Housing Service Human Resources division. Pricing is based on either firm-fixed-price or labor-hour models. All awards have been unrestricted with no set-aside provisions applied.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00001 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 5/15/21 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 5/14/20 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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BPA Call 12314420A0010-12314421F0290 | Access Interpreting Inc. | $25.7k | 4/20/21 | 5/1/22 | 8/17/21 | |
BPA Call 12314420A0010-12C0BA20F0006 | Access Interpreting Inc. | $31.8k | 9/30/20 | 9/29/22 | 12/8/22 | |
BPA Call 12314420A0010-12314421F0896 | Access Interpreting Inc. | $32.6k | 9/23/21 | 5/1/22 | 2/10/25 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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Language Services | TFTP-GC-017382-B | General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Management Services Center | Award Notice 2/2 | 8/3/15, 5:25 PM | |
LANGUAGE SERVIVES | TFTP-GC-017382-B | General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Management Services Center | Award Notice 1/2 | 3/24/11, 2:04 PM |