Over the phone interpreter services for asylum interviews using rare and indigenous languages
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 70SBUR22A00000004
- Awardee
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Language Line, LLC UEI CE29KJQKADL5
- Awarding agency
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Citizen and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
- Task orders
- 0
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- 70SBUR22Q00000019 Solicitation number
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling
- $1,629,105.61
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- NAICS code
- 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- 2 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement to Language Line, LLC valued at $1.63 million, effective February 1, 2022, through June 14, 2024. This contract was established without socioeconomic set-asides and provides over-the-phone interpreter services specifically for asylum interviews conducted in rare and indigenous languages. Language Line, a foreign-owned language services provider headquartered in Monterey, California, maintains active federal contractor status and has served as a primary language access solution provider across multiple federal agencies since 2002. The agreement was subsequently modified to include an agency clause for a Personnel Emergency Notification System, expanding the scope of the original service requirements while maintaining the core interpretation services delivery model.
The Blanket Purchase Agreement supports USCIS's Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate by providing critical linguistic capabilities for asylum processing in language combinations that present significant capacity constraints in the commercial market. Over-the-phone interpretation services under Language Line's federal contracts are priced at competitive rates ranging from $0.64 to $0.81 per minute depending on language classification, with rare and indigenous languages typically commanding the higher end of this pricing spectrum. This contract vehicle represents part of Language Line's broader federal portfolio, which includes a $364 million General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule contract and a $200 million Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with USCIS, collectively positioning the contractor as a strategic provider of language access solutions across immigration, justice, and diplomatic security sectors.
Transactions
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 70SBUR22A00000004?
70SBUR22A00000004 was awarded to Language Line, LLC by Citizen and Immigration Services (Department of Homeland Security) on February 1, 2022.
How much is contract 70SBUR22A00000004 worth?
70SBUR22A00000004's own ceiling is $1,629,106.
Who can order from contract 70SBUR22A00000004?
70SBUR22A00000004 is a single award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Is contract 70SBUR22A00000004 under another contract?
Yes. 70SBUR22A00000004 is a blanket purchase agreement under GS10F0460N, a federal supply schedule, on Multiple Award Schedule (MAS).
Was contract 70SBUR22A00000004 competed?
The government received 2 offers.
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