The Social Security Administration (SSA) awarded a single-award, competitive 8(a) set-aside indefinite delivery contract to Fis-Das Interpreting Services, a certified small disadvantaged and woman-owned business, to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), video relay interpreting (VRI)/video relay (VRS), and closed captioning services. The $19,132,565 IDIQ contract has a term through September 2027 and serves as the primary vehicle for the SSA to procure these disability access services to ensure effective communication for deaf and hard of hearing individuals interacting with SSA programs nationwide.
The SSA has issued multiple firm fixed-price task orders against this IDIQ to provide ASL interpreters and CART writers as reasonable accommodations for SSA employees and members of the public, with values ranging from around $37,000 to $1.6 million. These task orders support services in SSA regional and headquarters offices across the country, including locations in Baltimore, MD, Charles Town, WV, and Dallas, TX. The contracted services are intended to enable the SSA to fulfill its obligations under federal disability law and ensure equal access to the agency's programs and services for individuals with hearing impairments.
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