Blanket purchase order for the period of July 01, 2026, through June 30, 2027, for telephone… and 1 more item

The Florida Department of Children and Families awarded a blanket purchase order valued at $3,500.00 to provide language interpretation services for Circuit 20 Children's Legal Services covering the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Services are available on an as-needed basis across Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, and Glades Counties in Florida. The contract encompasses both over-the-phone and in-person interpretation services at tiered rates: over-the-phone interpretation ranges from $0.64 to $0.69 per minute depending on language, while in-person interpretation rates vary by language and service type, with standard hourly rates of $75.00 for Spanish and $90.00 for other languages, non-standard rates of $75.00 and $135.00 respectively, and emergency/holiday rates of $150.00 and $180.00. Authorized users include Leslie Romanow and Telsa Robinson, along with multiple paralegals and attorneys.

The contract also establishes a blanket purchase order for document translation services on an as-needed basis for the same organization, service area, and performance period. Translation services cover multiple language pairs from English and into English, with per-word fees ranging from $0.15 for Spanish to $0.29 for miscellaneous languages, encompassing approximately 20 specified languages across varying translation complexity tiers. Translation fees include both translation and editing services and are calculated based on English word count. The same authorized users identified for interpretation services are designated for translation services procurement.