Blanket purchase order for the period July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, to obtain…

The Florida Department of Children and Families awarded contract C78D53 to Citrus Hearing-Impaired Program Services (CHIPS) for the provision of in-person sign language interpretation services. The contract, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, covers service delivery across five counties: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter. Services are provided to the Access Program Office on an as-needed, called-for basis, with a contract value of $100.

The scope of services encompasses sign language interpretation at varying rates dependent on service type and timing. Standard interpretation services are billed at $60.00 per hour with a two-hour minimum. After-hours, weekend, and holiday services are billed at $65.00 per hour, while emergency services and legal investigation services are billed at $65.00 and $75.00 per hour respectively, with legal investigations requiring a three-hour minimum. Court-ordered interpretation services are billed at $75.00 per hour with mileage excluded from billing. The designated contact person and authorized user is Jiana Hernandez, reachable at 352-901-7692. This purchase order supersedes the previous fiscal year purchase order C5A70B, PR744720.