NIGP 96175: Translation Services

NIGP 96175 Translation Services is an Item code covering written translation, oral interpretation, and related language-access work that state and local governments procure across diverse operational contexts—from municipal court proceedings and workforce development to public education, healthcare access, and community outreach. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing ad-hoc translation of forms, publications, and web content; sustained interpretation services (in-person, telephonic, and video-remote) for court, administrative, and service-delivery settings; specialized services such as sign language interpreting, transcription, document remediation, and captioning; and turnkey translation management systems with AI-enabled localization. Interpretation and translation services span a mix of issuing bodies—city governments (Detroit, Wichita, Santa Clara), counties (Cook, Monroe, Jackson, Orange), state agencies (Texas Education, California Department of Water Resources, Oregon), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Katy ISD, Tacoma Public Schools), and specialized authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Oregon Housing and Community Services). Several jurisdictions—notably Orange County Transportation Authority, City of Detroit, Texas Education Agency, and California agencies—appear multiple times in recent postings, signaling sustained demand.

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Texas, Florida, and Oregon, with additional recent opportunities in Illinois (Cook County), Michigan (Detroit), Kansas (Wichita), Colorado, Maine, and Missouri. Representative current solicitations include Jackson County, Missouri's RFP for 12-month interpreting and translation services with two 12-month renewals (proposals due November 10, 2026), the City of Detroit's RFP 549510 for language translation and interpretation supporting approximately 275 annual City Council meetings and up to 6,000 annual requests across Arabic, Bengali, French, and Spanish (due October 19, 2026), the ScholarShare Investment Board's RFQ for California-certified small or micro businesses to provide translation in 21 languages plus American Sign Language and design services with a maximum contract value of $50,000 over two years (due November 3, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26041-DST for sign language interpreting services across 235 schools with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 (due April 15, 2026). Procurement vehicles include cooperative purchasing arrangements, RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs, with frequent use of set-asides for small businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, and certified minority-owned firms; several jurisdictions enforce local-business or social-enterprise preferences (Detroit Equalization Credits, District of Columbia CBE restriction, California small-business carve-outs, Oregon disadvantaged-business outreach requirements).