UNSPSC 82112012: In person chinese interpretation service

Chinese language interpretation services

UNSPSC 82112012 In person chinese interpretation service is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of in-person spoken-language interpretation across health care, education, legal, and emergency-management settings. Recent solicitations show the code is being applied broadly to language-access contracting that spans not only Mandarin and Cantonese but also Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, and dozens of other languages, with health systems and school districts treating interpretation as a unified service category rather than language-specific modules. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Katy ISD, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tacoma Public Schools, Austin ISD, Forsyth County Schools, Wake County Schools, and others), county health and human-services departments (San Mateo Medical Center, Mississippi State Department of Health, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, Sacramento County, Denton County, Collin County Texas), and a handful of state-level agencies (Georgia Department of Human Services, New Jersey Treasury). Work solicited under the code includes on-site consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for classroom instruction and medical appointments; remote interpretation via phone and video; document translation; American Sign Language services including tactile and Certified Deaf Interpreter offerings; and specialized services such as real-time captioning and Braille translation. Interpreters and translators must hold state licensure, professional certification (RID, BEI, EIPA, or Texas Judicial Branch credentials depending on setting and language), background clearance, and insurance; many RFPs specify HIPAA, FERPA, and ADA compliance.

Recent activity spans at least fifteen states, with particular concentration in Texas (Katy ISD, Denton County, Collin County, Eanes ISD, Austin ISD, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County Schools), Georgia (Columbia County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Tacoma Public Schools, Forsyth County Schools, Fulton County Schools, Georgia Department of Human Services), and California (San Mateo Medical Center, Sacramento County), alongside solicitations from North Carolina (Wake County), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), New Jersey (State Department of Treasury), Oregon (CareOregon), and Washington state. Representative recent opportunities include CareOregon's RFP 2026-05 posted July 13, 2026 (response due August 11) for health care interpreter services across in-person, telephonic, and video modalities in Oregon and Washington, with estimated 14,000 monthly in-person appointments and tier-based rate structures; Katy ISD's RFP 2518YT (posted July 8, 2026, due July 8, 2026) and RFP 2519YT (posted June 28, 2026, due August 3) for sign language and educational interpreting services across a regional cooperative spanning six districts; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26041-DST (posted April 6, 2026, due April 15, 2026) for deaf and hard-of-hearing interpreting across 235 schools with an estimated $950,000 annual budget; and Montgomery County Pennsylvania's RFP 26-01 (posted April 23, 2026, due May 22, 2026) for over-the-phone, video remote, and in-person language access across 200+ languages with capacity to handle up to 60,000 OPI calls per month. Contract terms typically run one to three years with options for multiple annual renewals; many solicitations offer no guaranteed minimum volumes, structure pricing as hourly or per-minute rates, and reserve award to multiple contractors. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—some actively pursue HUB or MBE certifications; others make no set-aside designation.