00002690 Notice of Intent to Award.pdf
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- Language Interpretation and Translation Services
- Solicitation number
- 00002690
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- Multnomah County, Oregon
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This is a Notice of Intent to Negotiate and Award Contract issued by the City of Portland Procurement Services on May 21, 2026, for RFP No. 00002690, Language Interpretation and Translation Services. The City of Portland seeks to engage qualified professionals to provide language interpretation and translation services to better communicate with Portland residents and customers and meet the needs of the city's diverse and growing customer base. The RFP received twenty-six proposal responses, which were reviewed and evaluated by the Evaluation Committee on March 2, 2026. The City has identified ten highest-scoring proposers in order of ranking: Latitude Prime, LLC; Ad Astra, Inc.; Linguava Interpreters; Passport to Languages, Inc.; Prisma International, Inc.; Speakr, LLC; Global Interpreting Network, Inc.; Universal Language Service, Inc.; Cayuse Civil Services, LLC; and Oregon Translation, LLC, dba Verbio. The City will begin negotiations with the highest-scoring proposer, Latitude Prime, LLC, with the option to negotiate with subsequent proposers if negotiations fail with the primary vendor.
Protests to this Notice of Intent to Negotiate and Award Contract must be submitted in written form to the Chief Procurement Officer, Sylvester Donelson, within seven calendar days from the date of issuance. All written protests must specify the grounds upon which they are based and should be forwarded to City of Portland Procurement Services at 1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR, 97204. Complete rules regarding protests are found in City Code 5.33 on www.portlandonline.com. Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Jeff Blade, Procurement Supervisor Buyer, at (503) 823-8338 or jeff.blade@portlandoregon.gov.
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City of Portland
Procurement Services 1120 SW 5th Ave Portland, OR, 97204
@PortlandGov
PortlandORGov
@portlandgov portland.gov
The City of Portland is committed to providing meaningful access.
To request translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, or other auxiliary aids or services, contact 311 (503-823-4000) for Relay Service & TTY: 711
Traducción e Interpretación Biên Dịch và Thông Dịch अनुवादन तथा åयाÉया 口笔译服务 | Устный и письменный перевод Turjumaad iyo Fasiraad Письмовий і усний переклад Traducere și interpretariat Chiaku me Awewen Kapas Translation and Interpretation:
503-823-4000 or 3-1-1
Chief Procurement Officer Sylvester Donelson
(He/Him) sylvester.donelson@portlandoregon.gov
May 21, 2026
NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD CONTRACT
RFP NUMBER: 00002690
PROJECT TITLE: Language Interpretation and Translation Services
On March 2, 2026, twenty-six proposal responses to Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 00002690 were received and the Evaluation Committee reviewed and evaluated the information provided.
The City has made a determination that the following proposers received the highest score and pursuant to the RFP process, the City will begin negotiations with the contractor that could lead to contract award. If negotiations fail to result in an acceptable agreement with this vendor, the City reserves the right to begin negotiations with the second highest scoring proposer in an effort to reach a contract.
In order of highest score:
Latitude Prime, LLC Ad Astra, Inc.
Linguava Interpreters Passport to Languages, Inc.
Prisma International, Inc.
Speakr, LLC Global Interpreting Network, Inc.
Universal Language Service, Inc.
Cayuse Civil Services, LLC Oregon Translation, LLC, dba Verbio®
Any protest to this decision must be submitted in written form to the Chief Procurement Officer within seven (7) calendar days from date of issuance of this Notice of Intent to Negotiate and Award Contract. Any written protest shall specify the grounds upon which the protest is based. Forward written protests to:
City of Portland
Procurement Services 1120 SW 5th Ave Portland, OR, 97204
@PortlandGov
PortlandORGov
@portlandgov portland.gov
The City of Portland is committed to providing meaningful access.
To request translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, or other auxiliary aids or services, contact 311 (503-823-4000) for Relay Service & TTY: 711
Traducción e Interpretación Biên Dịch và Thông Dịch अनुवादन तथा åयाÉया 口笔译服务 | Устный и письменный перевод Turjumaad iyo Fasiraad Письмовий і усний переклад Traducere și interpretariat Chiaku me Awewen Kapas Translation and Interpretation:
503-823-4000 or 3-1-1
Jeff Blade Procurement Supervisor Buyer Email: jeff.blade@portlandoregon.gov
Complete rules regarding protests may be found in City Code 5.33 as found on www.portlandonline.com.
If you have any questions about this Notice of Intent to Negotiate and Award Contract, please contact Jeff Blade at (503) 823-8338 or jeff.blade@portlandoreogn.gov.
Sincerely, Sylvester Donelson
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