Somali Winning Bid 17622.pdf

This document is a competitive solicitation (No. 17622) from the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services for Spoken Language Interpreter Services, specifically for Court Credentialed interpreters. The bidder is Liban A. Mohamed, doing business as Somali Language Interpreting & Translation, located in Edmonds, Washington. The solicitation involves a statewide contract for language interpretation services, with the bidder submitting documentation including a Bidder's Certification, Bidder's Profile, Performance Requirements, and a Diverse Business Inclusion Plan.

The contract covers interpreter services across multiple delivery modalities including in-person, over-the-phone, and video remote interpretation for 40+ languages. The bidder has proposed a rate of $125 per hour for in-person, phone, and video remote services, with an average evaluation total of $129 per hour. The bid includes comprehensive court interpreter credentials across numerous languages, with the bidder indicating experience since 2010 and working with key clients like King County Superior Court and the Washington State DCYF. The solicitation encourages participation by small, diverse, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and Washington small businesses, with aspirational goals of 10% minority-owned, 6% woman-owned, 5% veteran-owned, and 25% Washington small business participation.