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6543 Rolling Creek Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80924.

Advanced Translation Services Tel: (253) 835-0107. Fax : (775) 993-7988

Email: info@advancedtranslationservices.com, dshamebo@languages-translation.info

Website: https://advancedtranslationservices.com

5/29/2023

COVER LETTER AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

To: The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (Enterprise Services) Procurement Coordinator

Name: Lawrence Lim

Telephone: 360-790-9010 Email: languageaccess@des.wa.gov

RE: STATEWIDE CONTRACT COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION – NO. 17622

SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER SERVICES – COURT CREDENTIALED (CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED) DELIVERED IN-PERSON (IPI), OVER THE PHONE (OPI), AND VIA VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETATION (VRI)

Dear Mr. Lim, Thank you so much for the solicitation.

We are ready to provide any requested interpreting services.

Daniel Shamebo Sabore, DBA, Languages Translation Services (LTS), was established in 2004 as a Sole

Proprietorship business in the State of Washington. LTS has more than 19 years of extensive experience and expertise in its primary line of business: providing language services such as translation, revision, proofreading, editing, design/desktop publishing (DTP), and interpreting in over 300 languages, including

English into Spanish, and Vietnamese, vice versa to over 3,000 private and public organizations, and individuals nationwide, and internationally. LTS is an MBE/MWBE certified in many states, including

Washington, Oregon, the City of New York, the State of New York, Nassau County, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the City of Philadelphia.

To mention a few more examples: We provided written translation and related services to several organizations nationwide, such as the City of New York, the City of Oakland in California, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Washington, the University of Alaska in Anchorage, the University of Washington in Seattle, the University of Rhode Island, Drake University in Iowa, Texas State University, Texas Department of Transportation, the University of Wisconsin, Central Connecticut

University, Tulsa Public Schools, Baltimore Public Schools, Delaware City Public Schools, Providence

School District in Rhode Island, the States of Texas, Oregon, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, California, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Washington, Wisconsin, Idaho, etc.

• Summary of intentions and differentiating qualities:

We believe that we have unique and differentiating qualities in that:

• Our experts have extensive experience in diverse health fields in the public and private sectors.

• Our quality control system is well established. It is strict and performed in many steps to ensure the highest quality translation and editing services.

mailto:info@advancedtranslationservices.com

• We will assign well-trained, certified/qualified, and experienced translators, editors, desktop publishers, interpreters, and other professionals.

• We have extensive experience and expertise in language services, and we are familiar with the cultures and languages we work with.

• We also provide services in rare languages, which many other companies cannot offer.

• We have extensive experience handling multiple and urgent projects within the deadline while maintaining high quality.

• We respond to our clients' requests immediately through e-mail, phone, or fax, and we work on weekends, holidays, days, and nights to provide the best services and meet the deadline for our projects with our clients. For example, we have 98 five-star reviews since 2/11/2015 (when we were registered with Yp.com) with a BBB Rating of A+ by all reviewers for our services by a few of our clients nationwide. Please, see the reviews online: http://www.yellowpages.com/nationwide/mip/languages-translation-services-20944161 , and https://advancedtranslationservices.com/testimonials/

Sincerely, Daniel S. Sabore, Managing Director.

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EXHIBIT A-1 – BIDDER’S CERT.: 17622 – SPKN LANG. INTERP. SERV., CT CRED. PAGE 1

(Rev 2022-09-12)

EXHIBIT A-1 – BIDDER’S CERTIFICATION

Competitive Solicitation: No. 17622 – Spoken Language Interpreter Services, Court Credentialed

Bidder: _________________________________ Type/print full legal name of Bidder

Bidder’s Address:

Type/print Bidder’s Address

Bidder Organization Type:

Check appropriate box

Corporation: Domestic Foreign

Limited Liability Company (LLC): Domestic Foreign

Partnership: Domestic Foreign

Sole Proprietorship:

* Note: A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business owned and run by an individual with no distinction between the business and the owner. It is not a legal entity. It simply refers to a person who owns the business and is personally responsible for its debts and who pays personal income taxes on profits earned from the business. If you are a bidder who operates a business on your own, you automatically are a sole proprietor unless you have adopted a business structure (e.g., corporation, LLC, partnership).

State of Formation for Corp./LLC/Partnership :

Type/print the state where the corporation, LLC, or partnership is formed – e.g., ‘Washington’ if domestic and the name of the state if ‘Foreign’ (i.e., not Washington)

Doing Business Under Another Name:

Check appropriate box

State whether Bidder has been doing business under another name during the past five years:

Bidder has NOT done business under another name

Bidder HAS done business under another name

If Bidder HAS done business under another name, provide the name(s) and addresses:

Name: ___________________________________

Address: ___________________________________

Bidder, through the duly authorized undersigned, makes this certification as a required element of submitting a responsive bid. Bidder certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief that the following are true, complete, correct, and made in good faith:

Daniel Shamebo Sabore, DBA, Languages Translation Services.

6543 Rolling Creek Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80924

X

Washington State

Registered as Advanced Language Services in the State of New Hampshire

6543 Rolling Creek Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80924

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1. UNDERSTANDING. Bidder certifies that Bidder has read, thoroughly examined, and fully understands all of the provisions in the Competitive Solicitation (including all exhibits) and the terms and conditions of the Contract and any amendments or clarifications to the Competitive Solicitation, and agrees to abide by the same.

2. ACCURACY. Bidder certifies that Bidder has carefully prepared and reviewed its bid and fully supports the accuracy of the same. Bidder further understands and acknowledges that Enterprise Services shall not be responsible for any errors or omission on the part of Bidder in preparing its bid. Bidder further certifies that the facts declared here are true and accurate. Bidder further understands and acknowledges that the continuing compliance with these statements and all requirements of the Competitive Solicitation are conditions precedent to the award or continuation of the resulting Contract.

3. NO COLLUSION, ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES, OR SHARING BID INFORMATION. Bidder certifies that Bidder has not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any agreement, participated in any collusion, or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competitive bidding in connection with this Competitive Solicitation. Bidder further certifies that Bidder’s bid prices have been arrived at independently, without engaging in collusion, bid rigging, or any other illegal activity, and without for the purpose of restricting competition any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other bidder or competitor relating to (a) those prices, (b) the intention to submit a bid, or

(c) the methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered. Bidder further certifies that Bidder has not been and will not knowingly disclose its bid prices, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder or competitor before award of a Contract, unless otherwise required by law. Bidder further certifies that Bidder has made no attempt and shall not make any attempt to induce any other person or firm to submit or not to submit a bid for the purpose of restricting competition.

Bidder, however, freely may join with other persons or organizations for the purpose of presenting a joint bid. Whether done directly or indirectly, communicating bid information with other bidders, collusion, or anti-competitive actions among bidders are prohibited. If there is evidence of such communication, collusion, or anti-competitive activities among bidders, Enterprise Services reserves the right to disqualify such bidders.

4. FIRM OFFER. Bidder certifies that its bid pertaining to the above-referenced Competitive Solicitation is a firm offer which cannot be withdrawn for a time period of ninety (90) days from and after the bid due date specified in the Competitive Solicitation. Enterprise Services may accept such bid, with or without further negotiation, at any time within such period. In the event of a protest, Bidder’s bid shall remain valid for such time period or until the protest and any related court action is resolved, whichever is later.

5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Bidder certifies that, in preparing its bid, Bidder has not been assisted by any current or former employee of the State of Washington whose duties relate (or did relate) to this Competitive Solicitation or prospective Contract and who was assisting in other than the employee’s official, public capacity. Bidder further certifies that no such current or former public employee nor any member of such person’s immediate family have any financial interest in the outcome of Bidder’s bid.

6. NO REIMBURSEMENT. Bidder certifies that Bidder understands that the State of Washington will not reimburse Bidder for any costs incurred in the preparation of Bidder’s bid. All bids become the property of the State of Washington, and Bidder claims no proprietary right to the ideas, writings, items, or samples unless so stated in the bid.

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7. PERFORMANCE. Bidder certifies that Bidder understands that its submittal of a bid and execution of this Bidder’s Certification certifies Bidder’s willingness to comply with the Contract, if awarded such. By submitting this bid, Bidder hereby offers to furnish the goods and/or services solicited pursuant to this Competitive Solicitation in compliance with all terms, conditions, and performance requirements contained in this Competitive Solicitation and the resulting Contract or, if applicable, as detailed on a Contract Issues List, if permitted, in this Competitive Solicitation.

8. INSURANCE. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

BIDDER HAS REQUIRED INSURANCE. Bidder has attached a current, valid Certificate of Insurance for each and all of the required insurance coverages as specified in the Contract (note: Bidder must attach the Insurance Certificate).

OR

BIDDER WILL OBTAIN REQUIRED INSURANCE. Bidder does not have a current, valid Certificate of Insurance for each and all of the required insurance coverages as specified in the Contract but, if designated as an Apparent Successful Bidder, Bidder will provide such a Certificate of Insurance, without exception of any kind, to Enterprise Services within twenty-four (24) hours of such designation or notification by Enterprise Services or be deemed a nonresponsive bid.

OR

BIDDER DOES NOT HAVE REQUIRED INSURANCE. As detailed on the attached explanation (Bidder to provide), Bidder does not have a current, valid Certificate of Insurance for each and all of the required insurance coverages as specified in the Contract and, if designated as an Apparent Successful Bidder would not be able to provide such a Certificate of Insurance to Enterprise Services within twenty-four (24) hours of such designation.

9. DEBARMENT. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

NO DEBARMENT. Bidder and/or its principals are not presently nor has ever been debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from contracting with any federal, state, or local governmental entity within the United States.

OR

DEBARRED. As detailed on the attached explanation (Bidder to provide), Bidder and/or its principals presently are debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from contracting with a federal, state, or local governmental entity within the United States.

10. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. Bidder (including Bidder’s officers) certifies as follows (must check one):

NO CRIMINAL OFFENSE. Bidder has not, within the three (3) year period preceding the date of this Competitive Solicitation, been convicted or had a civil judgment rendered against Bidder for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a governmental contract;

violation of any federal or state antitrust statute; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property. Bidder further certifies that it is not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in this paragraph.

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OR

CRIMINAL OFFENSE. As detailed on the attached explanation (Bidder to provide), within the three (3) year period preceding the date of this Competitive Solicitation, Bidder has been convicted or had a civil judgment rendered against Bidder for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a governmental contract; violation of any federal or state antitrust statute; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property.

11. WAGE THEFT PREVENTION. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

NO WAGE VIOLATIONS. Bidder has NOT been determined by a final and binding citation and notice of assessment issued by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries or through a civil judgment entered by a court of limited or general jurisdiction to have willfully violated, as defined in RCW 49.48.082, any provision of RCW chapters 49.46, 49.48, or 49.52 within three (3) years prior to the date of the above-referenced Competitive Solicitation date.

OR

VIOLATIONS OF WAGE LAWS. Bidder has been determined by a final and binding citation and notice of assessment issued by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries or through a civil judgment entered by a court of limited or general jurisdiction to have willfully violated, as defined in RCW 49.48.082, a provision of RCW chapters 49.46, 49.48, or 49.52 within three (3) years prior to the date of the above-referenced Competitive Solicitation date.

12. CIVIL RIGHTS. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS. Bidder complies with all applicable requirements regarding civil rights. Such requirements prohibit discrimination against individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

OR

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS. Bidder does not comply with all applicable requirements regarding civil rights.

13. WORKERS’ RIGHTS (EXECUTIVE ORDER 18-03). Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

NO MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION CLAUSES AND CLASS OR COLLECTIVE ACTION WAIVERS

FOR EMPLOYEES. Bidder does NOT require its employees, as a condition of employment, to sign or agree to mandatory individual arbitration clauses or class or collective action waivers.

OR

MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION CLAUSES AND CLASS OR COLLECTIVE ACTION WAIVERS FOR

EMPLOYEES. Bidder requires its employees, as a condition of employment, to sign or agree to mandatory individual arbitration clauses or class or collective action waivers.

14. TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT OR CAUSE. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

NO TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT OR CAUSE. Bidder has not, within the three (3) year period http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.48.082 http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.46 http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.48 http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.52 http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.48.082 http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.46 http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.48 http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.52 https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/exe_order/18-03%20-%20Workers%20Rights%20%28tmp%29.pdf

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preceding the date of this Competitive Solicitation, had one (1) or more federal, state, or local governmental contracts terminated for cause or default.

OR

TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT OR CAUSE. As detailed on the attached explanation (Bidder to provide), within the three (3) year period preceding the date of this Competitive Solicitation, Bidder has had one (1) or more federal, state, or local governmental contracts terminated for cause or default.

15. TAXES. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

TAXES PAID. Except as validly contested, Bidder is not delinquent and has paid or has arranged for payment of all taxes due to the State of Washington and has filed all required returns and reports as applicable.

OR

DELINQUENT TAXES. As detailed on the attached explanation (Bidder to provide), Bidder has not paid or arranged for payment of all taxes due to the State of Washington and/or has not timely filed all required returns and reports as applicable.

16. FINANCIALLY SOLVENT. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

FINANCIALLY SOLVENT. Bidder is financially stable and solvent, has adequate cash reserves to meet all financial obligations, has not commenced bankruptcy proceedings voluntarily or otherwise, and is not subject to any judgments, liens, or encumbrances of any kind affecting title to any Goods or Services that are the subject of this Competitive Solicitation.

OR

NOT FINANCIALLY SOLVENT. As detailed on the attached explanation (Bidder to provide), Bidder is not financially stable and solvent – i.e., Bidder does not have adequate cash reserves to meet all financial obligations, has commenced bankruptcy proceedings voluntarily or otherwise, or is subject to a judgment, lien, or encumbrance that affects title to the Goods or Services that are the subject of this Competitive Solicitation.

17. LAWFUL REGISTRATION. Bidder, if conducting business other than as a sole proprietorship certifies as follows (must check one):

CURRENT LAWFUL REGISTRATION. Bidder is in good standing in the State of Washington and the jurisdiction where Bidder is organized, including having timely filed all required annual reports.

OR

DELINQUENT REGISTRATION. As detailed on the attached explanation (Bidder to provide), Bidder currently is not in good standing in the State of Washington and/or the jurisdiction where Bidder is organized.

NOTE: This certification applies only to bidders that are organized as separate legal entities (e.g., a corporation, partnership, limited liability company). If bidder is a sole proprietor, this certification should not be answered.

18. REGISTRATION WITH WASHINGTON SECRETARY OF STATE. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

BIDDER IS REGISTERED WITH WASHINGTON SECRETARY OF STATE. Bidder is registered with the

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Washington Secretary of State, is in good standing, and has the following Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number: ___ ___ ___.

OR

BIDDER WILL REGISTER WITH WASHINGTON SECRETARY OF STATE. Bidder is not registered with the Washington Secretary of State but, if designated as an Apparent Successful Bidder, Bidder will register with the Washington Secretary of State to obtain a UBI number and provide proof of such registration satisfactory to Enterprise Services within twenty-four (24) hours of such designation or notification by Enterprise Services or be deemed a nonresponsive bid.

OR

BIDDER IS NOT REGISTERED WITH WASHINGTON SECRETARY OF STATE. Bidder is not registered with the Washington Secretary of State and Bidder declines to register with the Washington Secretary of State. Note: Enterprise Services requires all awarded bidders (including Washington firms and out of state firms) to be registered with the Washington Secretary of State. Bidders who are not registered will not be awarded a Contract.

NOTE: This certification applies only to bidders that are organized as separate legal entities (e.g., a corporation, partnership, limited liability company). If bidder is a sole proprietor, this certification should not be answered.

19. REGISTRATION WITH WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

BIDDER IS REGISTERED WITH WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. Bidder is registered with the Washington State Department of Revenue, has a business license to do business in Washington, and has the following Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number: ___ ___ ___.

OR

BIDDER WILL REGISTER WITH WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. Bidder is not registered with the Washington State Department of Revenue but, if designated as an Apparent Successful Bidder, Bidder will register with the Washington State Department of Revenue for a business license and provide proof of such registration satisfactory to Enterprise Services within twenty-four (24) hours of such designation or notification by Enterprise Services or be deemed a nonresponsive bid.

OR

BIDDER IS NOT REGISTERED WITH WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. Bidder is not registered with the Washington State Department of Revenue and Bidder declines to register with the Washington State Department of Revenue. Note: Enterprise Services requires all awarded bidders (including Washington firms and out of state firms) to be registered with the Washington State Department of Revenue. Bidders who are not registered will not be awarded a Contract.

20. SUBCONTRACTORS. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

NO SUBCONTRACTORS. If awarded a Contract, Bidder will not utilize subcontractors to provide the goods and/or services subject to this Competitive Solicitation.

OR

602-436-557

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SUBCONTRACTORS. As detailed on the attached explanation (Bidder to provide), if awarded a Contract, Bidder will utilize subcontractors to provide the goods and/or services subject to this Competitive Solicitation. In such event, Bidder further certifies that, as to the State of Washington, Bidder shall retain responsibility for its subcontractors, including, without limitation, liability for any subcontractor’s acts or omissions. Note: Bidder must provide the precise legal name (including state of organization), business address, and federal tax identification number (TIN) for each subcontractor. Note: If the TIN is a SSN, do not provide the SSN.

21. WASHINGTON SMALL BUSINESS. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

WASHINGTON SMALL BUSINESS. Bidder is a Washington Small Business as defined in RCW 39.26.010. To qualify as a Washington Small Business, Bidder must meet three

(3) requirements:

Location. Bidder’s principal office/place of business must be located in and identified as being in the State of Washington. A principal office or principal place of business is a firm’s headquarters where business decisions are made and the location for the firm’s books and records as well as the firm’s senior management personnel.

Size. Bidder must be owned and operated independently from all other businesses and have either: (a) fifty (50) or fewer employees;

or (b) gross revenue of less than seven million dollars ($7,000,000) annually as reported on Bidder’s federal income tax return or its return filed with the Washington State Department of Revenue over the previous three consecutive years).

WEBS Certification. Bidder must have certified its Washington Small Business status in Washington’s Electronic Business Solution

(WEBS).

OR

NOT WASHINGTON SMALL BUSINESS. Bidder does not qualify as a Washington Small Business as set forth above.

22. CERTIFIED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

CERTIFIED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS. Bidder is a Certified Veteran-Owned Business under RCW 43.60A.190. To qualify as a Certified Veteran-Owned Business, Bidder must meet four (4) requirements:

51% Ownership. Bidder must be at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by:

A veteran as defined as every person who at the time he or she seeks certification has received a discharge with an honorable characterization or received a discharge for medical reasons with an honorable record, where applicable, and who has served in at least one of the capacities listed in

RCW 41.04.007;

A person who is in receipt of disability compensation or pension from the department of veterans affairs; or

We are certified MWBE in the State of WA but we moved to Colorado, recently.

http://www.des.wa.gov/services/ContractingPurchasing/Business/Pages/WEBSRegistration.aspx

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An active or reserve member in any branch of the armed forces of the United States, including the national guard, coast guard, and armed forces reserves.

Washington Incorporation/Location. Bidder must be either an entity that is incorporated in the state of Washington as a Washington domestic corporation or, if not incorporated, an entity whose principal place of business is located within the State of Washington.

WEBS Certification. Bidder must have certified its Veteran-Owned business status in Washington’s Electronic Business Solution

(WEBS).

WDVA Certification. Bidder must have provided certification documentation to the Washington Department of Veterans’ Affairs WDVA) and be certified by WDVA and listed as such on WDVA’s website (WDVA – Veteran-Owned Businesses).

OR

NOT A CERTIFIED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS. Bidder does not qualify as a Certified Veteran-Owned Business as set forth above.

23. REFERENCES. Bidder certifies that the references provided to Enterprise Services have worked with Bidder and that such individuals and firms have full permission, without any additional requirement or release, to provide such references and information to Enterprise Services. Bidder hereby authorizes Enterprise Services (or its agent) to contact Bidder’s references and others who may have pertinent information regarding Bidder’s prior experience and ability to perform the Contract, if awarded. Bidder hereby authorizes such individuals and firms to provide such references and release to Enterprise Services information pertaining to the same.

24. COURT CREDENTIALED INTERPRETER SERVICES. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

COURT CREDENTIALED. Bidder certifies that (check any applicable boxes):

CERTIFIED INTERPRETER. Bidder is identified by the Washington State Administrative Office of Courts as a certified interpreter in one or more of the following languages (check applicable boxes):

Arabic (Egyptian or Levantine)

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian

Cantonese

French

Khmer (Cambodian)

Korean

Laotian

Mandarin

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

Tagalog

Vietnamese

REGISTERED INTERPRETER. Bidder is identified by the Washington State Administrative Office of Courts as a registered interpreter in one or more of the following languages (check applicable boxes):

Albanian

Amharic

Burmese

Czech

Dutch

Farsi http://www.des.wa.gov/services/ContractingPurchasing/Business/Pages/WEBSRegistration.aspx https://www.dva.wa.gov/veterans-their-families/veteran-owned-businesses/vob-search

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German

Greek

Haitian Creole

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Ilocano

Japanese

Kurdish

Marshallese

Oromo

Polish

Portuguese

Punjabi

Romanian

Samoan

Somali

Swahili

Thai

Tigrinya

Turkish

Ukrainian

Urdu

Wolof

Yoruba

OR

NOT COURT CREDENTIALED. Bidder certifies that Bidder is not identified by the Washington State Administrative Office of Courts as either a certified or registered interpreter.

25. DELIVERY MODALITY FOR COURT CREDENTIALED INTERPRETER SERVICES. Bidder certifies as follows (must check one):

BIDDER IS CAPABLE TO DELIVER COURT CREDENTIALED INTERPRETER SERVICES THROUGH IPI, OPI, AND VRI. Bidder certifies that Bidder is capable to deliver Court Credentialed Interpreter Services, for the language(s) that Bidder has certified herein, through each of the following delivery modalities (check applicable boxes):

IPI. Bidder is capable to deliver In-Person Court Credentialed Interpreter Services.

OPI. Bidder is capable to deliver Over the Phone Court Credentialed Interpreter Services.

VRI. Bidder is capable to deliver Video Remote Court Credentialed Interpreter Services through Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

OR

BIDDER IS NOT CAPABLE TO DELIVER COURT CREDENTIALED INTERPRETER SERVICES THROUGH IPI, OPI, AND VRI. Bidder certifies that Bidder is not capable to deliver Court Credentialed Interpreter Services through all three of the specified delivery modalities – IPI, OPI, and VRI, as specified herein.

Bidder further certifies that it shall provide immediate written notice to Enterprise Services if, at any time prior to a Contract award, Bidder learns that any of its certifications set forth herein were erroneous when submitted or have become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

Note: As an agency we provde the services in over 300 languages including court certified and court registered interpreters.

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I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington, that the certifications herein are true and correct and that I am duly authorized to make these certifications on behalf of the Bidder listed herein.

BIDDER NAME: _____________________________________________________

Print Name of Bidder – Print full legal entity name of the firm submitting the Bid

If Bidder is a sole proprietor, print the full legal name of the individual who is the Bidder submitting the Bid

By: ______________________________ Signature of Bidder’s authorized person

Title: ______________________________ Title of person signing certificate

Date: ________________________________

Print Name of person making certifications for Bidder

Place: ________________________________ Print city and state where signed

Return this Bidder’s Certification to Procurement Coordinator at:

LanguageAccess@des.wa.gov

Daniel Shamebo Sabore, DBA, Languages Translation Services.

Daniel S Sabore, Managing Director

Colorado Springs, COManaging Director

5/29/2023

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EXHIBIT A-2 – BIDDER’S PROFILE

Competitive Solicitation:

No. 17622 – Spoken Language Interpreter Services, Court Credentialed

Bidder: ___________________________ Type/print full legal name of Bidder

BIDDER INFORMATION

Legal name of Bidder:

Address of Bidder:

Note: This information must match the information from Bidder’s Business License.

Business Name Address City, State, Zip Code

Bidder’s Washington State Department of Revenue Registration Number/Unified Business Identifier (UBI) Number:

Note: A nine digit UBI number is assigned to each registered businesses in Washington.

Taxpayer Identification No. (TIN):

Note: Your TIN will be either a number issued by the IRS (e.g., Employer Identification Number, Federal Tax Identification Number) or a number issued by the Social Security Administration (i.e., your Social Security Number). Do Not provide a Social Security Number.

Is your firm certified as a minority or woman owned business with the Washington State Office of Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE)?

Yes No

If yes, provide Bidder’s MWBE certification no.: ____________

Daniel Shamebo Sabore, DBA, Languages Translation Services.

Daniel Shamebo Sabore, DBA, Languages Translation Services.

6543 Rolling Creek Dr

Colorado Springs, CO 80924

602-436-557

26-1734632

M3F0020442

EXHIBIT A-02 – BIDDER’S PROFILE: 17622 – SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER SERVICES, COURT CREDENTIALED PAGE 2

BIDDER INFORMATION

Is your firm a self-certified Washington State Small Business?

Note: See Exhibit A-1 – Bidder’s Certification for criteria to qualify as a Washington State Small Business.

Note: Regardless of size, a qualifying business must be owned and operated independently from all other businesses. In regard to size, the gross revenue thresholds, as reported on Bidder’s tax returns, are as follows:

▪ Microbusiness: Annual gross revenue of less than one million dollars.

▪ Minibusiness: Annual gross revenue of more than one million dollars, but less than three million dollars.

▪ Small Business: Annual gross revenue of less than seven million dollars over each of the three prior consecutive years.

Yes No

If yes, provide the location for Bidder’s principal place of business:

Street Address City, State, Zip Code

If yes, what is your business size (based on annual gross revenue)?

Microbusiness

Minibusiness

Small Business

Is your firm certified as a Veteran-Owned Business with the Washington State Department of Veteran Affairs?

Note: See Exhibit A-1 – Bidder’s Certification for criteria to qualify as a Certified Veteran-Owned Business.

Yes No

If yes, provide Bidder’s WDVA certification no.: _____________

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT POINTS OF CONTACT FOR BIDDER

Authorized Representative

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Contract Administrator

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Sales Reporting Representative

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Sales Reporting Alternate

Name:

Email :

Phone:

Management Fee Representative

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Management Fee Contact Alternate

Name:

Email:

Phone:

6543 Rolling Creek Dr

Colorado Springs, CO 80924

X

X

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Daniel S Sabore info@advancedtranslationservices.

com,dshamebo@languages-translation .info

253-835-0107 /206-742-6477

Daniel S Sabore info@advancedtranslationservices.com,dshamebo@languages-translation.info

Tsigie T. Hailegnaw

253-835-0107 /206-742-6477

Daniel S Sabore info@advancedtranslationservices.com,dshamebo@languages-translation.info

253-835-0107 /206-742-6477

Same as above. Same as above.

253-835-0107 /206-742-6477

EXHIBIT A-02 – BIDDER’S PROFILE: 17622 – SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER SERVICES, COURT CREDENTIALED PAGE 3

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT POINTS OF CONTACT FOR BIDDER

Address for Enterprise Services to send management fee invoices:

Company name:

Attn:

Address:

City/State/Zip:

Address for Enterprise Services to send legal notices:

Company name:

Attn:

Address:

City/State/Zip:

REFERENCES

Provide a minimum of three (3) commercial or government references for which bidder has delivered Court Credentialed Interpreter Services as described in the Competitive Solicitation.

REFERENCE 1

Entity Name:

Contact:

Phone:

Email:

REFERENCE 2

Entity Name:

Contact:

REFERENCE 3

Entity Name:

Contact:

PURCHASE CARDS (I.E., CREDIT CARDS)

Please indicate which types of purchasing (credit) cards are accepted (note: any card fees must be included in the unit price of the bid):

Visa Master Card American Express Discover Other:

Return this Bidder’s Profile to Procurement Coordinator at:

LanguageAccess@des.wa.gov

Samantha Hird, Operations & Policy Analyst 2

Oregon Office of Administrative Hearings

971-345-1131 Samantha.S.HIRD@employ.oregon.gov

6543 Rolling Creek Dr Colorado Springs, CO 80924

Daniel Shamebo Sabore, DBA, Languages Translation Services.

Daniel S Sabore

Same as above.

Baltimore City Public Schools System.

IEP Chair, John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle School #228Kerensa M. Estes,

443.255.7900 (work cell – texts and voicemail).

kestes@bcps.k12.md.us

State of Oregon Employment Department Eric Villegas, Universal Access Coordinator 503-947-1794.

Eric.L.VILLEGAS@oregon.gov

Check and direct Deposit.

If taking the payment by credit card is mandatory, we will have it.

EXHIBIT B – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS PAGE 1

EXHIBIT B – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

Competitive Solicitation: No. 17622 – Spoken Language Interpreter Services, Court Credentialed

Bidder: Daniel Shamebo Sabore, DBA, Languages Translation Services Type/print full legal name of bidder company

Instructions

1. Add bidder company’s name above and review the below Performance Requirements.

2. Mark YES or NO if bidder meets each requirement in Bidder’s Compliance column.

3. In the Written Response column for every requirement that indicates a "Written Response Required," provide a written response that addresses how bidder will meet the requirement. Limited responses may receive lower scoring than those that demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter. The total word count for all written responses must not exceed 1000 words. Any text in excess of 1001 words will be deleted prior to forwarding the submittals to the evaluation team. Bidder can include screen shots or diagrams if needed. Written responses must not reference or link to any material outside of this document. Please note, the responses to this exhibit will be incorporated into the resulting Contract if bidder is selected for award.

4. Submit the exhibit as a Microsoft Word document and without modifying the font or formatting. If you need to print out this document for any reason, please note this document is size Legal 8.5” x 14”.

Please note: Not following any of the specified instructions might be grounds for the bid to be considered non-responsive.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND FACTORS FOR DES USE ONLY

Requirement

ID

Performance Requirement and Stated Business Need

Points Available

Bidder’s Compliance Written Response Evaluator

Score Evaluator Comment

1. Must be able to provide confirmation of scheduled interpreter services within 48 hours of receiving a purchaser request.

Pass/Fail ☒ Yes ☐ No

We have provided similar services to more than 3,000 public clients, including many contracts with the State of Washington in over 300 languages for over 19 years. We have provided interpreter and translation services within 48 hours of receiving a purchaser request for hundreds of contracts so far. For example, we have provided hundreds of requests interpreter requests within 48 hours of the requested time for the contract we have have/ had for many years with the Oregon State Office of

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ID

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Bidder’s Compliance Written Response Evaluator

Score Evaluator Comment

Administrative Hearings (OAH), Baltimore City Public Schools, etc. So, in short, we can meet the performance requirements.

2. Must have the ability to submit to agencies any required report(s) on an as needed basis within ten (10) business days after request. Elements of such reports may be by language and include the following:

• Dates of service

• Project status: filled, unfilled, completed, cancelled and no shows

• Name of assigned interpreter

• Name of requestor

• Dollar amounts paid for a given time period, to include hours, miles and any other costs

• Hours per language

Pass/Fail ☒ Yes ☐ No

Yes. We can provide such reports when we are required to do so.

3.

Interpreters performing services on this Contract must have a minimum of 1 year experience providing interpreter services in that language.

Bidder must have available at least one interpreter (either as employee or subcontractor) through the term of this Contract that possess at least 1 year of experience for each language the bidder is bidding in Exhibit C.

Pass/Fail

☒ Yes ☐ No

We will use interpreters performing services on this Contract that have a minimum of 1 year of experience providing interpreter services in that language. In fact, most of our interpreters have over 5 years of experience and have certification or registration.

Some of them have been still working with us for many years in similar contracts.

4. The State is looking for bidders that have experience providing interpreter services.

In the Written Response column please detail any relevant industry experience your entity or its principles have – specify the number of years

100 points Daniel Shamebo Sabore, DBA, Languages Translation Services (LTS), was established in 2004 as a Sole Proprietorship business in the State of Washington. LTS has more than 19 years of extensive experience and expertise in its primary line of business: providing language services such as translation, revision, proofreading, editing, design/desktop publishing (DTP), and interpreting in over 300

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ID

Performance Requirement and Stated Business Need

Points Available

Bidder’s Compliance Written Response Evaluator

Score Evaluator Comment and number of customers served, indicate any industry recognitions, and any other information that helps address your entity's knowledge and experience in this industry.

languages, in over 3,000 private and public organizations, and individuals nationwide, and internationally. LTS is an MBE/MWBE certified in many states, including Washington, Oregon, the City of New York, the State of New York, Nassau County, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the City of Philadelphia.

To mention just few of the examples:

In 2012, LTS was awarded a contract for translation services by the Washington State Employment Security Department.

• In 2012, LTS was awarded a contract for translation services by King County, Washington, and we have provided them with the services for many years.

• In September 2016, LTS was awarded a statewide master contract for spoken (in-person) interpreter services; court certified and non-court-certified, with an additional category for Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and Health Care Authority (HCA) client appointments by the State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services.

• In January 2017, LTS was awarded a contract to provide interpreting services in multiple languages by Snohomish County, Washington State.

• In May 2019, we were awarded a contract for translation services by UW Medicine of the University of Washington, which is an institution of higher education and a Contractor of the State of Washington to serve the following entities: UW Medicine is a comprehensive healthcare organization that includes four hospitals, primary and specialty clinics, the UW School of Medicine, a large physician practice plan and a critical care air transport service as follows: Harborview Medical Center and its associated clinics ("HMC"); UW Medicine/Northwest dba Northwest Hospital & Medical Center and its associated clinics ("NWHMC"); Public Hospital District No. 1 dba Valley Medical Center and its associated clinics ("VMC"); the University of Washington Medical Center and

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ID

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Points Available

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Score Evaluator Comment its associated clinics ("UWMC"); UW Physicians Network dba UW Neighborhood Clinics ("UWNC"); The Association of University Physicians dba UW Physicians ("UWP"), the University of Washington School of Medicine ("UW SoM"), and Airlift Northwest ("ALNW") (each a "UW Medicine Component Unit" and collectively "UW Medicine Component Units").

• In February 2021, we were awarded a contract for LTS for In- Person/Remote ASL and CART Services for the University of Washington in Seattle.

• In March 2022, LTS was awarded a contract for Translation Services by King County, Washington, for Community Engagement Translation Program (CETP) in multiple languages.

• In October 2013, we were awarded a contract by the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services to provide translation and translation review services for the Washington State Department of public instruction.

We have an ongoing contract with the Baltimore City Public Schools from 2019 to the present.

We have provided them with translation, onsite, and remote video and telephonic interpreting services in multiple languages. The total value of the Contract Value: Indefinite. The value of the completed contract so far is about $449,000.00.

5. The State needs to ensure this Contract provides continued access to qualified interpreters. Bidder should be able to ensure interpreters’ ongoing availability for all language/regions bid in Exhibit C.

100 points We are able to provide qualified interpreters on an ongoing basis, as we have a database of hundreds of interpreters that have been working with us for many years for all language/regions bid in Exhibit C.

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Points Available

Bidder’s Compliance Written Response Evaluator

Score Evaluator Comment

In the Written Response column, please briefly summarize the following:

1) your recruiting, vetting and retention processes for interpreters; and

2) your annual performance evalution and training requirements for the interpreters

1) Our recruiting, vetting and retention processes for interpreters.

LTS’s first step in assessing a candidate is an in-depth phone interview and checking the qualifications to determine if the applicant meets our minimum standards and qualifications. Those who do meet our initial standards must then undergo a thorough, comprehensive process that includes:

• Competency testing

• Completion of a skills self-assessment/checklist

• Licensure/Certification verification

• Reference requests and verification

We have an in-depth vetting process that includes the following requirements to ensure that we hire the best-qualified translators and interpreters who can provide accurate and culturally sensitive professional translation and interpreting services:

Language skills: They should be proficient in both the source and target languages.

Education and Experience: They should have at least Bachelor’s Degree in linguistics, translation, interpreting, and/or related fields.

They should have at least five years of experience in translation and interpreting in a specific area, such as legal, medical, technical, or scientific fields.

Certifications or Qualifications: They should be certified or qualified by an independent organization like the American Translators Association, federal and state courts, National Board for Certifying Medical Interpreters, etc.

Assessments: They have to pass a language proficiency test administered by a language assessment organization such as the Defense Language.

References and background check: We check the references and backgrounds of translators, interpreters, and other professionals.

Testing and interview: We administer tests and interviews in a specific field, such as legal, medical, etc., to ensure they can provide accurate, culturally sensitive, and well-formatted translations. Their

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Points Available

Bidder’s Compliance Written Response Evaluator

Score Evaluator Comment skills are tested during each translation and interpretation they execute.

We also check their performance during the job performance and give them feedback for any needed improvement.

Our screening, testing, selection, recruitment, and training processes are ongoing.

We train our translators and interpreters in critical aspects of the business, such as professional code of conduct, customer service, formatting, correct and consistent terminologies in each field they are assigned to do, etc.

2) We frequently check the annual performance evaluation and training requirements for the interpreters and see if their certifications or registrations are up to date.

6. The State is looking to establish this Contract that covers maximum possible number of language from those listed in Exhibit C – Bid Price. To be considered responsive to this Solicitation, bidder must bid interpreter services for at least 3 out of 13 certified languages marked by ‘*’ in Exhibit C.

For any additional language bid (from 40 others) in Exhibit C, bidder will receive 5 points per language

Pass/Fail 200 points

☒ Yes ☐ No

We can provide interpreters in over 300 languages, including 13 certified languages in all the bid regions.

Return this exhibit to Procurement Coordinator at:

DESLanguageAccess@des.wa.gov

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