RFP 2023-14 Translation Services Notice of Intent to Award - FINAL.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Award for RFP 2023-14 issued by CareOregon for translation services and alternate formats. The contract opportunity was released as a competitive solicitation that attracted multiple proposals from qualified service providers. The selection process involved evaluation by stakeholders across CareOregon to identify the most qualified proposers to deliver translation and interpretation services. Five apparent successful proposers were selected: Avantpage, Inc., The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), Northwest Interpreters, Inc., Interpreters Unlimited, and Oregon Certified Interpreters Network, Inc. (OCIN), along with Language Line Services, Inc. The notice was issued on January 23, 2024, marking the conclusion of the evaluation phase.

The apparent successful proposers have not acquired legal or equitable rights to the contract services until final contract execution with CareOregon. CareOregon reserves the right to revoke the award if any successful proposer fails to negotiate and execute an acceptable contract, with the option to award the contract to alternative proposers. CareOregon maintains confidentiality of the RFP process and does not disclose vendor proposals or evaluation scores to the public. Specific pricing terms, contract values, and other financial details are not disclosed in this notice. The procurement was conducted in accordance with CareOregon's standard contracting procedures and represents an important project requiring specialized translation and interpretation services across multiple languages and formats.