RFR Attachment 4 - Requirements.xlsx
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- BD-25-1175-1175C-1175L-127564
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- Massachusetts
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This is a Requirements Attachment document for a Request for Response (RFR) issued by the Massachusetts Health Connector for culturally and linguistically appropriate translation and readability services. The RFR outlines comprehensive mandatory requirements that contractors must meet to provide document translation services from English to multiple source languages, with particular emphasis on languages identified in Attachment 10. Services include translation, review, editing, proofreading, readability assessment, and design services. Contractors must deliver translated materials electronically via email or compressed formats, maintain formatting compliance with Health Connector style guides, and ensure all documents are quality-assured by proficient translators before delivery. The requirements encompass receipt confirmation within one business day, generation of reports at various frequencies (daily through annual), and specialized formatting as requested by the Health Connector.
The staffing requirements mandate that translators possess professional proficiency in English and foreign languages, cultural knowledge of the U.S., screening and testing for language proficiency, and the ability to write at appropriate reading levels for target audiences. All personnel must comply with ACA, HIPAA, and PII privacy guidelines while maintaining strict confidentiality of all assignment information. Contractors must utilize translation memory systems and software databases to maximize efficiency and consistency, with machine-generated translations explicitly prohibited. Technical operations must include file maintenance, version control systems, detailed tracking systems for inventory and deliverables, backup and recovery management, and support for customers with disabilities under Title II of the ADA and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Deliverables are assessed on timeliness, completeness, and technical accuracy, with word count determined using Microsoft Word's word count feature or Health Connector-approved applications.
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Requirements RFR ATTACHMENT 4 - REQUIREMENTS Bidder Response:
| # Requirement ID | Requirement | Mandatory (Yes/No) | Bidder to respond "Yes" or "No" to meeting requirement. | If Bidder response in Column D is "No", please provide comment in this column. | Additional Bidder comments, if any |
| RTS-REQ-1.0 | Translations | ||||
| RTS-REQ-1.1 | Contractor will respond to submitted request for translation, readability, design, and other assigned projects to confirm receipt within one (1) Business Day. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.2 | Provide document translation services from English to the source language, at a minimum including Preferred Languages outlined in Attachment 10. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.3 | Translate the written word accurately and in the same spirit and style as it appears in the original text ensuring accuracy of nuances, subject-matter detail, and retain fluency. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.4 | Translated materials must have accurate content, correct spelling, correct grammar, correct language structure (while remaining faithful to English context). | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.5 | Translated materials must take into consideration reading level, culturally and linguistically appropriate terminology and content, clarity of message (easy to read), regional dialect and idiomatic differences, and appropriate dialect and idiomatic differences. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.6 | Provide review, editing, and proofreading for previously translated documents. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.7 | Translations must be linguistically accurate and technically consistent with the original documents. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.8 | Receive source language documents by email or other electronic means. If needed, by US Postal Service. The typical delivery is expected to be by email or other electronic means. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.9 | Return completed orders electronically, preferrable email. If document file is too large, returned via compressed format or posted to SharePoint/ShareFile location. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.10 | Provide special formatting of certain translated documents at the request of the Health Connector. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.11 | Generate reports per business requirement or system reports and must be in compliance with SLAs. Frequency of reports shall be daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual or semi-annual. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.12 | Provide readability, translation, and design in accordance with Health Connector style guides. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.13 | Provide files in formatting that aligns with the Health Connector style and brand guide. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-1.14 | Translated document(s) must be checked by proficient translators for quality assurance before delivery. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-2.0 | Staff | ||||
| RTS-REQ-2.1 | Translators shall be thoroughly knowledgeable about the US domestic culture and have professional proficiency in both English and the requested foreign language. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-2.2 | Translators must be available to work normal Business Hours, Eastern Time Zone | No | |||
| RTS-REQ-2.3 | Translators shall be screened and tested for proficiency in both written English and the specified foreign language(s). | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-2.4 | Translators must be able to write at an appropriate reading level for the target audience. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-2.5 | A single translator must be able to complete each document in its entirety to ensure continuity and consistency in terminology, syntax, and style. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-2.6 | Translators must be impartial and unbiased and refrain from conduct that may give an appearance of bias. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-2.7 | Vendor staff and translators must be knowledgeable of and comply with ACA, HIPAA and PII related privacy guidelines. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-2.8 | Translators must keep all information related to assignments strictly confidential. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-2.9 | Translators must not disclose privileged or confidential communications or information acquired in the course of translating or preparing for translation. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-3.0 | Readability | ||||
| RTS-REQ-3.1 | Vendor will review materials taking into consideration the educational level of the target audience, which may need the translation reduced to very simple, easily understood terms. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-4.0 | Format | ||||
| RTS-REQ-4.1 | Use universally acceptable software compatible with the source documents, such as MS Word, Excel, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, etc. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-4.2 | Provide Word and Excel documents that have non-standard paragraphs, bulleting, numbering, charts, tables, graphs, etc. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-4.3 | Provide files in currently standard graphic design formats (e.g., InDesign, Illustrator, etc.) | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-4.4 | Provide two-column document deliverables sourced as PDFs or with complex formatting (e.g., tables, charts, images with text) | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-4.5 | Have available a variety of foreign language fonts for all languages to be translated. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-4.6 | Have fillable documents where Customers can type text directly onto the document in designated fields. | ||||
| RTS-REQ-5.0 | Operations and Technical Requirements | ||||
| RTS-REQ-5.1 | Support customers with disabilities in accordance with Title II of the ADA and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and other relevant Health Connector policies and procedures. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-5.2 | Maintain files of all projects completed under this Agreement. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-5.3 | Maintain version control system. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-5.4 | Maintain detailed tracking system for inventory and deliverables. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-5.5 | Understand project support requirements objectives and customer needs through regular catch up calls and meetings. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-5.6 | Responsible for backup and recovery management. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-5.7 | Employ translation memory systems/software database including but not limited to large blocks of text, to identify exact match of previously translated terms, sentences and blocks of text to create and maximize efficiency, consistency, and accuracy as part of a review process. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-5.8 | Machine generated translations are prohibited under this agreement. | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-5.9 | Word count is based on the number of English words in the source document, determined by using Microsoft Word's word count feature or an application approved by the Health Connector | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-5.10 | Deliverable must meet acceptance criteria based on timeliness (work was delivered on time), completeness (the work represents a full transition of the source document) and technical accuracy (the work contains an accurate translation in accordance with the requirements set forth above). | Yes | |||
| RTS-REQ-6.0 | Processes (respond in Column F) | ||||
| RTS-REQ-6.1 | Describe how your technology and systems meet, and will remain compliant with the standards outlined in Attachment 2 to this RFR, Technical Standards. | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| RTS-REQ-6.2 | Describe your process for managing Service Level Agreements (SLAs). | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| RTS-REQ-6.3 | Describe your process for generating system reports or any business related ad hoc reports, including frequency to generate these reports. | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| RTS-REQ-6.4 | Describe how technical interruptions, outages or issues are reported to stakeholders and tracked for resolution. | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| RTS-REQ-6.5 | Describe your expertise in maintaining user roles and security. | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| RTS-REQ-6.6 | Describe your escalation process to resolve a complaint or issue | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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