Desk side, In Person, On site, Full time Sign Language Interpreting, transliteration and sight translation services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1301403661
- Agency
-
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services
- Place of performance
- Virginia 23518, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division issued a pre-solicitation notice on August 28, 2026, for full-time, on-site American Sign Language interpreting, transliteration, and sight translation services in Virginia Beach, Virginia, set aside for total small business, with quote packages due September 7, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. EST.
The requirement covers one base year and one option year under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR 12.201-1(c)(2)) with firm fixed price. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; no separate written solicitation will be issued. The interpreter will support a Deaf or hard-of-hearing employee on an alternate schedule covering core hours 0800–1630 Monday through Thursday (one scheduled day off every other Friday), excluding Federal Holidays, Base Closures, and OPM Closures.
Eligible contractors must provide personnel holding current Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification, a minimum of three years of professional ASL interpretation experience, fluency in American Sign Language and English, and the ability to perform voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice interpretation. Assigned interpreter personnel must maintain Tier 3 Personnel Security Investigation eligibility throughout performance, be U.S. Citizens authorized for facility access with a Common Access Card, and confirm credentials at least three business days prior to contract start. Contractors must provide safety equipment (hearing protection, eye protection, safety vests, steel toe shoes, gloves, hard hats) with 48-hour advance notice and supply alternate interpreters with equivalent qualifications if the primary interpreter is unavailable.
Quotations must address technical qualifications (pass/fail on PWS requirements), past performance (evaluated via SPRS, SAM, FAPIIS), and price reasonableness. Submit quotes to lametria.r.smith.civ@us.navy.mil. NAICS 541930, $22.5 million small business size standard.
Notice text
This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.1 “Pre-solicitation Notice” for Commercial Simplified Acquisition in accordance with FAR 12.201-1(c)(2). The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) intends to solicit for: Desk side, In Person, On site, Full time Sign Language Interpreting, transliteration and sight translation services for Deaf/HoH employee for a period of one (1) base year and one (1) option year in Virginia Beach, VA 23518, as detailed in the attached solicitation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a written solicitation will not be issued. Under the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul FAR 12.201-1(c)(2), the Government may solicit quotations directly from suppliers for this acquisition at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFO FAR 12 Presolicitation Notice-LC SLI CAC with Option year.pdf |
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