Interpretation Services in Panama
Cancelled Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912QM25Q0003
- Agency
- Army Contracting Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services
- Place of performance
- Panama Panamá Panama
- Points of contact
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- Major Vernon Shank vernon.d.shank.mil@army.mil (334) 672-5889
- Eduardo Castillo eduardo.a.castillo9.ln@mail.mil (786) 684-5284
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Contracting Command is seeking interpretation services for the PANAMAX 2025 military exercise in Panama. The solicitation (W912QM-25-Q-0003) requires a contractor to provide comprehensive language interpretation equipment and personnel, including a sound reduction booth, mobile and stationary transmitters, 50 receiver sets, and professional interpreters for multiple conference and execution phases. Potential offerors must have an active System for Award Management (SAM) registration and are required to submit any solicitation questions by January 7, 2025, at 5:00 pm local Honduran time to specified government contacts. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price procurement under NAICS code 541930 for Translation and Interpretation Services, with an unrestricted competitive approach. Interested vendors must carefully review all solicitation requirements and submit their proposals by the designated deadline.
The contract will be performed in Panama City, Panama, with services spanning from January 24 to September 30, 2025, encompassing multiple military planning and execution phases. The scope includes providing 2 interpreters for conferences and 4 interpreters for execution phases, with an estimated total workload of 1,728 man-hours of simultaneous Spanish-English interpretation services. While no specific set-aside has been designated, the solicitation is open to all qualified contractors meeting the size standard of $22.5 million for the NAICS category. The procurement will be administered by RCO Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras on behalf of U.S. Army South, with contractors required to comply with host nation requirements and provide all necessary equipment and personnel. Potential offerors should note the comprehensive nature of the required services, which include not just language interpretation but also the provision of sophisticated audio-technical equipment to support multilingual communication during military exercise events.
Notice text
Interpretation Services in Support of PANAMAX2025. Sound Reduction Booth, Interpreters Control Unit, 2 Mobile Headsets, Stationary Transmitters, Portable Transmitter, Audio Tech, 50 receivers with headsets, 2 interpreters for conferences, 4 interpreters for execution, 2 microphones. See attached SF1449 for CLIN structure and details.
Solicitation Questions. Quoters may submit questions regarding this solicitation via email to Eduardo Castillo, eduardo.a.castillo9.ln@mail.mil and the Contracting Officer, MAJ Vernon Shank, vernon.d.shank.mil@army.mil by 05:00 pm local Honduran time, Tuesday, 7 Jan 2025. All e-mailed questions shall be submitted with the subject line as “W912QM-25-Q-0003. The Government reserves the right not to respond to any questions received concerning this solicitation after the question receipt date and time above. Quoters are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the Government early in the solicitation cycle.
System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and in order to be considered for award of this Purchase Order.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| W12QM25Q0003_Translation Services.pdf |
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