Machine Translation Service
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FY26r1061017
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services
- Place of performance
- Texas 79902, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section (IBWC) is soliciting a bidirectional Spanish-English machine translation service solution for deployment at its El Paso headquarters. The procurement (Solicitation Number FY26r1061017) requires the offeror to provide a memoQ-compatible machine translation engine with API integration, web-based hosting in a FedRAMP-authorized Moderate or High impact environment, and a standalone gist translation interface accessible to seven users. Key technical requirements include customization using IBWC's existing translation memory databases, data cleaning capabilities, support for multiple subdomain engines (up to 10), and compliance with Executive Order 14319 and OMB memoranda regarding artificial intelligence and large language models. The government will award the contract to the responsible offeror whose conforming offer is most advantageous to the government, considering pricing and technical merit. Offerors must submit questions by 3:00 p.m. MST on January 30, 2026, and all quotes are due by 3:00 p.m. MST on February 6, 2026, with quotes remaining valid for 90 days.
This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside procurement with no identified incumbent contractor. The contract structure consists of a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods, with offerors required to submit pricing on an all-or-none basis for all contract line items. The government anticipates approximately 2,000 pages of translation volume annually, distributed mostly across 300-400 documents with varying lengths, though the exact budget is not specified in available documents. Offerors must propose firm fixed pricing for the base year, with pricing models acceptable on a tier-based approach with defined usage caps or containing usage thresholds subject to bilateral modification if exceeded. Performance will take place in El Paso, Texas 79902, with contractor support required within 24 hours for troubleshooting, and all proposals must include an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and be submitted via email to Angelica Baca at angelica.baca@ibwc.gov.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued separately.
The solicitation number is FY26r1061017. This solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) for Machine Translation Service at El Paso, HQ.
This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. Only offers from Small Businesses will be considered for this solicitation.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541930 – Translation and Interpretation Services. Product of Service Code for this requirement is R608 –Support-Administrative: Translation and Interpreting. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $22.5 Million.
Services shall be quoted ALL or NONE as per CLIN structure attached and returned with your quote via e-mail directly to my attention at angelica.baca@ibwc.gov
Quotes shall be good for 90 Days.
Offer due date/local time: February 6, 2026; 3:00 pm MST.
Only questions submitted by email to angelica.baca@ibwc.govwill be considered. Questions received from Offerors after 3p on January 30, 2026, may not be responded to.
Active UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) must be included in your offer.
Description: The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section (IBWC) requires Machine Translation Services for El Paso HQ, Base Year + 4 Option Years as per CLIN Structure attached. Refer to attached SOW for description of requirements.
COR for this request: Sally Spener (please do not contact her directly if you have any questions. All questions need to be directed to my attention).
Evaluation of Offer – The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate Offers: Technical acceptability to meet IBWC requirements; Technical Approach and Past Performance.
The Government will award a contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA), responsible offeror.
Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. NOTE: The offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed at https://www.sam.gov.
FAR Clause 52.232-18 Availability of Funds - Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.
END of combined synopsis/solicitation
Attachments:
CLIN Structure
Clauses and Provisions
Scope of Work
Wage Determination
1/29/26 - Modification 001 - to add Q&A attachment
2/3/26 - Modification 002 - to add Q&A attachment
Update #2 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued separately.
The solicitation number is FY26r1061017. This solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) for Machine Translation Service at El Paso, HQ.
This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. Only offers from Small Businesses will be considered for this solicitation.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541930 – Translation and Interpretation Services. Product of Service Code for this requirement is R608 –Support-Administrative: Translation and Interpreting. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $22.5 Million.
Services shall be quoted ALL or NONE as per CLIN structure attached and returned with your quote via e-mail directly to my attention at angelica.baca@ibwc.gov
Quotes shall be good for 90 Days.
Offer due date/local time: February 6, 2026; 3:00 pm MST.
Only questions submitted by email to angelica.baca@ibwc.govwill be considered. Questions received from Offerors after 3p on January 30, 2026, may not be responded to.
Active UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) must be included in your offer.
Description: The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section (IBWC) requires Machine Translation Services for El Paso HQ, Base Year + 4 Option Years as per CLIN Structure attached. Refer to attached SOW for description of requirements.
COR for this request: Sally Spener (please do not contact her directly if you have any questions. All questions need to be directed to my attention).
Evaluation of Offer – The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate Offers: Technical acceptability to meet IBWC requirements; Technical Approach and Past Performance.
The Government will award a contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA), responsible offeror.
Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. NOTE: The offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed at https://www.sam.gov.
FAR Clause 52.232-18 Availability of Funds - Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.
END of combined synopsis/solicitation
Attachments:
CLIN Structure
Clauses and Provisions
Scope of Work
Wage Determination
1/29/26 - Modification 001 - to add Q&A attachment
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued separately.
The solicitation number is FY26r1061017. This solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) for Machine Translation Service at El Paso, HQ.
This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. Only offers from Small Businesses will be considered for this solicitation.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541930 – Translation and Interpretation Services. Product of Service Code for this requirement is R608 –Support-Administrative: Translation and Interpreting. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $22.5 Million.
Services shall be quoted ALL or NONE as per CLIN structure attached and returned with your quote via e-mail directly to my attention at angelica.baca@ibwc.gov
Quotes shall be good for 90 Days.
Offer due date/local time: February 6, 2026; 3:00 pm MST.
Only questions submitted by email to angelica.baca@ibwc.govwill be considered. Questions received from Offerors after 3p on January 30, 2026, may not be responded to.
Active UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) must be included in your offer.
Description: The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section (IBWC) requires Machine Translation Services for El Paso HQ, Base Year + 4 Option Years as per CLIN Structure attached. Refer to attached SOW for description of requirements.
COR for this request: Sally Spener (please do not contact her directly if you have any questions. All questions need to be directed to my attention).
Evaluation of Offer – The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate Offers: Technical acceptability to meet IBWC requirements; Technical Approach and Past Performance.
The Government will award a contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA), responsible offeror.
Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. NOTE: The offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed at https://www.sam.gov.
FAR Clause 52.232-18 Availability of Funds - Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.
END of combined synopsis/solicitation
Attachments:
CLIN Structure
Clauses and Provisions
Scope of Work
Wage Determination
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| QnAs 2-3-26.odt | ODT document | |
| QnAs 1-29-26.odt | ODT document | |
| CLIN Structure FY26r1061017 Translation Service.odt | ODT document | |
| Scope of Work for Machine Translation EnginesDraftCforFY26.docx | DOCX document | |
| Wage Determination.pdf | ||
| Applicable Terms and Conditions.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Translation Service | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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