NIH Sign Language Interpreting Services

Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted

Solicitation number
75N93025R00022
Agency
National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Contract number
75N98019D00055 Federal IDV award
NAICS code
541930 Translation and Interpretation Services
PSC
R499 Support- Professional: Other
Place of performance
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice for a seven-month contract extension with Access Interpreting, Inc. to provide sign language and interpreting services under Contract No. 75N98019D00055. The extension runs from September 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, and increases the contract ceiling from $31,223,718.74 to $36,223,718.74, representing a $5 million increase. The services include American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting and Computer Assisted Real-time Transcription (CART) delivered both onsite and online to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing employees, patients, and visitors as required under Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. The sole-source extension is justified by the critical need to prevent service disruption while NIH completes a competitive recompete process, with the current contract having provided over 71,000 hours of service in FY2024. NIH anticipates awarding a new competitive contract by the end of March 2026, making this extension necessary to maintain essential communication services that support patient care, research projects, and the safety of deaf researchers and employees.

Notice text

The attached J&A authorizes an extension to the ordering period of the contract to March 31, 2026 and increases the contract ceiling of the current contract to meet the needs of the NIH for sign language and interpreting services under Contract No. 75N98019D00055 with Access Interpreting, Inc. 

Awarded contract 75N98019D00055 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-09-01.

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File Type Posted
JA - 75N98019D00055 - Redacted.pdf PDF

Notice history

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NIH Sign Language Interpreting Services This notice · Latest Limited / Sole Source Justification
NIH Sign Language Interpreting Services Latest pre-solicitation Pre-Solicitation

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