Panamax 26 Component Planning in Crisis Interpretation Services

The 410th Contracting Support Brigade/Regional Contracting Office in Miami, operating under the Department of the Army Materiel Command, is soliciting simultaneous interpretation services to support the Panamax 26 Component Planning in Crisis Conference sponsored by US Southern Command. The solicitation requires six simultaneous interpreters providing Spanish-to-English and English-to-Spanish interpretation services, along with all necessary equipment including tabletop interpretation booths, audio consoles, wireless transmitters and receivers (100 multichannel units with headsets), UHF microphones, sound mixers, and dedicated on-site operators and supervisors. Vendors must be translation and interpretation service providers registered in the SAM database, and submissions are accepted only from direct service providers—third parties, brokers, and agencies will not be considered. The contract will be awarded using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where quoters must demonstrate technical acceptability by addressing all specifications and deliverables outlined in the Performance Work Statement, with the lowest-priced technically acceptable quote receiving the award. Quotations must be submitted electronically in English to Contract Specialist Marco De Oliveira by 10:00 AM on March 25, 2026, with prices held firm for 30 calendar days.

This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 541930 (Language Translation Services), with a size standard of $22.5 million; however, one government file references a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) designation, creating potential ambiguity in the set-aside status. No incumbent contractor or current contract holder is identified in the solicitation materials. The contract involves seven days of service from April 8-14, 2026, with work hours from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily (with a one-hour lunch break from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM), plus potential overtime hours to be quoted at negotiated rates, supporting up to 200 conference participants. The place of performance is within a 7-mile radius of Doral, Florida (USSOUTHCOM Headquarters at 9301 NW 33rd Street, Doral, FL 33172), and payment will be made via MasterCard Government Purchase Card upon invoice submission to the Web-Based Invoice Review Service (WAWF), with invoices requiring contractor information, contract number, itemized services, quantities, unit prices, and performance dates.