Written Translation Service
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 26-011
- Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Department of Homeland Security
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 70FBR026P00000010 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 5419 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- Anchorage, Alaska 99501, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Victor Hinojosa victor.hinojosa@fema.dhs.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice for written translation services to support disaster response and recovery operations in Alaska following Typhoon Halong under Disaster Declaration DR-4893-AK. The contract, awarded on December 1, 2025, requires the selected vendor to translate FEMA's English-language program documents into Central Alaskan Yup'ik and other Alaskan Indigenous languages, with services including proofreading, quality assurance, and document formatting to ensure culturally appropriate and ADA-compliant materials for non-English-speaking disaster survivors in the Northwest Arctic Borough and Lower Yukon and Kuskokwim Regional Education Attendance Areas. FEMA's market research determined that limited qualified vendors possess the specialized capability to provide accurate Central Alaskan Yup'ik translations with regional dialect expertise, justifying the sole source award to an Alaska-based organization established in 2005 that operates an Alaska Native Languages Program staffed by Yup'ik community translators and utilizes language panels for accuracy validation. Contract 70FBR026P00000010 was awarded to an unidentified vendor, with the specific contract value redacted from the justification document and pricing to be determined through market research and vendor quote comparisons. While specific quantity metrics and service timelines were not disclosed in the available documentation, the procurement represents a classified simplified acquisition below the simplified acquisition threshold with the rationale centered on the vendor's unique qualifications as the only reasonably available source capable of meeting FEMA's immediate translation needs during the disaster response period.
Notice text
The purpose of this contract is to provide written translation services for FEMA Region 10 disaster response operations under DR-4893-AK. Services include translating FEMA’s English-language materials into Central Alaskan Yup’ik and other Alaskan Indigenous languages, proofreading and quality assurance, and document formatting.
Awarded contract 70FBR026P00000010 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-12-01.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5.1 SSJ_Simplified_Acquisitions_Below_SAT Translation Services._Redacted.pdf |
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