Foreign Language Translation Service Contract
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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Citizen and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $2,000,000 to $5,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services
- Place of performance
- Multiple
- Forecast number
- F2025071787
Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is seeking to procure telephonic and video-based foreign language interpretation and translation services to support the Field Operations Directorate in adjudicating immigration benefit applications and petitions. The requirement mandates that all interpreters and translators meet industry standards for proficiency and professionalism, with services including real-time interpretation for scheduled and unscheduled interviews, after-hours support, and rare language requests. The solicitation is estimated to be released on November 25, 2025, with an anticipated award date of February 28, 2026, and a performance period beginning March 16, 2026, and ending March 15, 2029.
The estimated award value ranges from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 under a Firm Fixed Price contract vehicle utilizing an IDIQ Task Order structure. Services will be delivered across 89 Field Offices, 25 District Offices, four Regional Offices, the National Benefits Center, and the Immigrant Investor Program Office located throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For inquiries regarding this opportunity, prospective contractors should contact Kenneth Brumfiel (Contracting Officer) at kenneth.c.brumfiel@uscis.dhs.gov or (802) 872-9406, or Geoffrey Gould (Requirements Contact) at geoffrey.t.gould@uscis.dhs.gov or (816) 251-2356.
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**1/8/2026 updated Period of Performance and Anticipated award Date and alt contact information***
***11/14/25 - Contract Vehicle changed to a Fair Opportunity Task Order utilizing an agency Multiple Award IDIQ contract for Foreign Language Translation Services. Estimated Solicitation Released Date changed. Estimated Performance Period Date changed. Anticipated award date changed***.
***10/24/25 - Set aside status changed to Small Business***.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), requires telephonic and video-based foreign language interpretation and translation services to support the Field Operations Directorate (FOD) in its mission to adjudicate applications and petitions for immigration benefits. These services are essential for Immigration Services Officers (ISOs) to effectively communicate with applicants who often respond in their native languages during interviews. Accurate interpretation and translation are critical to ensuring the integrity of the adjudication process and enabling ISOs to evaluate applicant responses and make informed decisions. The scope of this requirement includes providing real-time telephonic and video interpretation services for 89 Field Offices, 25 District Offices, four Regional Offices, the National Benefits Center (NBC), and the Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO), located across the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. USCIS requires interpretation services for scheduled and unscheduled interviews, after-hours support, and rare language requests, ensuring uninterrupted access to qualified interpreters.
USCIS also requires translation services for immigration-related documents in multiple languages and regional dialects, as specified by the agency. All interpreters and translators must meet industry standards for proficiency and professionalism, ensuring accurate and reliable communication. This requirement is critical to maintaining operational continuity, supporting USCIS’s strategic goals, and ensuring the effective delivery of immigration services to applicants from diverse linguistic backgrounds. Note: USCIS Asylum Officers are not supported under this requirement.
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