NCB 6513

This is a Non-Competitive Bid (NCB) from the State of California's Department of General Services related to a contract for in-person interpreter services provided by Excel Interpreting, LLC to the California Department of Social Services State Hearing Division. The current contract does not expire until June 30, 2016, but due to limitations in the State Hearing Division's case management system data, the contract has run out of funds. The state is requesting an exemption from advertising in the California State Contracts Register to add $480,000 to the existing contract in order to continue providing the required in-person interpreter services to claimants as mandated by state law. The justification for the exemption is that Excel Interpreting, LLC currently provides the required in-person interpreter services, and the diversity of market rates between languages has resulted in the contract running out of funds prematurely. The additional funding will allow the continued provision of these legally required services until the contract expires on June 30, 2016.

This is a non-competitive procurement, meaning no bids will be accepted. The contract is limited to Excel Interpreting, LLC, the incumbent provider of the required in-person interpreter services. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The contract value being added is $480,000, which will allow the state to continue providing the mandated interpreter services through the end of the existing contract term.