RFQ 2024- 4071 | Captioning Interpreter Services

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) for on-call real-time captioning interpreter services. The required services include providing live open captioning for web broadcasts, delivering unedited and edited post-production subtitle files and transcripts, and performing post-production captioning of on-demand video content. The services shall be provided for CDTFA Headquarters located in Sacramento, CA. Responses to the RFQ are due by July 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. The term of the contract is August 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, with an optional one-year extension. The pricing structure includes hourly rates for the various services, and CDTFA estimates the contractor will provide a total of 136 hours of internet streaming live open captioning services and 136 hours of editing live captioning transcripts during the contract period, although there is no guarantee of the exact number of hours required.

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBEs) and Certified Small Businesses (SBs) are strongly encouraged to participate. The contract will be awarded to the firm submitting the lowest responsive, responsible quote. There is no information provided regarding incumbent vendors or current contractors, and no details on existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The RFQ does not specify a budget range, but CDTFA estimates the total hours of services required during the contract period.