Fis-Das Interpreting

Fis-Das Interpreting is a woman-owned small business and self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, that specializes in providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services to federal government agencies. Registered in SAM.gov since October 2020, the company offers professional interpretation services with a focus on supporting equal employment opportunity and diversity initiatives across various federal organizations. The business is structured as a partnership or limited liability partnership and holds multiple business certifications, including woman-owned small business and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) status.

The company has consistently been awarded federal contracts for ASL interpreting services, primarily from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Headquarters and the U.S. Marine Corps. These contracts have been set aside for small businesses, with some specifically designated for woman-owned small businesses. The contract awards range from $20,123.52 to $838,239.69, covering interpreting services at facilities including Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and the Marine Corps Operational Test & Evaluation Activity in Quantico, Virginia. The contracts are designed to support effective communication for deaf and hard of hearing individuals within federal agency environments, facilitating equal employment opportunity and diversity programs through professional ASL interpretation.

Fis-Das Interpreting holds a significant multiple award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters, valued at $6.6 million and set to run through August 2026. This IDC allows for the issuance of firm fixed price delivery orders for ASL interpreting services on an as-needed basis. The contract was originally solicited for qualified vendors within a 45-mile radius of DLA Headquarters and supports the agency's equal opportunity programs. To date, DLA HQ has issued multiple delivery orders under this contract, ranging from small-scale assignments to more comprehensive interpreting service requirements, demonstrating the company's flexibility and capacity to meet diverse federal agency communication support needs.

FIS-DAS Interpreting Services is a Joint Venture certified by the US Small Business Administration is registered under NAICS code 541930. FIS-DAS is comprised of Friends Interpreting Services (FIS) and Deaf Access Solutions(DAS), with each company having extensive experience in providing sign language interpreting services and are each long-standing organizational members of the professional organization of interpreters, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). Between them, they have provided hundreds of thousands of hours of interpreting since 2002, in every type of setting possible