Award
Florida International University ITN-2019-00011
Accessible Communication Services
Recipient
Accessible Communication Services
Awarded
September 16, 2019
Identifier
ITN-2019-00011
The Florida International University Board of Trustees (FIU) is the government buyer for this contract. The contract is a competitive solicitation for professional communication services for individuals with disabilities, including American Sign Language Interpretation, captioning, and computer-assisted transcription services. The contract is nonexclusive and may be awarded to multiple vendors. The services include American Sign Language Interpretation/transliteration (including video-remote interpreting), Captioning, and Computer-Assisted Realtime Transcription (CART) services. These services are to be provided to FIU students, employees, and community stakeholders at various University sites and partner sites located in the tri-county area. The primary hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM, with additional services required outside these hours and on weekends. The initial contract term is two years with an option to renew for an additional two-year term, with renewals not automatic. The solicitation references commodity codes related to transcription services, disability services, sign language services, and fees not otherwise classified. The contact person is Elsa Alfonso at FIU. No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the document.
Description
This is a competitive solicitation for professional communication services for individuals with disabilities to enable the Florida International University Board of Trustees (FIU) to enter into a nonexclusive Contract with multiple vendors to provide American Sign Language Interpretation, captioning, and/or computer-assisted transcription services. The initial term of the Contract will be for two (2) years, with an option to renew for an additional two (2) year term. Services include American Sign Interpretation/transliteration (including video-remote interpreting), Captioning and/or Computer-Assisted Realtime Transcription (CART) services to FIU students, employees, and community stakeholders at various university and partner sites in the tri-county area. Primary hours are Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 6:30 PM, with services also provided outside these hours and on weekends.