# City of Columbia Ionwave #76/2026 Addendum 1

Real-Time Captioning Services for City of Columbia Public Meetings

**Posted:** August 24, 2026
**Respond By:** October 16, 2026
**Identifier:** 76/2026 Addendum 1
**NAICS:** 561492

The City of Columbia is seeking a provider for real-time captioning of public meetings and other live events.
- **Government buyer:** City of Columbia, Missouri, Purchasing Division, Finance Department; contact identified as Patrick Doll.
- **Service requested:** Closed captioning for live broadcasts of City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Citizens Police Review Board meetings, plus occasional special events.
  - Estimated volume: 200 hours annually, priced per hour with a firm fixed price for the estimated annual hours.
  - Captioners must be NCRA-certified and meet a minimum 98% accuracy standard; captioning should be continuous with minimal latency.
  - Remote captioning must be supported through internet protocol and telephone audio. Electronic transcripts are due within one business day.
  - The City is interested in optional automatic speech recognition (ASR) for in-room captions viewable on personal devices and may seek non-English captioning in the future; these are interests, not stated mandatory requirements.
- **Vendor mentioned:** Azur CART Captioning is identified as the current service provider, at a current rate of $108 per hour; this does not identify the future awardee.
- **Equipment note:** The City's existing closed-caption encoder needs replacement, but no manufacturer, model, part number, or quantity is provided.
- **Term:** One initial year with up to four one-year renewals; the stated maximum overall term is five years and six months.
- **OEMs:** No captioning-equipment manufacturer or OEM is named.

### Description

The City of Columbia is requesting competitive proposals for captioning services for its Communications Department. The contract period is one year from the effective date of the contract. Addendum 1 states that the selected vendor must use NCRA-certified real-time captioners and notes the City’s interest in options for automatic speech recognition and captioning in languages other than English.

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