Opportunity
Lone Star College System Ionwave #26-09-08
Lone Star College System interpreting and transliterating services
Posted
October 14, 2026
Respond By
November 04, 2026
Identifier
26-09-08
NAICS
541930
Lone Star College System is seeking qualified providers for interpreting and transliterating services for its campuses and sponsored activities. - Government buyer: Lone Star College System (LSCS), Procurement Department. - Services requested: Sign language, oral, tactile, interpreting, transliterating, and video remote interpreting for students, employees, and visitors. Services may support classes, meetings, orientations, and other activities, in person or remotely. - Service requirements: Interpreters must meet DHHS/BEI Level Two/Basic or higher, or hold applicable RID certification. - Pricing requested: Unit/hourly rates for onsite and remote services covering standard business hours, emergency requests with less than 24 hours' notice, extended hours and weekends, emergency extended hours, and holidays. A local round-trip travel rate and cancellation fee are also requested. Actual service volumes are not specified. - Vendors/OEMs: No providers or interpreting-service OEMs are identified in the solicitation. - Potential competing providers: LanguageLine Solutions, AMN Language Services, Sorenson Communications, Purple Communications, and Propio Language Services offer potentially comparable interpreting services; they are not named bidders in the notice. - Term: Rates may remain effective for up to three years from award, with two additional one-year renewals by mutual agreement.
Description
Lone Star College System is soliciting proposals for sign language, oral, tactile, interpreting, and transliterating services, with unit prices requested for use throughout the System. The System may award the project to more than one bidder and may make awards for some or all items. Prices or discounts are to remain effective for up to three years from award, with two additional one-year renewal options by mutual agreement. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the Lone Star College System eBid system by November 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CT.