Language Access Services: Translation and Interpretation

Background
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking to provide Language Access Translation and Interpretation Services to each of its 27 Institutes and Centers in addition to subcomponents within the Office of the Director that interface with members of the general public. The anticipated contract type for this requirement is a Hybrid: T&M/Firm Fixed Price. Some services like the Oral Language Assistance are expected to be based on T&M while other translation services can be Fixed Price task orders.

Work Details
The services required include oral language assistance, translation of written materials, translation of digital information/web content (including social media, infographic platforms, multimedia, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, electronic books and others), and other translation and interpretation support as outlined in individual task orders. The contractor shall furnish all necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities needed to perform the Statement of Work. The contractor shall also submit progress reports in electronic format and one hardcopy of each report to the NIH. All deliverables required under this contract shall be packaged, marked and shipped according to Government specifications.

Period of Performance
The period of performance of this contract shall be from 05/1/2022 through 4/30/2022. If NIH exercises its options pursuant to the Option Provision Article in Section H of this contract, the period of performance will be increased as listed in the solicitation.

Place of Performance
The geographic location(s) where the contract will be performed is not explicitly provided in the solicitation.