NOTICE OF BID OPPORTUNITY

ISSUE DATE: Friday, September 1, 2023

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS: Friday, September 15, 2023

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, September 29, 2023

The Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”) is initiating this informal solicitation to solicit proposals from qualified individuals and businesses interested in performing a study of compensation practices for court interpreters in Washington state as further described in this Informal Solicitation (“Solicitation”).

SCOPE OF WORK SUMMARY: The AOC is seeking an individual or business (“Vendor”) to conduct, analyze, report and communicate an accurate and comprehensive interpreter compensation study to address challenges in providing language access in Superior Courts and Courts of limited jurisdiction in Washington state (“Washington state courts”). The study will provide data driven recommendations for interpreter rates, compensation models, recruitment strategies, and recommendations for implementing the proposed changes.

NOTE: Each interested Vendor must have proposal responses signed by an authorized representative of the responding Vendor.

Proposals must be electronically submitted to Nancy Coverdell at Procurements@courts.wa.gov by the closing date and time with the subject line: “Proposal for Informal Solicitation; 2023 Interpreter Compensation Study.”

Should you have any questions about the specifications in this solicitation, please contact the Solicitation Coordinator, Nancy Coverdell at Procurements@courts.wa.gov.

Thank you for your interest in this solicitation.