NOTICE OF BID OPPORTUNITY Competitive Solicitation 03824 Translation Services – Written Word
COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION POSTING: March 24, 2025
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING BIDS: May 8, 2025, 11:59 pm (Pacific Time)
Find the full solicitation on Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS). Vendors not registered in WEBS will not receive updates or amendments to the solicitation, which could disadvantage your bid.
Pre-bid conference: April 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM (Pacific Time)
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Contract location: Statewide
Contract description: The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (Enterprise Services) is conducting a competitive procurement to award Statewide Contracts by category for eligible purchasers to acquire written word translation services.
Through the Statewide Contracts established by this solicitation, Washington state agencies and other eligible purchasers may obtain contracted written word translation services. There are eight (8) Contract Categories:
- Contract Category 1 – Forms
- Contract Category 2 – Publications
- Contract Category 3 – Auto Generated Text
- Contract Category 4 – General Information Documents
- Contract Category 5 – Client Specific or Locally Generated Documents
- Contract Category 6 – Translations for Emergency and Urgent Situations
- Contract Category 7 – System Generated Client Letters
- Contract Category 8 – Legal Translation Services
Commodity codes: 961-17 Interpreter Services - Electronically Assisted - Foreign Language, Hearing Impaired, etc.; 961-46 Interpreter Services (Foreign Language, Hearing Impaired, etc.); 961-72 Transcription Services: Academic, Braille, Legal, Medical, etc.; 961-75 Translation Services.
Preference/priority points:
- Executive Order 18-03: 50 Points
Solicitation documents: Solicitation documents, contacts and bid instructions are available in WEBS: https://pr-webs-vendor.des.wa.gov/.
Question-and-answer period: Deadline for submitting questions is April 17, 2025 11:59 pm (Pacific Time); anticipated deadline for answers April 24, 2025. Submit questions or concerns about this solicitation in writing to the Procurement Coordinator: Natalie Lavinsky DESLanguageAccess@des.wa.gov.
