Award Details - 116

RFP for Language Assistance Services

RFP(PDF, 400KB) Q&A(PDF, 226KB)

The Department of Human Services (DHS), on behalf of Allegheny County, sought Proposals from qualified Proposers to provide affordable, professional Spoken Language Interpretation, Sign Language Interpretation and Written Translation services (referred to collectively as Language Assistance Services) to assist individuals who sought or received services through DHS and/or its contracted partners and have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) or who were English Language Learners (ELL), deaf or hard of hearing. Proposals were considered for any or all of the services solicited in this Request for Proposals (RFP)—Spoken Language Interpretation, Sign Language Interpretation and Written Translation—rendered in any or all of the languages described herein.

Successful Proposal(s)

Evaluation Information

  • We received 17 proposals
  • We invited 0 proposers to oral presentations

Contract Information

  • Date of Contract Execution
    • Baystate Interpreters - 12/08/2023
    • Global Wordsmiths - 04/24/2023
    • GLOBO Language Solutions, LLC - 03/15/2023
    • Idea Translations - 03/20/2023
    • Language Services Associates, Inc. (LSA) - 01/17/2023
    • Linguistica - 02/21/2023
    • Sign Language Interpreting Professionals, LLC (SLIP) - 03/30/2023
    • United Language Group - 01/15/2023
  • Length of Contract – One Year
  • Award Amount
    • Baystate Interpreters
      • $65 per hour for Spoken Language Interpretation
    • Global Wordsmiths
      • $65 per hour for Spoken Language Interpretation
      • $.20 per word for Written Translation
    • GLOBO Language Solutions, LLC
      • $.20 per word for Written Translation
    • Idea Translations
      • $.20 per word for Written Translation
    • Language Services Associates, Inc. (LSA)
      • $65 per hour for Spoken Language Interpretation
      • $65 per hour for Sign Language Interpretation
      • $.20 per word for Written Translation
    • Linguistica
      • $65 per hour for Spoken Language Interpretation
      • $65 per hour for Sign Language Interpretation
    • Sign Language Interpreting Professionals, LLC (SLIP)
      • $65 per hour for Sign Language Interpretation
    • United Language Group
      • $.20 per word for Written Translation