Translation and Interpretation Services

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is seeking a single‑award vendor to provide comprehensive translation and interpretation services for its K‑12 schools. The contract will cover per‑word translation for ten core languages, per‑hour on‑site interpretation, per‑minute phone and video interpretation, and optional support for additional languages. The work must be delivered within 24–48 hours of request, with detailed logging and coordination through the district’s English‑Learner office. The five‑year contract is capped at roughly $400 k annual spend, and the award will be based on cost (35 % of total evaluation) together with qualifications and past performance. • Translation: per‑word rates for Spanish, Arabic, Kurdish, Somali, Vietnamese, Swahili, French, Amharic, Burmese, Nepali (300 k words each). • Interpretation: on‑site (10 k hrs), phone (300 k mins), video (200 k mins) with minimum‑fee requirements. • Mandatory compliance: FERPA/HIPAA, background checks, $1 M insurance coverage, and 24–48 hr turnaround. • Single‑vendor requirement – must supply the full suite of services and can list extra languages (items 14‑33). • Evaluation: cost (35 pts), technical approach (25 pts), qualifications (25 pts), past performance (15 pts).