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Simultaneous Interpretation Services

ID: HQ003423R0344 • Type: Solicitation

Description

Posted: Aug. 17, 2023, 8:05 a.m. EDT
August 15, 2023, Amendment 0002 is to adjust solicitation CLIN(s) and incorporate revise PWS. Please attachments. August 15, 2023, Amendment 0001 is issued to provide Responses to Questions. Please see attachment. The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), 4800Mark Center Dr. Alexandria, VA 22350, intends to procure Simultaneous Interpretation Services for the CT Senior Executive Seminar supporting the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies. The Government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price contract for this requirement. The anticipated period of performance start date is September 08, 2023. Please See the Solicitation HQ0034-23-R-0245 for details. This Solicitation has been posted in Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.e.mil. Please see the link below for more details. Offerors will be required to submit solicitation responses through the PIEE Solicitation Module. For instructions on how to post an offer, please refer to the Posting Offer demo:https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf.
Posted: Aug. 15, 2023, 9:47 a.m. EDT
Posted: Aug. 10, 2023, 3:44 p.m. EDT
Background
The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), located at 4800 Mark Center Dr. Alexandria, VA 22350, intends to procure Simultaneous Interpretation Services for the CT Senior Executive Seminar supporting the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies. NESA's mission is to enhance stability in the Near East and in South Asia by providing an academic environment where strategic issues can be addressed, understanding deepened, partnerships fostered, defense related decision-making improved, and cooperation strengthened among military and civilian leaders from the region and the United States. NESA, an element of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), is responsible for developing civilian and military specialists from the region of the Near East and in South Asia by providing professional seminars designed to meet the needs of mid-to-upper level military and civilian officials in the national security policy and strategy planning divisions of regional governments.

Work Details
The Contractor shall provide a 6-day Simultaneous Interpretation Services for the (CT SES 03-23) Seminar hosted in the D.C. Metropolitan area. The NESA Center requires expert language interpretation, interpretation equipment, on-side support, and translation services into and from English/Russian and Russian/English, English/Arabic and Arabic/English. The Contractor shall provide interpretation and on-site support as specified at Fort McNair, NESA Center. The Contractor shall provide support according to the below setup configurations: An on-site technician required from 8 Sept and 11-14 Sept 2023 to operate, trouble-shoot, set-up, and repair any problems with the equipment.

Place of Performance
The contract will be performed at Fort McNair, NESA Center in the D.C. Metropolitan area.

Overview

Response Deadline
Aug. 18, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EDT Past Due
Posted
Aug. 10, 2023, 3:44 p.m. EDT (updated: Aug. 17, 2023, 8:05 a.m. EDT)
Set Aside
Small Business (SBA)
Place of Performance
Not Provided
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$22.5 Million
Pricing
Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Average
Signs of Shaping
The solicitation is open for 7 days, below average for the Washington Headquarters Services. 85% of obligations for similar contracts within the Washington Headquarters Services were awarded full & open.
On 8/10/23 Washington Headquarters Services issued Solicitation HQ003423R0344 for Simultaneous Interpretation Services due 8/18/23. The opportunity was issued with a Small Business (SBA) set aside with NAICS 541930 (SBA Size Standard $22.5 Million) and PSC R608.
Primary Contact
Name
COURTNEY APPLEWHITE   Profile
Phone
(703) 545-3582

Secondary Contact

Name
JOHN WALLACE   Profile
Phone
(703) 517-0430

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Source Agency Hierarchy
DEPT OF DEFENSE > WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) > WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES
FPDS Organization Code
97F5-HQ0034
Source Organization Code
100077251
Last Updated
Aug. 16, 2024
Last Updated By
courtney.s.applewhite.civ@mail.mil
Archive Date
Aug. 16, 2024