# Sign Language Interpreting (SLI) and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) Services for the IRS nationwide

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/2032h824q00047

- Solicitation number: 2032H8-24-Q-00047
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Vital Signs, LLC
- Department: Department of the Treasury
- Agency: Internal Revenue Service
- Contracting office: Internal Revenue Service (n-INTERNALREVENUESERVICE)
- NAICS: 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services
- Product or service code: R608 Translation and Interpreting Services(Including Sign Language)
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Lanham, Maryland
- County: Prince George's County (FIPS 24033). https://abierto.us/counties/prince-george-s-county-md-24033
- City: Lanham. https://abierto.us/cities/lanham-md-2445550
- First posted: February 25, 2025
- Last posted: February 25, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a3f3c3f1a6e841c8a543d901b8d381f7/view

## Description

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a requirement for the Sign Language Interpreting (SLI) and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) Services for the IRS nationwide. For information purposes, the services described shall be IAW the IRS Performance Work Statement entitled, “THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NATIONWIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING (SLI) AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS REALTIME TRANSLATION (CART) SERVICES”.

The solicitation 2032H8-24-Q-00047 will be available on February 21, 2025 and will be distributed solely through correspondence with the IRS contract specialist/contracting officer to selected MAS holders on GSA Category 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through IRS contract specialist/contracting officer.

Interested parties are responsible to contact the contract specialist or contracting officer to receive the most up to date information. The estimated closing date of 2032H8-24-Q-00047 will be at 12:00 PM Eastern Time on March 12, 2025. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered by this agency. No telephone requests, written requests, or questions for/about this solicitation will be accepted outside of the instructions provided in the RFQ.

ATTACHMENTS • All RFQ documents may be requested through the contract specialist or contracting officer. Information will only be provided to vendors who currently have an active GSA Schedule under GSA Category 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services .

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Vital Signs, LLC (UEI U36EW1EKB3D3)
- Contract: 2032H825F00058 under GS10F0394X, delivery order
- Obligated: $3,612,500.00, current value $7,756,700
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 14 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 2032H824Q00047 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 2050 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_2032H825F00058_2050_GS10F0394X_4732/


## Publications

- February 25, 2025: Special notice, due March 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice a3f3c3f1a6e841c8a543d901b8d381f7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a3f3c3f1a6e841c8a543d901b8d381f7/view

## Points of contact

- James Eckhardt, james.e.eckhardt@irs.gov
- Kimberlee R. Brown, kimberlee.r.brown@irs.gov, 2406135068

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