This RFP is for the purchase of Professional On-Site Captioning Services at all LSCS locations and /or Remote Transcribing and Captioning Services (e.g., TypeWell, C-PRINT, and/or Communication Access Real-Time Translation- CART) to ensure accessible communication for LSCS employees, students, and visitors who are deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and/or require services to enable them equal access to classes, meetings, services, events, and related programs. Please direct any questions regarding this RFP to Janet Bradley, Commodity Manager through the questions and answers tab. Request for Proposals shall be submitted electronically through the Lone Star College System eBid system. Bidders are required to read the Special Conditions and to comply with all bid terms. Lone Star College System will be accepting proposals on a continual basis from the issue date of the RFP until it is opened at 2:00 p.m. CST on December 4, 2024. NOTE: LONE STAR COLLEGE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK FROM NOVEMBER 27, 2024 TO NOVEMBER 29, 2024 AND ALSO FOR WINTER BREAK FROM DECEMBER 19, 2024 TO JANUARY 1, 2025. Lone Star College System enrolls over 80,000 credit students each semester providing high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education. LSCS is also training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. LSCS consists of 23 locations, including eight colleges, seven centers, and eight Workforce Centers of Excellence, all located in the greater Houston area. Fully accredited, Lone Star College System offers industry-specific certifications, associates and workforce bachelor’s degrees and it’s 7,300 employees are committed to supporting students both in and outside the classroom. Lone Star College System serves an area of more than 2,700 square miles with a total population of 2.7 million residents, provides an annual economic impact of nearly $3 billion and is a major and growing contributor to the local economy. Mario K. Castillo, J.D., serves as chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area. LSCS has been named a 2023 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education and recognized by Fortune Magazine and Great Place To Work® as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in Texas™. Visit LoneStar.edu to learn more.