Language Assistance Services for the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem

The U.S. Department of State, through Acquisitions - Rpso Frankfurt, is seeking language assistance services for its embassy in Jerusalem under a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price, Labor-Hour, and Cost-Reimbursement Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract, solicited as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12. The contract, identified by solicitation number 19GE5026Q0075, aims to secure qualified personnel and equipment to deliver simultaneous and consecutive interpretation services in English-Arabic and English-Hebrew, along with high-quality translation services, primarily in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Jericho, and other sites across the West Bank, Israel, and Jordan, including the PA Central Training Institute, Jordan International Police Training Center, and King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center. Performance is scheduled to begin in September 2026 with a 12-month base period and two one-year optional periods, with a total estimated travel ceiling of $66,000 across all三年. The contractor must furnish all necessary interpretation equipment including microphones, headsets, booths, and technical support, and deliver monthly invoices, quarterly quality reports, and work products under an Acceptable Quality Level requiring at least 95% accuracy in interpretation and no more than two substantive errors per translation document, with 95% on-time delivery for translations. Contractor personnel, including U.S. citizens and third-country nationals, must possess at least a bachelor’s degree in languages or a related field and obtain Moderate Risk Public Trust certification, with RAM vetting completed prior to deployment. The contractor is solely responsible for ensuring compliance with all U.S. Government security, ethical, and labor standards, including submitting a Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan within 15 days of award and annually thereafter. Employees must fully comply with local labor laws, and the contractor must bear all costs for permits, licenses, wages, benefits, and insurance. Pricing must be submitted for 12 CLINs across three contract years, with FFP CLINs including all labor, overhead, profit, and insurance, and LH CLINs reflecting fully burdened labor rates. Travel-related CLINs are subject to a Not-to-Exceed cap of $22,000 annually. The offer must be submitted electronically by July 16, 2026, in two separate volumes: Volume I containing only pricing data formatted via Attachment 1 and Volume II detailing technical capability,