Multilingual Interpretation and Captioning Services

The contract seeks qualified vendors to provide real-time interpretation services, including American Sign Language and Spanish, along with closed captioning, for virtual town hall events organized by the Department of Veterans Affairs. These services are essential to ensure full accessibility for veterans and other participants with diverse communication needs, particularly those who are deaf, hard of hearing, or non-English speaking. The work will be performed remotely but must be coordinated to support events tied to the agency’s operations centered in Omaha, Nebraska, with a zip code of 68105-1850. This is a subcontract opportunity under a Total Small Business Set-Aside, meaning only small businesses certified by the Small Business Administration are eligible to respond. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541930, which covers other professional, scientific, and technical services related to interpretation and translation. The opportunity was posted on July 24, 2026, with responses due by August 7, 2026, and is managed by the Network Contract Office 23 under the Department of Veterans Affairs. All proposers must demonstrate proven experience delivering high-accuracy, real-time accessibility services in virtual environments to meet federal standards for inclusion and communication equity.