Translation and Interpretation Services

This solicitation seeks a single‑vendor to provide comprehensive language services to Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. The contractor must deliver written translation (per‑word and minimum‑fee projects) and a full suite of interpreting services—including on‑site interpretation, over‑the‑phone (on‑demand and pre‑scheduled), and video‑remote interpretation—across a wide array of languages, with required desktop publishing support and travel reimbursements per MNPS travel policy. The contract will be an indefinite‑delivery/IDIQ arrangement with a five‑year term, and cost evaluation will be based solely on a prescribed cost spreadsheet. • Required services: translation (English↔foreign languages), on‑site, telephone, and video‑remote interpretation, plus desktop publishing. • Volume estimates: up to ~300,000 minutes of phone interpretation, ~9,800 minutes of VRI, and 700‑1,000 hours of on‑site interpretation annually. • Mandatory compliance: FERPA/HIPAA privacy, $2 M cyber/privacy insurance, background‑check requirements, and MNPS travel reimbursement rules.