Acquisition Planning Forecast System

Forecast Record Number: 

F2026074926 Print

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Component: ICE/ERO Published Date: Aug. 13, 2026, 11:35 a.m. Previously Published On:
NAICS: 541930 - Translation and Interpretation Services Competition: YES
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A Small Business Program: SB
Contract Vehicle: PO (FAR Subpart 13.5) Contract Type: Labor Hour
Contract Status: Follow-on Incumbent: Visual Language Professionals LLC
Contract Number: 70CDCR21P00000039 Anticipated Award Quarter: Q2 FY2027
Estimated Solicitation Release: 2026-10-12 Contract Complete: 2028-01-31
Requirements Title: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Task Order
Description: ICE requires contractor-provided sign language services to support effective communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals encountered in ICE programs, activities, and detention operations nationwide. The contractor shall provide in-person sign language interpretation, Video Remote Interpretation, Video Relay Service, and Certified Deaf Interpretation on a 24/7/365 basis, including routine, surge, and emergency support at ICE detention facilities and other locations across the United States and its territories. The requirement includes the ability to provide American Sign Language and foreign sign language services, including but not limited to Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Puerto Rican, Spanish, and Russian Sign Language, to address ICE’s diverse detained population and ensure accurate, timely, and complete communication. Services must be delivered by qualified and certified interpreters and supported by appropriate staffing, quality control, reporting, program management, technology, security, and rapid deployment capabilities.
Estimated Dollar Range: $350,000.00 to $500,000.00 Place of Performance: Multiple, NA
POC Name: Juebiline Mbandi Alternate POC Name:
POC Phone: (202) 680-9158 Alternate POC Phone:
POC Email: [email protected] Alternate POC Email:
Small Business Specialist/APFS Coordinator POC Name: Samuel Thompson
Small Business Specialist/APFS Coordinator POC Phone: (202) 329-0703 Small Business Specialist/APFS Coordinator POC Email: [email protected]