provide interpretation services for students, families, and staff.

Location: Massachusetts
Posted: Oct 6, 2025
Due: Oct 24, 2025
Agency: City of Holyoke
Type of Government: State & Local
Category:
  • R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No: IFB 2026-14SD
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IFB 2026-14SD

CITY OF HOLYOKE

Invitation to Bid

Interpretation Services HPSHolyoke Public Schools is soliciting sealed bids from qualified vendors to provide interpretation services for students, families, and staff. These services will include in-person, remote (phone/video) interpretation in the languages represented in our district, including American Sign Language, as needed, to facilitate effective communication in accordance with state and federal requirements.

This procurement is conducted pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30B, §5 (Invitation for Bids).

The successful bidder must have the capacity to fulfill a high volume of interpretation requests on a weekly basis, including during school hours and evenings, and provide both consecutive and simultaneous modes of interpretation in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Arabic and American Sign language, with a minimum of 48 hours’ notice.

Vendors must be able to assign professional interpreters who are trained in the methodologies, principles and ethics of educational interpretation, including confidentiality protocols. Interpreters should also possess knowledge of medical, legal, academic, and K-12 educational terminology in the United States with familiarity with the local context and cultural diversity of Western Massachusetts.

Documents are available on 10/6/2025@10AM by requesting from morrowj@holyoke.org

Submissions due by 2PM on 10/24/2025

10/6/2025@10AM 10/24/2025@ 2PM
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