MCOTEA American Sign Language Interpreting

Updated Nov 7, 2026

Solicitation from the Department of the Navy. Due Nov 16, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-5), 9 days left.

Description

4.UPDATE: November 6, 2026 -- AMENDMENT 0003 Documents uploaded. Quoters shall review the Amended documents. 3.UPDATE: OCTOBER 19, 2026 -- AMENDMENT 0002 Documents uploaded.

Quoters shall review the Amended documents. 2.UPDATE: OCTOBER 19, 2026 -- AMENDMENT 0001 Documents uploaded. Quoters shall review the Amended documents.

1. ORIGINAL SOLICITATION -- Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity MCOTEA requires professional American Sign Language ASL interpreting services to facilitate effective two way communication between a deaf or hard of hearing employee and hearing participants. The contractor shall provide qualified interpreters capable of interpreting spoken English into ASL and conveying the supported employees signed and written communications to non ASL literate audiences.

The requirement includes support for unclassified and classified activities. Offerors shall meet all contract security requirements, including possession of the required facility security clearance FCL and ensuring personnel assigned to classified work maintain the required eligibility and access. See the RFQ and all attachments, including Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement, and Attachment 6, DD Form 254, for complete security, personnel, performance, and submission requirements.

Interested quoters must access the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment PIEE Solicitation Module to obtain the RFQ and all attachments in their entirety.

Contracting contact

• Iishsha Rucker · [email protected] · (703) 784-1158

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 541930, a business counts as small if it has no more than $22.5 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Notice history

• Oct 19, 2026: Solicitation Due Nov 14, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Oct 19, 2026: Solicitation Due Nov 14, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Oct 15, 2026: Solicitation Due Nov 14, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)

Companies that win this kind of work

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• TCS Interpreting, Inc. $2.4 million in this trade
• Parliament LLC $473,441 in this trade
• Riva Solutions Inc $100,000 in this trade

About the buyer

The Department of the Navy awarded $132.7 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Electric Boat Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation and RTX Corporation. See what Navy is buying now.

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