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This RFI is for informational and planning purposes ONLY and is NOT to be construed as a solicitation or a commitment to issue a solicitation. It is issued for the purpose of conducting market researc... This RFI is for informational and planning purposes ONLY and is NOT to be construed as a solicitation or a commitment to issue a solicitation. It is issued for the purpose of conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, determine common and customary industry practices and to allow industry an opportunity to provide comments concerning this requirement. No solicitation is being issued at this time and the Government makes no assertion that a solicitation will be issued. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice. GENERAL INFORMATION: Document Type: Request for Information (RFI) RFI No.: 70SBUR23I00000018 Description: Translation & Interpretation Services Posted Date: June 21, 2023 Response Date: June 23, 2023 @ 4:00pm ET Classification Code: R – [Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services] Product / Service Code: R608 – [Support – Administrative: Translation & Interpretation Services] NAICS Code: 541930 – [Translation & Interpretation Services] BACKGROUND & SCOPE: USCIS provides immigration benefits through Service Centers, District Offices, Field Offices and Application Support Centers. Some of these offices have employee(s) who are deaf and/or hard of hearing. These employees attend and conduct various meetings, trainings, interviews and require both unclassified and classified Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) Services. These services will allow the employees to fully participate in work-related activities. The contractor CART reporter must rapidly transcribe obscure and complex terminology to the employee who attends unclassified or classified meetings where For Official Use Only (FOUO), Secret (S), Confidential and/or TS/SCI will be communicated. USCIS is conducting market research for acquiring classified CART services. APFS Record: F2023061007 Estimated Solicitation Release Date: July 18 2023 Estimated Award Date: Q4 FY2023 Estimated Period of Performance (POP): Base POP: 12 Months – [09/27/2023 – 09/26/2024] Option Period I POP: 12 Months – [09/27/2024 – 09/26/2025] Option Period II POP: 12 Months – [09/27/2025 – 09/26/2026] Total Potential POP: 36 Months – [09/27/2023 – 09/26/2026] Place of Performance: On-site services, will be performed at the primary place of performance and other government locations within fifty (50) miles of the primary place of performance: USCIS HQ 5900 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20588 INFORMATION SOUGHT: USCIS requests the following: Does your company provide CART Services and if so, does your company have an active Top Secret Facility Clearance? Do you have captioners that have an active Top-Secret Security Clearance that you could submit for processing by USCIS upon award? Given the BACKGROUND & SCOPE, would this requirement be something you would be interested in quoting on this requirement? Please verify your business size status and provide your UEI number. RESPONSE FORMAT AND GUIDELINES: Responses shall be in Microsoft Word and are due no later than June 23, 2023, by 4:00pm ET. Responses shall be limited to one (1) page. All responses shall be submitted via email to Kristyn.Holsopple@uscis.dhs.gov with Joshua.S.Riley@uscis.dhs.gov copied. Responses to this RFI provided via facsimile, hard (paper) copies, and telephone calls will NOT be accepted. Responses shall not include any proprietary information or pricing information. CONCLUSION: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. The information in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. This RFI does not constitute a commitment to procure any of the items/services discussed, nor is it a commitment or authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought.