Title
Statewide Foreign Language Interpretation and Translation Services - State of Arizona Cooperative Contract - ADSPO 13-051020 (Ordinance S-44905)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to access the State of Arizona Cooperative Contract ADSPO 13-051020 with Language Line Services, Inc. doing business as LanguageLine Solutions, for the Police and Fire departments. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The aggregate contract value will not exceed $399,000.
Report
Summary
The contract will provide the Police and Fire departments with in-person, telephone, and written interpretation and translation services on an as-needed basis. Translation services are needed to provide the public the ability to communicate in more than 70 languages with public safety personnel during emergency and non-emergency scenarios.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, a participating agreement is required when the City uses a cooperative agreement from another public agency. The contract was awarded through a competitive process consistent with the City's procurement processes, as set forth in the Phoenix City Code, Chapter 43. Utilization of cooperative agreements allows the City to benefit from national government pricing and volume discounts. The State of Arizona contract covers foreign language interpretation and translation services and were awarded on July 3, 2013.
Contract Term
The two-year contract term shall begin on or about Oct. 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2020.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value will not exceed $399,000. Funds are available in the Police and Fire departments' budgets.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police and Fire departments.