IGF::OT::IGF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING SERVICES FOR WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY. GENERAL INTERPRETING - REQUES…

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IGF::OT::IGF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING SERVICES FOR WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY. GENERAL INTERPRETING - REQUEST SHALL BE REQUEST INVOLVING INTERPRETING MEETINGS OF A NON-TECHNICAL NATURE SUCH AS PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS, MEETINGS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO AN AREA OF ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE AND, COVERS CONTENT WOULD BE UNDERSTOOD IN LAYMEN S TERMS. INTERPRETING SHALL COVER GENERAL MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, TRAINING CLASSES, LECTURES, AND GENERAL WORK RELATED REQUIREMENT. GENERAL INTERPRETING WILL NOT INVOLVE MEETINGS WHICH ARE INTENSIVE OF A SCIENTIFIC AND/OR ENGINEERING NATURE. BUSINESS/FINANCIAL/LEGAL INTERPRETING - REQUESTS FOR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL, AND/OR LEGAL INTERPRETING SERVICES REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY IN TERMINOLOGY, INTERPRETATION, AND APPLICATION OF VOCABULARY USED WITHIN THE PROFESSIONS OF ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ACQUISITION, LAW, AND OTHER FIELDS RELATING THE OPERATIONS OF A LARGE FEDERAL AGENCY. WHILE REQUESTS FOR BUSINESS/FINANCIAL/LEGAL INTERPRETING DO NOT FOCUS ON A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF ENGINEERING OR SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS, THE INTERPRETER MUST BE PREPARED TO INCORPORATE SUCH TERMINOLOGY AND VOCABULARY WITHIN THE INTERPRETATION THAT OCCURS DURING THE COURSE OF A MEETING WHERE THE CONTENT BLENDS AND TRANSITIONS INTO ENGINEERING OR SCIENTIFIC RELATED CONTENT. THIS SERVICE SHALL INVOLVE INTERPRETING MEETINGS, LECTURES, TRAINING CLASSES, REVIEWS, AND CONFERENCES WHICH ARE PRIMARILY BUSINESS-RELATED (E.G. RESOURCE ANALYSIS, AUDITING, ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, PROCUREMENT, OR LEGAL). SCIENTIFIC&ENGINEERING (S&E) INTERPRETING - S&E INTERPRETING SHALL INVOLVE INTERPRETING THAT IS PRIMARILY OF A SCIENTIFIC OR ENGINEERING NATURE TO INCLUDE MISSION RELATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT. THIS SERVICE SHALL INVOLVE INTERPRETING FOR SCIENTIFIC AND/OR ENGINEERING RELATED MEETINGS, LECTURES, TRAINING CLASSES, REVIEWS, CONFERENCES, AND MISSION SUPPORT. THE TECHNICAL AREAS INCLUDE GENERAL ENGINEERING (E.G. AERONAUTICAL, COMPUTER, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, SOFTWARE), MATHEMATICS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT), AND SCIENCES (E.G. CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, EARTH SCIENCES), AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. PROVISIONING THE PRIMARY INTERPRETERS (ONSITE) - THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INTERPRETERS THAT POSSESS VALID CERTIFICATIONS PER SECTION 3.1. THESE INTERPRETERS SHALL BE AVAILABLE DURING THE CORE HOURS TO PROVIDE SERVICES. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE PRIMARY (ONSITE) INTERPRETER(S) SCHEDULE(S) MUST BE APPROVED, IN ADVANCE, BY THE COR OR COR DESIGNEE.. BACKUP INTERPRETERS (ONSITE-OFFSITE) - THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH CONSUMERS TO SUGGEST SCHEDULE OR WORK ALTERNATIVES TO AVOID SERVICE CONFLICTS, WHEN PRIMARY (ON SITE) INTERPRETERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE BACK-UP INTERPRETER(S) AND NOTIFY THE CONSUMER OF THE INTERPRETER SELECTION PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED SERVICES, NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE EVENT.