The Vendor is required to provide to support this commitment, the university utilizes sign language interpreting services for a range of academic, administrative, and public facing activities.
- Services may be required for activities such as instructional programs, meetings, lectures, workshops, and commencement and are procured on an as‑needed basis to meet varying university needs.
- Provide interpreters proficient in American Sign Language (ASL) who can accurately interpret specialized academic content, including complex terminology (e.g., STEM and other technical subject matter), and who can develop or adapt signs as needed for course-specific concepts.
- Services may be required for undergraduate, graduate, and professional curricula and may occur in classrooms, labs, clinical/practicum environments, tutoring sessions, advising meetings, events, conferences, and other University sponsored programs, and related academic contexts.
- Provide interpreting services for deaf and hard of hearing individuals participating in University activities, including students, employees (faculty and staff), invited guests, and community members, as applicable to the assignment.
- Provide qualified interpreters who are able to demonstrate proficiency in language and vocabulary appropriate for undergraduate, graduate, and professional curricula, across both academic and non academic settings, as requested.
- Level 3 or better Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or National Association of the Deaf (NAD) valid certification.
- Service Capabilities: Ability to provide:
• Services for individuals who use Signed English and/or Cued Speech;
• Services to individuals who are deaf/blind.
• Oral transliterating services.
• Scheduling flexibility for services that occur outside normal business hours.
- Provide interpreting services for University sponsored events, including but not limited to commencement, honor/awards ceremonies (e.g., Honor Convocation), lectures, conferences, performances, employee events (e.g., Employee Appreciation), and other programs open to the campus community and/or the public.
- Provide sufficient staffing capacity to assign multiple interpreters for a student when required to ensure effective communication during class time and any required activities outside of class. For testing situations, only one interpreter is required unless otherwise requested by the student. Interpreters must coordinate in advance with the student and/or professor regarding test day needs. Interpreters are also required to request the course syllabus at the beginning of each class in order to plan for tests, extended sessions, and other activities that may require adjustments to staffing levels.
- Maintain the ability, when feasible, to support short notice needs, including emergency meetings or urgent events that arise outside normal scheduling patterns.
- Interpreters are encouraged to prepare for assignments by reviewing relevant materials, agendas, presentations, or instructional content. Prep time may include reviewing course materials, presentations, or meeting briefly with participants in advance to establish appropriate signs for specialized terms or concepts. Interpreters can bill the university for up to three hours of prep time per week.
- Interpreters shall not bill for cancellations when provided at least 24 hours’ notice by the University. For academic classes, announcements made in class regarding a cancellation shall be considered 24 hours’ notice. For daily or regularly occurring sessions, notification received the day prior is considered 24 hours’ notice.
- Interpreters shall maintain professional boundaries while performing services and shall refrain from engaging in conversations unrelated to the assignment during instructional sessions, meetings, or events.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: February 13, 2026
