Created : September 07, 2013 at 05:25 AM
July 23, 2013
Status:
Open Agenda
Approve RFP recommendations as stated on the attached award recommendation.
RFP: 14-023V; TITLE: Interpreter Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; CONTRACT PERIOD: September 9, 2013 through June 30, 2016; LOCATION: Various Locations; AMOUNT: $1,000,000; M/WBE VENDORS: Includes an award recommendation to two certified M/WBE Vendors: Accessible Communications for the Deaf (African American M/WBE: Lauderhill, FL) and Coda Link, Inc. (White Female M/WBE: Sunrise, FL)
The School Board of Broward County, Florida (SBBC), received Proposals from agencies or individual providers for Interpreter Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, parents, employees, or community members, as needed, and as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Awardees will provide Sign Language Interpreters, Oral Interpreters, Transliterators, and Captioners to students who are deaf or hard of hearing as specified on their Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 plan, adult students complying with the ADA, and to parents, employees, or community members, upon request. Services may be provided at any school, District location, or at locations outside of the school facility for activities including, but not limited to, field trips, sporting events, or academic competitions.
Board approval of this RFP recommendation does not mean the amount shown will be spent. This amount represents the estimated contract value and may be spread among the awarded vendors through the term of this contract from available funds already included in various school/department/center budgets.
All expenditures for this contract will come from approved school/department/center budgets. Staff will provide a report to the Board semi-annually detailing expenditures.
Requested Action
Approve RFP recommendations as stated on the attached award recommendation.
RFP: 14-023V; TITLE: Interpreter Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; CONTRACT PERIOD: September 9, 2013 through June 30, 2016; LOCATION: Various Locations; AMOUNT: $1,000,000; M/WBE VENDORS: Includes an award recommendation to two certified M/WBE Vendors: Accessible Communications for the Deaf (African American M/WBE: Lauderhill, FL) and Coda Link, Inc. (White Female M/WBE: Sunrise, FL)
Summary
The School Board of Broward County, Florida (SBBC), received Proposals from agencies or individual providers for Interpreter Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, parents, employees, or community members, as needed, and as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Awardees will provide Sign Language Interpreters, Oral Interpreters, Transliterators, and Captioners to students who are deaf or hard of hearing as specified on their Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 plan, adult students complying with the ADA, and to parents, employees, or community members, upon request. Services may be provided at any school, District location, or at locations outside of the school facility for activities including, but not limited to, field trips, sporting events, or academic competitions.
Board approval of this RFP recommendation does not mean the amount shown will be spent. This amount represents the estimated contract value and may be spread among the awarded vendors through the term of this contract from available funds already included in various school/department/center budgets.
School Board Goals
| Goal 1: High Quality Instruction | ||
| Goal 2: Continuous Improvement |
Financial Impact
All expenditures for this contract will come from approved school/department/center budgets. Staff will provide a report to the Board semi-annually detailing expenditures.
Source of Additional Information
Terry Spurlock 754-321-7180 Carol Barker 754-321-0506
Associated File Attachments
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RFP 14-023V (Files) | |
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ExecutedARF (Files) |