AI helper
This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) from the U. S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for translation and on-demand interpretation services. The BPA will cover recurring needs for these services on an as-needed basis. Services include consecutive interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, and written translation. The contractor must demonstrate professional experience, interpreter qualifications, availability, responsiveness, confidentiality, and compliance with local laws. Offerors must submit quotations electronically by April 17, 2026, 16:00 Ulaanbaatar time, including company details, service overview, CVs, quality control processes, confidentiality handling, and a detailed pricing table. Quotations should be clear, complete, and in English, with file size not exceeding 30MB per email. The government will award one or more BPAs based on best value, considering qualifications, experience, ability to provide services, quality control, responsiveness, relevance of past work, reliability, professionalism, client satisfaction, and reasonableness of rates. The BPA will have a base period of up to 5 years, with potential for option years. Individual call orders will be issued under the BPA as services are required.
The deadline for submitting quotations is no later than 16:00, April 17, 2026, Ulaanbaatar time.
The bid notice does not explicitly state the payment terms. However, it mentions that payment will be made by the U. S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar Financial Management Office.
The government intends to award one or more BPAs to responsible offerors whose proposals represent the best value, considering qualifications and experience of interpreters, ability to provide requested services, quality control process and responsiveness, relevance and quality of previous work, reliability, professionalism, client satisfaction, reasonableness and competitiveness of rates, and clarity of pricing structure.
Offerors should demonstrate professional experience with a proven track record, interpreter qualifications including native or nearnative proficiency and minimum 3 years of experience, availability and responsiveness, commitment to confidentiality and professional ethics, and compliance with all applicable local laws and regulations.
