The Judicial Council of California seeks vendors for a next-generation voice translator solution and managed services to improve language access in California courts. The solution must be a scalable, secure, commercial off-the-shelf platform providing real-time multilingual voice translation and speech-to-text transcription. Key requirements include support for various disabilities, compliance with accessibility standards (WCAG 2. 1 Level AA), and deployment in a secure, proposer-hosted cloud environment. Proposals must be submitted electronically by September 22, 2026, at 2:00 pm PT. Minimum qualification requires 5+ years of experience and SOC II Type 2 certification.
Judicial council payments are made by the state of california, and the state does not make any advance payment for services. judicial council payments are made by the state of california, and the state does not make any advance payment for services.
The evaluation is based on a 100-point scale covering noncost criteria (Attachment M & N compliance, timing, work plan, terms acceptance) and cost proposals. evaluation of responsive proposals on a 100point scale according to the following criteria
Proposers must have 5 or more years of experience, maintain SOC II Type 2 certification, and meet WCAG 2. 1 Level AA compliance. five 5 or more years of experience providing services.
Persistent failure to meet accessibility-related service levels is a material breach. persistent failure to meet accessibility-related service levels is a material breach.
The judicial council may request onsite participation for demonstrations, training, or meetings with trial courts. the judicial council may request onsite participation for demonstrations, training, or meetings with trial courts.
The deadline for submission of questions is September 2, 2026, at 2:00 pm PT. deadline for submission of questions attachment c email to: ***@***. *. * september 2, 2026 @2: 00 pm questions
Failure to disclose GenAI use may result in disqualification at the judicial council's sole discretion. proposers failure to disclose genai to judicial council may result in disqualification at judicial councils sole discretion