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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Task Order

Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · ERO — DCR-Detention, Compliance & Removal
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Forecast detail

Not yet solicited

About 2 months until the solicitation is expected. This is the window a capture team works in — enough time to build a relationship, understand the requirement, and line up teaming partners.

Solicitation expected
October 12, 2026
Anticipated award
January 4, 2027 · Q2 2027
Estimated value
$350K to $500K
Period of performance
February 1, 2027 to January 31, 2028
Contract type
Labor Hour
Expected vehicle
PO (FAR Subpart 13.5)
Competition
Follow-on to Existing Contract
Incumbent: Visual Language Professionals LLC · 70CDCR21P00000039
This is a recompete. The agency has named who holds the work today, which tells you what you are displacing and what to ask about.

Who to talk to

At the forecast stage there is no active procurement, so contact is welcome rather than restricted — this is the one window where a direct conversation is straightforwardly appropriate.

The Small Business Specialist is usually the better first call. Helping firms like yours find and compete for this work is their actual job, and they can tell you whether a set-aside is still under consideration.

Published by the agency in its acquisition forecast, last updated August 13, 2026. Forecast entries are plans, not commitments — dates slip and requirements get cancelled, restructured or absorbed into another buy.

Requirement details

Solicitation number
F2026074926
Notice type
Forecast
NAICS
541930Translation and Interpretation Services
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-13
Place of performance
Multiple

Market intelligence

Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays

Comparable awards under NAICS 541930 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.

Statement of work, as posted

ICE requires contractor-provided sign language services to support effective communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals encountered in ICE programs, activities, and detention operations nationwide. The contractor shall provide in-person sign language interpretation, Video Remote Interpretation, Video Relay Service, and Certified Deaf Interpretation on a 24/7/365 basis, including routine, surge, and emergency support at ICE detention facilities and other locations across the United States and its territories. The requirement includes the ability to provide American Sign Language and foreign sign language services, including but not limited to Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Puerto Rican, Spanish, and Russian Sign Language, to address ICE’s diverse detained population and ensure accurate, timely, and complete communication. Services must be delivered by qualified and certified interpreters and supported by appropriate staffing, quality control, reporting, program management, technology, security, and rapid deployment capabilities.

Contact

Point of contact
Juebiline Mbandi
Role
Requirements owner
Email
Juebiline.Mbandi@ice.dhs.gov
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