RFP for Translation and Interpreting Services

PURPOSE

L.A. Care is issuing this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to solicit proposals Translation and Interpreting Services for L.A. Care’s Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid lines of business. 

Interested participants, “Bidders,” may submit a proposal (“Proposal”) containing the information requested in this RFP. L.A. Care will select one Bidder to be contracted at L.A. Care's discretion to perform the required services. The Bidder will provide services pursuant to a contract to be entered into with L.A. Care. L.A. Care is under no obligation to order any work pursuant to this RFP. 

At L.A. Care, our procurement practices encourage diversity while maintaining competition. All qualified Bidders are encouraged to participate and respond to this RFP. 

PROPOSAL TIMELINE 

The timetable for this RFP is as follows: 

                                    RFP TIMELINE                     

DEADLINE

RFP Release

11/21/2024

Preliminary RFP Required Documents due to L.A. Care: 

  • Letter of Intent (“LOI”).

  • Joint Defense Agreement (“JDA”).

  • W-9 signed within the past twelve months.

  • Appendix F, Questions and Answers Template (“Q&A”).

12/05/2024

Q&A Document Released to Bidders

12/16/2024

RFP Proposals Due by 5:00 pm PST 

(No exceptions)

01/07/2025

Semi-finalist(s) Selected

Est. 01/24/2025

Semi-finalist Presentation(s)

(Please keep these dates available on your calendar to provide potential virtual presentations if selected as a semi-finalist.)

Est. 02/03/2025 – 02/14/2025

Finalist Selected

TBD

If interested in participating in this RFP, please contact RFP@lacare.org for the full RFP package.