Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

MCOTEA American Sign Language Interpreting

Department of Defense · Department of the Navy

AI summaryWomen-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program sole source, per SAM.gov: the Navy's Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA) wants professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters for a deaf or hard of hearing employee, including work on classified activities, in Virginia. Quotes are due November 14, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern, and the full request for quotation (RFQ) and attachments are in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module. More in the summary

A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 19, 2026. See the latest version.

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Summary of the version posted Oct 15, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 19, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program sole source, per SAM.gov: the Navy's Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA) wants professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters for a deaf or hard of hearing employee, including work on classified activities, in Virginia. Quotes are due November 14, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern, and the full request for quotation (RFQ) and attachments are in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module.

Who can bid (4)

Set aside under the SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program as a sole source (FAR 19.15), per SAM.gov. The notice text does not say more about who may quote.
Hold the required facility security clearance (FCL: a Government clearance for the company itself)
Keep the required eligibility and access for any staff assigned to classified work

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Provide qualified interpreters who can interpret spoken English into ASL (the specific qualifications are not in the text)

How to submit: Not stated in the notice text; the RFQ and all attachments are obtained from the PIEE Solicitation Module. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.

Things to watch (4)

Serious: Women-Owned Small Business Program sole source. SAM.gov lists the set-aside as a WOSB Program sole source, so only firms in that program can be considered; the notice text does not name the firm or say what other firms may send.
Serious: Facility security clearance required. A business without a facility security clearance cannot meet the security requirements for the classified work.
Worth checking: Cleared interpreters for classified work. Interpreters on classified activities must keep the required eligibility and access, which limits who can be staffed.

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Worth checking: RFQ only in PIEE. A business needs access to the PIEE Solicitation Module to see the RFQ and its attachments, which hold the real requirements.

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What they want

Provide ASL interpreting that lets a deaf or hard of hearing employee and hearing participants communicate in both directions
Interpret spoken English into ASL
Convey the employee's signed and written communications to audiences who do not read ASL
Support both unclassified and classified activities
Meet all contract security requirements

Place of performance: VA (as given in the SAM.gov fields)
Estimated value: Not stated
Offers due: November 14, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 15, 2026; amended since)
How to submit: Not stated in the notice text; the RFQ and all attachments are obtained from the PIEE Solicitation Module

What to include when you submit

Get the RFQ and all attachments from the PIEE Solicitation Module; the security, personnel, performance and submission requirements are in them

Not in the notice text

The RFQ, Attachment 1 (Performance Work Statement), Attachment 6 (DD Form 254, the security classification specification) and other attachments are in the PIEE Solicitation Module and were not read
How long the contract runs, how many hours of interpreting are needed and where in Virginia the work is done
How quotes are evaluated and how to send them
The level of facility clearance and of personnel clearance needed
Who may quote under the sole source label, and whether a specific firm is intended
The contract type and value

Eligibility and how to respond

SAM.gov lists this with a WOSB sole-source set-aside code, but the notice asks for offers by Nov 14, 2026. Ask the contracting officer who may submit an offer. The notice also names requirements: More open women-owned set-asides under NAICS 541930
- The notice mentions a security clearance. Check who needs one, and whether you must hold it by the time offers are due.
How to submit, from the AI summary: Not stated in the notice text; the RFQ and all attachments are obtained from the PIEE Solicitation Module. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.

Notice details

Posted: Oct 15, 2026
Notice type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Office: Commander, Quantico, VA
Product/service code: R608 · Support – Administrative: Translation and Interpreting
Business type: Consulting & professional services (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541930)
Versions: 3 versions have been posted, newest first.
Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 14, 2026
Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 14, 2026
Oct 15, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 14, 2026
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Past awards and competition

Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.

Before you respond

Terms on this notice: Solicitation, WOSB (women-owned small business), Set-aside

Full notice text from SAM.gov

3.UPDATE: OCTOBER 19, 2026 -- AMENDMENT 0002 Documents uploaded. Quoters shall review the Amended documents. 2.UPDATE: OCTOBER 19, 2026 -- AMENDMENT 0001 Documents uploaded. Quoters shall review the Amended documents. 1. ORIGINAL SOLICITATION -- Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity MCOTEA requires professional American Sign Language ASL interpreting services to facilitate effective two way communication between a deaf or hard of hearing employee and hearing participants. The contractor shall provide qualified interpreters capable of interpreting spoken English into ASL and conveying the supported employees signed and written communications to non ASL literate audiences. The requirement includes support for unclassified and classified activities. Offerors shall meet all contract security requirements, including possession of the required facility security clearance FCL and ensuring personnel assigned to classified work maintain the required eligibility and access. See the RFQ and all attachments, including Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement, and Attachment 6, DD Form 254, for complete security, personnel, performance, and submission requirements. Interested quoters must access the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment PIEE Solicitation Module to obtain the RFQ and all attachments in their entirety.

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