Contract Scope This Statewide Contract is for translating written words or text from one language or another. The translation must be conceptually, linguistically, and culturally accurate.
This Statewide Contract is constructed with six (6) categories:
Category 1 – Forms
Category 2 – Publications
Category 3 – Auto Generated Text
Category 4 – General Information Documents
Category 5 – Client Specific or Locally Generated Documents
Category 6 – Translations for Emergency and Urgent Situations
Only Principle Languages were awarded under this contract:
The listed languages below are considered Washington States’ Principle Languages. Contractor(s) have agreed to provide translation services for the listed languages for the category they have been awarded. Principle Languages are the most frequently requested languages at the time of award.
Categories 1 - 4: Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian (Khmer), Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Farsi (Persian), Korean, Lao, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tigrigna, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Categories 5 - 6: Amharic, Spanish, Arabic, Swahili, Burmese, Tagalog, Cambodian (Khmer), Tigrigna, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Trukese, Farsi, Ukrainian, French, Urdu, Karen, Vietnamese, Korean, Laotian, Marshallese, Nepali, Oromo, Pashto, Punjabi, Russian, Somali
This contract is part of the Language Access Program. Information about the services we offer under the suite of Language Access Program Statewide Contracts can be found on the DES website under
Language Access Contracts and the
Language Access Guide.
How to Use this Contract
1. Review the Contractor Information section below to find pricing, product offerings, and information for each Contractor.
2. Purchasers can select from any of the listed Contractors under each category awarded.
3. Once purchasers have selected a category, review the principal languages within that category.
4. Contractors may not provide services outside of the scope of their respective category award.
5. The Pricing & Ordering instructions will include the contractor's name, price, and contractor contact information.
6. When setting up an account with the contractor, placing an order or doing other business under this contract, reference the DES contract unique identifier number.
7. Contact the contractor sales representatives directly to consult about their products and/or services, quotes, place orders, information is listed in the section below.
8. Payment for Sign Language Interpreters are paid for by the Purchaser’s fiscal department.
9. Contact the Contract Administrator listed below with any further questions.
View the
Ordering & Pricing Instructions for this contract and learn more about available services.
NEW TRAINING VIDEOS for the Language Access program are now live on the
Language Access webpage. The “Language Access Statewide Contracts Training” modules instruct on how to successfully purchase language access services through a DES Statewide Contract and the “Sign Language Interpreter Services” modules instruct on how to utilize sign language interpreter services. Each training video goes over step-by-step processes, a tour of the Contract Summary Pages, what to expect when ordering services, and more. Please feel free to use the survey field to provide feedback on your experience with the training videos.
Awarded Contractors
Lingualinx Language Solutions, Inc.
Categories: 1, 2, 4
Areji Kinsler
| AKinsler@lingualinx.com | (518) 388-9000
Pricing | Contract | Amendment
Northwest Interpreters, Inc.
Category: 6
Vic Marcus
| vmarcus@nwiglobal.com | (360) 566-0492 ext.305
Pricing | Contract | Amendment
Dynamic Language Center
Categories: 2, 3, 4, 5
Jason Selden
| jason@dynamiclanguage.com | (206) 493-1613
Pricing | Contract | Amendment
Avantpage, Inc.
Categories: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Luis Miguel
| luis@avantpage.com | (530) 750-2040 ext. 91
Pricing | Contract | Amendment
Corporate Translation Services, LLC dba Language Link
Category: 6
Daniel Nelson
| contracts@language.link | (360) 433-0440
Pricing | Contract | Amendment
Jrivera Associates, Inc.
Categories: 1, 3, 6
Jose Rivera
| mrr@jriva.com | (209) 405-0951
Pricing | Contract | Amendment
Ad-Astra, Inc.
Category: 5
Jean-Paul Borja
| translation@ad-astrainc.com | (301) 408-4242 ext. 141
Pricing | Contract | Amendment
Prisma International, Inc.
Categories: All (1-6)
James Romano
| jromano@prisma.com | (612) 349-3111
Pricing | Contract | Amendment
Attend Our Language Access Purchaser Meetings Purchasers who use these contracts are invited to attend a virtual meeting the last Wednesday of every month where you can ask questions, connect with other purchasers, and discuss your needs around these contracts. To request access to meetings, please
contact the Language Access Program Team.
If you need a sign language interpreter, spoken language interpreter, or captioning services for the Language Access Purchaser Meetings, please
contact the Language Access Program Team in advance to properly coordinate on your behalf.
DES has ensured this procurement meets
RCW 39.26, follows current
State of Washington Procurement Policies, follows
DES procurement process, and DES has determined that entering into this contract will be in the best interest of the State of Washington.