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<div style="margin-top:12pt;"><font color="#2F5597"><i>A message from </i><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/home/"><font color="#044A91"><i><u>Oregon Department of Education</u></i></font></a><i> on behalf the </i><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/Pages/index.aspx"><font color="#044A91"><i><u>Oregon
Department of Administrative Services</u></i></font></a><i> - </i><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EGS/ps/Pages/index.aspx"><font color="#044A91"><i><u>Procurement Services</u></i></font></a></font></div>
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<div><font color="#2F5597"><b><u>Subject:</u></b> </font></div>
<div><font color="#2F5597">Statewide Solicitation efforts for Written Translation Services Price Agreements</font></div>
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<div><font color="#2F5597"><b><u>Summary:</u></b></font></div>
<div><font color="#2F5597">DAS Procurement Services is conducting a Price Agreement Determination (PA Determination) to evaluate the feasibility of developing a formal solicitation process that would result in a contract or contracts for Written Translation
Services. These contracts would be for the benefit of State Agencies and <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EGS/ps/Pages/Outreach/coop-menu2.aspx"><font color="#044A91"><u>Oregon Cooperative Procurement Participants</u></font></a> (ORCPP’s). Should it be determined
that the a statewide price agreement is in the best interest of the state DAS PS will enlist a sourcing team made up of both State Agency users and ORCPP’s. </font></div>
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<div><font color="#2F5597">There are currently twelve (12) statewide price agreements available for the written translation of various languages. These price agreements will be expiring in 2015. Authorized purchasers follow a prescribed work order process for
the final contractor selection. The work order process includes consideration of the following criteria; </font></div>
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<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font color="#2F5597">1.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Requested language.</font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font color="#2F5597">2.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font> Service category (medical, legal, education, social services and general administrative).</font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font color="#2F5597">3.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Software capability.</font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font color="#2F5597">4.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Turnaround time or availability. </font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font color="#2F5597">5.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Communication capability (fax, eMail, courier or mail). </font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font color="#2F5597">6.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Cost.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#2F5597"><b><u>Action Items:</u></b></font></div>
<div><font color="#2F5597">DAS Procurement Services is requesting the following data from School Districts either interested in using written translation services or currently using written translation services:</font></div>
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<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:31.5pt;"><font color="#2F5597">1.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Please submit the following data to the eMail address below:</font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:162pt;"><font color="#2F5597">a.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Agency or entity name.</font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:162pt;"><font color="#2F5597">b.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Your name and title.</font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:162pt;"><font color="#2F5597">c.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Last quarter’s written translation services purchase totals, (Q3 2014).</font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:162pt;"><font color="#2F5597">d.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>How the services were are obtained, single purchases, existing statewide agreement or other agreement?</font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:162pt;"><font color="#2F5597">e.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>Projected written translation services spend for 2015.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#2F5597">When submitting the requested data above please insert “Written Translation Services” in the subject line of your eMail. </font></div>
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<div><font size="4" color="#2F5597"><span style="font-size:14pt;">For more information regarding this message, contact <b>Dion Kerlee</b>, at <b>503-378-2816</b> or via email <a href="mailto:dion.kerlee@oregon.gov"><u>dion.kerlee@oregon.gov</u></a></span></font></div>
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<td><font face="Nyala" size="3" color="#2F5597"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Dion Kerlee</b>, CPPB, OPBC
<div>Procurement Analyst, Business Services Unit</div>
<div>Direct 503-378-2816 Alternate 503-378-4642</div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#990099"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Lillie Gray</b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><b>, </b></span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;">CPPB, OPBC<br>
</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:8pt;">Director of Procurement Services | Office of Finance and Administration | Oregon Department of Education<br>
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