Buy Visual Communication Services through Hubzone Depot
Provide sign language interpreting, translation and CART services on-site or remotely, with 24/7 on-call access from Visual Communication Services, arranged through Hubzone Depot and invoiced in your system.
Inside your procurement system
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Offers
Business & Professional Services, Education & Training Services, Public & Community Services
Serves
State and local government, K-12 schools, Colleges and universities, Nonprofits
How to buy
Your procurement system, or a quote before anything is bought
Your spend
Counts toward HUBZone and woman-owned small business goals
About Visual Communication Services
Visual Communication Services, or VCS, is an interpreting agency based in Houston, Texas, that serves the Deaf and hard of hearing community. It delivers interpretation and translation in all major modalities, both on-site and remotely, helping public agencies give people full access to communication and information.
VCS matches screened and certified interpreters, translators and CART providers to each client's needs, with accuracy as the priority. Its onCall program offers 24/7 language access when a need comes up without notice. VCS also trains and mentors the wider interpreting community. Agencies, schools, colleges and courts use it for meetings, classes, hearings and public events.
Why buy Visual Communication Services through Hubzone Depot
Interpreting rates on our volume
VCS services are priced with the leverage of Hubzone Depot's $400 million in yearly purchasing.
Billed against approved orders
Each assignment is invoiced against an order approved in your procurement system.
Access you can document
Every request and service record ties back to an approval.
Credit toward small business goals
Interpreting placed with us is HUBZone and WBENC woman-owned spend.
What Visual Communication Services offers through Hubzone Depot
Tell us the settings, schedules and modalities you need. We scope the service with VCS and send a proposal.
Business & Professional Services
Sign language interpreting, translation and CART services, on-site and remote.
Education & Training Services
Training and mentoring for the interpreting community.
Public & Community Services
24/7 on-call language access for public agencies through the onCall program.
Who we serve with Visual Communication Services
State and local government
K-12 schools
Colleges and universities
Nonprofits
Talk to us about VCS
An RFP is not needed. Tell us when and where you need interpreters.
01
We scope your needs
We confirm settings, schedules and modalities.
02
A VCS proposal
Rates quoted against our annual purchasing.
03
Service begins
After approval, VCS schedules interpreters.
Frequently asked questions
Can we use Visual Communication Services through Hubzone Depot?
Yes. Share your schedule and settings, approve the proposal we return, and VCS assigns interpreters. Tell us what you need.
Does VCS offer on-call interpreting?
Yes. Its onCall program provides 24/7 language access.
Does VCS provide CART?
Yes. Its team includes certified CART providers.
Do interpreting services through you count toward our goals?
Yes. They count toward HUBZone and woman-owned spend goals.
Can you source assistive technology for events?
Yes. Our Spotbuy program can quote listening systems and displays.
