Iowa Department of Administrative Services

The buyer seeks proposals for closed captioning and accessibility services for Iowa PBS. Services include live and post-production captioning, transcription, and Spanish language captioning. The buyer requires high accuracy standards and specific file formats. The contract will have an initial 1-year term with up to five 1-year renewal options.

• 2/28/2025 - RFP Issued
• 3/14/2025 - RFP Questions Due
• 3/28/2025 - Proposal Due Date

• Provide live/real-time closed captioning services
• Provide post-production closed captioning services
• Provide transcription services
• Provide Spanish language captioning services
• Ensure captions meet accuracy and synchronicity requirements
• Deliver caption files in specified formats
• Provide audio description services
• Convert captions to clean transcripts
• Install and maintain necessary captioning equipment