Buyer checklist
Put every assumption in writing.
A practical review sequence for command, operations, IT, security, legal, records, accessibility, and purchasing stakeholders.
Product and policy
- Approved users, call types, languages, and locations
- AI-first versus live-interpreter-only configuration
- Mandatory live-escalation triggers
- Disconnection, low-quality audio, and unavailable-service procedure
- Training, acceptance testing, and operational owner
Security and privacy
- Architecture and named subprocessor review
- Certification boundaries accurately represented
- Authentication, authorization, logging, and agency isolation
- Audio, transcript, and audit-log retention
- Incident contacts, notification terms, and evidence access
- Accessibility review and accommodation path
Commercial and legal
- Licensed-user definition and quantity
- Minimums, optional services, and live-interpreter costs
- Implementation, training, support, and renewal scope
- Contract term, termination, data return, and deletion
- Insurance, W-9, corporate documents, and purchasing authority
- Grant or cooperative-purchasing statements independently verified
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