Hi,
I'm native German and I've nearly finished my studies (Romance studies: French/Spanish linguistics, literature, translation etc.) I offer high quality translation French-German and German proofreading.
16$/1000 words would be a rate of 0.016$/word - I guess, that's even less than for an Indian agency. My rate is 0.08$/word (or 0.02$/word for proofreading) which is necessary to cover taxes etc.
If you are willing to pay for quality, I'd be happy if you contact me.
Regards,
Carolin Aschemeier