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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a contract modification to Language Bank, Inc. on July 15, 2024, for written translation language services in support of disaster recovery efforts under the DR-4795-NM declaration. This modification serves to de-obligate excess funds and close out the contract, which carries a ceiling value of $155.4K and operates under a labor-hours pricing model through a blanket purchase agreement structure. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of October 16, 2025, leverages Language Bank's expertise as a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American small disadvantaged business that specializes in comprehensive language services across over 170 languages. The place of performance is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Language Bank, Inc. is established as a critical language services provider to federal agencies and holds multiple significant indefinite delivery vehicle contracts, including a $20M General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule contract and a $50M blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Homeland Security. The company has demonstrated extensive experience delivering translation, interpretation, and transcription services for federal disaster response programs, immigration initiatives, and limited English proficiency support across multiple agencies including FEMA, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. This contract modification represents part of the company's ongoing language support contributions to FEMA's disaster assistance operations.