Purchase Order 2043FY19P00219

The Internal Revenue Service awarded a $27,592.10 firm fixed-price purchase order to Stuart B. Consultants, Inc., doing business as Birnbaum Interpreting Services, for sign language interpretation services. The contract, effective July 1, 2019, was completed on July 31, 2019, with performance conducted in Chamblee, Georgia. This award carried no small business set-aside designation. Birnbaum Interpreting Services is a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, specializing in comprehensive language accessibility solutions including American Sign Language interpretation, spoken language interpretation, video remote interpreting, and Communication Access Realtime Translation services.

This contract represents a routine procurement of accessibility services to support the IRS's operational needs. Birnbaum Interpreting Services has established an extensive track record with federal agencies across civilian and defense sectors, including the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and the Executive Office of the President. The company maintains several significant indefinite delivery vehicles, including a $23.1 million General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule contract awarded in January 2022, as well as multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements totaling millions of dollars with agencies such as the Office of Administration and Naval Sea Systems Command. These vehicles enable rapid deployment of language accessibility support across government operations to ensure compliance with accessibility requirements.