Beyond Words LLC

Beyond Words LLC, a woman-owned sole proprietorship based in Washington, DC, provides translation and interpretation services to federal agencies as a prime contractor exclusively (100% of recent awards) under full-and-open competitive BPA calls with no set-aside designations. The company has held multiple-award blanket purchase agreements with the Department of State Bureau of Administration since at least 2022, with individual task orders typically valued between $389 and $16,300 and firm fixed-price structures across a range of language support requirements including document translation, meeting interpretation, and specialized administrative support.

Beyond Words LLC's customer portfolio is highly concentrated with the Department of State. The Bureau of Administration accounts for 35 of 43 total awards (81% by count, 95% of combined potential value at $955 thousand), with three additional State Department awards across other bureaus and smaller exposure to the Department of Justice ($38 thousand across two awards) and the Department of the Army ($25 thousand across two awards). The company operates exclusively through State Department BPAs named GHADA ATTIEH LSA, holding consecutive multiple-award agreements running through September 2026 — the current vehicle (190PRL25A0251) carries an $250 thousand ceiling with eight task orders valued at $82 thousand combined, the prior year vehicle (190PRL24A0251) carries $55 thousand combined across five orders, and prior vehicles (190PRL23A0251, 190PRL22A0251) carry $42 thousand and $47 thousand respectively. Task orders issued under these BPAs span document translation for foreign affairs operations, interpretation for diplomatic meetings, energy management support, countertrafficking initiatives, women's workforce development programs, and court or legal services assistance.

Award volume has been flat to declining in recent years — five awards in 2021, declining to three in 2025 — with only two awards (combined potential value $22 thousand) facing ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months and therefore exposed to recompete. Combined potential value across all 43 prime awards totals roughly $1 million, with $396 thousand obligated to date (38% execution rate). The vendor's category concentration is absolute: 41 of 43 awards fall under NAICS 541930 (Translation and Interpretation Services) and PSC Support-Administrative: Translation and Interpreting. Beyond Words LLC operates as a solo prime with no sub-award footprint.