Blumberg-Lorenzana Shelley

Blumberg-Lorenzana Shelley Translation & Interpretation Division, operating as Intercultural Communication - Translation & Interpretation, is a woman-owned small business sole proprietorship based in Silver Spring, Maryland, that provides translation, interpretation, and expert witness services to federal agencies exclusively as a prime contractor on a full-and-open basis without set-aside designation. The vendor competes across 64 awards (100% prime work) with a combined potential value of $721 thousand, concentrated in language services procurement under Blanket Purchase Agreements issued by the Department of State and the Department of Justice.

Customer concentration is extreme and stable. The Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for 54 of 64 awards (84% of total awards and 95% of combined potential value at $684 thousand), while the Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions (US Attorney's Offices) holds 7 awards valued at $34 thousand combined potential value. The Department of State and Immigration and Customs Enforcement each hold one award. The two customer rankings track identically — the Bureau of Administration dominates both volume and dollars — reflecting a deeply specialized vendor footprint anchored to a single customer.

Work is performed in Washington, DC 20037. Recent representative awards include a $1,860 language services BPA call from the Department of State Bureau of Administration issued October 1, 2025 with completion April 14, 2026; a $1,791 BPA call from the same bureau completed December 6, 2024; and a $1,700 expert witness services purchase order from the Department of Justice US Attorney's Offices dated January 26, 2024 with completion March 31, 2024. Blumberg-Lorenzana Shelley holds positions on five Department of State Bureau of Administration multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreements spanning fiscal years 2022 through 2026. The most active vehicle is BPA 190PRL25A0707 (issued October 1, 2024, ceiling $250 thousand, ultimate completion September 30, 2026) with 21 task orders placed; BPA 190PRL24A0707 (issued October 1, 2024, ceiling $150 thousand, ultimate completion September 30, 2025) carries 11 task orders; and the preceding fiscal-year BPA 190PRL23A0707 (ceiling $150 thousand, ultimate completion September 30, 2024) issued 14 task orders valued at $8 thousand combined. Individual call contract values range from $195 to $1,860, with most orders in the $597 to $1,791 range, and task orders typically carry firm-fixed-price pricing structures.

Award activity has been volatile. The vendor recorded 16 awards in 2021, three in 2022, 12 in 2023, 18 in 2024, and 5 in 2025. Combined potential value across all 64 awards stands at $721 thousand, but obligated dollars total only $62 thousand (9% of potential), indicating that many BPA calls carry small ceilings that may not be fully exercised. Capability is concentrated in translation and interpretation services (63 of 64 awards under NAICS Translation and Interpretation Services) and expert witness services (4 awards under PSC Support-Professional). The vendor operates no identified subcontractor relationships and pursues no set-aside categories, competing instead in full-and-open procurements where it has proven itself a recurring language-services provider to federal diplomacy and legal functions.

Assist in intercultural communication in Spanish and English in a variety of settings with individuals from 22 Spanish speaking countries and English speaking counterparts. Extensive experience and expertise, team building, event support.