Rene Costales

Rene Costales, a self-certified small disadvantaged business operating as a sole proprietorship based in Arlington, Virginia, provides language services—translation and interpretation support—as a prime contractor exclusively to the Department of State's Bureau of Administration through blanket purchase agreements. The vendor competes full-and-open, without set-aside designations, across 121 prime awards with no subcontract activity.

The Department of State Bureau of Administration dominates the customer base, accounting for 90 awards (83% of volume) worth $884 thousand in combined potential value. The remaining 10 awards flow to the Department of State directly and are valued at $20 thousand combined. Activity has grown from 10 awards in 2021 to a peak of 29 in 2023, then declined to 17 in 2024 and 10 in 2025, reflecting a trajectory softening after the 2022–2023 period. Only one award reaching ultimate completion falls within the next twenty-four months and carries $15 thousand in potential value, indicating minimal recompete exposure near term.

Rene Costales holds positions on multiple blanket purchase agreements with the Bureau of Administration, each refreshed annually. The current vehicle, Blanket Purchase Agreement 190PRL25A0164 (awarded October 1, 2024, ceiling $250 thousand, running through September 30, 2026), has generated 26 task orders worth $44 thousand combined. The prior-year BPA 190PRL24A0164 issued 28 task orders for $35 thousand, and the 2023 vehicle produced 23 task orders worth $41 thousand. Task orders range from $199 to $14,880 in individual ceiling value and are priced firm fixed-price, with performance concentrated in Washington, D.C. A five-task-order Basic Ordering Agreement (SOPRLS07G5826) carries $27 thousand in combined value. All 121 awards fall under the Translation and Interpretation Services NAICS and Support-Administrative PSC code. The vendor's award stream reflects consistent reliance on a single federal customer executing repetitive, small-dollar language-services task orders—a narrow, stable footprint with no diversification beyond the State Department's procedural language needs and no expansion into other agencies or capability domains.