Durrani Noorulbasar

Durrani Noorulbasar, operating as Translation & Interpretation Services, is a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship that provides foreign language translation and interpretation services to the federal government exclusively as a prime contractor competing on a full-and-open basis—without set-aside designations. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the firm has held multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements with the Department of State's Bureau of Administration since 2016 and serves no other federal customers.

The vendor's capability footprint is narrow and specialized: document translation, real-time interpretation for meetings and interviews, and language support for diplomatic and consular operations. Representative work includes firm fixed-price BPA call orders ranging from $390 to $22,400—a $22,400 call in October 2022 for general language services; a $9,100 call in October 2025 for translation and interpretation in Washington, DC; and a series of smaller calls supporting Operation Allies Welcome (Afghan parolee interviews and Special Immigrant Visa processing) valued at $1,080 to $8,640 per order. Work is performed primarily in Washington, DC, with the vendor demonstrating particular depth in supporting the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program and Operation Allies Welcome humanitarian resettlement initiatives.

Customer concentration is absolute. The Department of State Bureau of Administration represents 55 of 57 total awards and $1 million of the combined $1.1 million potential value (100% of awards at portfolio coverage). One supplemental award sits with the Department of State Office of Language Services. The vendor has no subcontract work and no secondary customer relationships.

The vendor operates exclusively under four Department of State Bureau of Administration BPAs, each with identical naming conventions and multiple-award structures: BPA 190PRL25A0034 (awarded October 2024, $250,000 ceiling through September 2025, 7 task orders, $50,000 combined potential value); BPA 190PRL24A0034 (awarded October 2023, $150,000 ceiling through September 2024, 7 task orders, $52,000 combined potential value); BPA 190PRL23A0034 (awarded October 2022, $150,000 ceiling through September 2023, 18 task orders, $95,000 combined potential value); and BPA 190PRL22A0034 (awarded October 2021, $100,000 ceiling through September 2022, 11 task orders, $50,000 combined potential value). All task orders are firm fixed-price calls with no set-aside designations.

Activity has contracted significantly in recent years. The vendor received 12 awards in 2021, 19 in 2022, then declined to 8 in 2023, 7 in 2024, and 1 in 2025, indicating a net decline in ordering frequency from State despite continuous BPA renewal. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $404,000—38 percent of combined potential value—suggesting modest utilization against available BPA ceilings.