Erdene Interpretations LLC

Erdene Interpretations LLC, a minority-owned, woman-owned, small disadvantaged business based in Aurora, Colorado, provides interpretation and translation services across over 100 languages to the Department of State as a prime contractor exclusively under full-and-open federal procurements with no set-aside designations. The firm operates as a for-profit corporate entity and competes entirely within PSC Support—Administrative: Translation and Interpreting and NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services, though language services are the operative classification).

Erdene's federal footprint is entirely concentrated with the Department of State Bureau of Administration, which accounts for 46 of 49 total prime awards (94% of the $794 thousand combined potential value). The vendor draws work exclusively through blanket purchase agreements issued by the State Department's Bureau of Administration, performing simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, sight translation, and written translation in support of the Department's global programs including international religious freedom initiatives, United States Indo-Pacific Command engagements, technical assistance for Mongolia, open government programs, and science and technology entrepreneurship work. Representative task orders include a $7,440 BPA call awarded October 1, 2025 with completion by May 13, 2026; a $13,455 BPA call awarded October 1, 2023 with completion by October 21, 2023; and a $2,037 BPA call for science and technology entrepreneurship support awarded October 1, 2021 with completion by August 16, 2022. Work is performed in Washington, D.C.

Erdene holds position on five named BPA vehicles. The largest is Blanket Purchase Agreement 190PRL23A0439, which carries 16 task orders valued at $35 thousand combined potential value under the October 1, 2023–September 30, 2024 period; 190PRL24A0439 holds 8 task orders worth $20 thousand (October 1, 2024–September 30, 2026); and 190PRL25A0439 carries 7 task orders for $15 thousand (October 1, 2025–September 30, 2026). The vendor does not subcontract and receives 100% of its awards as a prime.

Activity has declined sharply from a peak of 17 awards in 2022 to 5 in 2024 and 3 in 2025, though this reflects the award-cycle timing of State Department BPA vehicle rolls (most recent BPA ceilings are $100,000 to $250,000 annually). Only one award carrying a combined potential value of $3 thousand faces completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The vendor obligated $144 thousand against $794 thousand in combined potential value across all awards (18% of ceiling), indicating moderate drawdown velocity on open orders.