Gilani, Shabbir

Gilani, Shabbir, a sole proprietorship based in Woodbridge, Virginia, delivers language interpretation and translation services to the Department of State as a prime contractor on full-and-open BPA calls, self-certified as a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime across a $1.3 million portfolio of 42 awards spanning the past twenty-two years, with no subcontract activity.

The Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for the overwhelming majority of Gilani's work — 25 awards representing $736 thousand in combined potential value across 83% of the award count. The vendor also holds work with the Department of State Foreign Service Institute (5 awards, $259 thousand), the US Agency for Global Media Voice of America (4 awards, $78 thousand), and the broader Department of State (1 award, $9 thousand). Both the award-count and potential-value rankings are identical, indicating customer concentration with no divergence between volume and dollars — the Bureau of Administration dominates both metrics. Recent capability work exemplifies the scope: a $9,100 BPA call from the Bureau of Administration for language services awarded October 1, 2025, with performance in Washington, DC and completion by August 15, 2026; a $10,600 call for interpretation and translation awarded October 1, 2024; and a $9,950 call also issued October 1, 2024. Work performed at the Foreign Service Institute includes language instruction and curriculum development, while Voice of America orders center on interpretation and translation for broadcast operations.

Gilani holds multiple active BPA vehicles with the Bureau of Administration, including a $250 thousand multiple-award BPA awarded October 1, 2024, running through September 30, 2026, with three task orders issued totaling approximately $27 thousand. Prior BPA vehicles — valued at $150 thousand (FY2023), $150 thousand (FY2022), and $100 thousand (FY2021) — have cycled through the Bureau's contracting schedule. Activity has remained steady at three to five awards per year since 2021, with combined dollars obligated at $612 thousand against the $1.3 million combined potential value, indicating a 49% obligation rate. Only one award faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $9 thousand), presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term. Gilani competes for all work under no set-aside designation on full-and-open basis.