Haidar Ismail

Haidar Ismail, a self-certified small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship, operates as a prime contractor delivering foreign language interpretation, translation, and linguistic support services to the Department of State Bureau of Administration through a series of blanket purchase agreements under full-and-open competition, with no set-aside designations across its federal footprint.

Haidar Ismail is based in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of awards). The vendor's entire service portfolio centers on translation and interpretation services (NAICS translation and interpretation services; PSC support-administrative). Recent representative task orders include a $10,600 BPA call awarded October 1, 2024, for language services with completion by October 18, 2025; a $13,731 BPA call awarded October 1, 2023, for foreign language interpretation and translation supporting the International Visitor Leadership Program; and a $9,100 BPA call issued October 1, 2025, for language services with completion targeted for August 1, 2026. The vendor also holds three standing multiple-award blanket purchase agreements with ceiling values of $250,000 (effective October 2024 through September 2025), $150,000 (October 2023 through September 2024), and $150,000 (October 2022 through September 2023), with task orders issued on demand for translation and administrative support.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for 28 of 33 awards and $813 thousand of the combined $834 thousand potential value, or 97% of the portfolio. The portfolio spans three Department of State offices, but the Bureau of Administration dominates both award count and dollar volume, with the remaining two offices combined representing less than 1% of potential value. The vendor has worked exclusively with Department of State entities since at least 2008, with no diversification across other civilian or defense agencies.

Activity declined year over year from 2022 (six awards) through 2025 (one award recorded to date). Combined potential value across all 33 awards is $834 thousand; combined dollars obligated total $284 thousand, or 34% of potential value. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal: one award valued at $9 thousand reaches completion within that window. The vendor holds five active or recent blanket purchase agreements, with the highest-volume vehicle (BPA 190PRL23A0064) carrying five task orders totaling $48 thousand in combined potential value.