Hennessey, Dina

Hennessey, Dina, a woman-owned small business based in Eldersburg, Maryland, provides foreign language interpreting, document translation, and language program support services to the Department of State as a prime contractor operating under full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations. The sole proprietorship holds no parent contract vehicles and operates entirely through blanket purchase agreements issued by the Department of State Bureau of Administration, with all 32 awards in the source portfolio awarded as a prime (100% of recent activity).

The vendor's customer footprint is concentrated exclusively within the Department of State. The Bureau of Administration accounts for 28 awards carrying $934 thousand in combined potential value—94% of total active work. The Department of State (non-Bureau) adds two awards worth $33 thousand, and the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration contributes two awards valued at $22 thousand. Customer concentration is extreme; a single bureau represents near-total revenue dependency. Recent capability work is uniform across awards: Hennessey, Dina issues language services calls under five active multiple-award BPAs with ceiling values of $100,000 to $250,000 each. Representative recent work includes four task orders under BPA 190PRL25A0051 (awarded October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, with $250,000 ceiling) valued individually at $1,791, $8,358, $13,731, and $14,880 for foreign language interpreting and document translation. Earlier awards under BPA 190PRL22A0051 (FY 2022–23, $150,000 ceiling) included a $14,040 task order and an $8,190 task order for language services support. Beyond core language services, the vendor has provided rare earth elements supply chain analysis ($450 and $7,540 task orders, FY 2021–22) and women's empowerment program support, including a $6,032 award for women-in-business initiatives in Belarus (FY 2021–22).

Activity has remained modest and uneven—ranging from five awards in 2021 to two in 2025—with combined potential value of $988 thousand across the entire portfolio and $338 thousand in obligated dollars to date (34% realization rate). The vendor holds no subcontractor relationships and operates exclusively as a prime on small-dollar, language-support task orders. All work is performed in Washington, D.C., and all awards lack set-aside designations, indicating the vendor competes in full-and-open procurements. The portfolio reflects a niche, low-volume position dependent on discretionary language-services BPA calls from a single bureau, with no organic growth or contract vehicle diversification.