Lahr, Ana

Lahr, Ana, doing business as Lahr Translation Services, is a woman-owned, minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned sole proprietorship based in Beaver, Pennsylvania, that provides foreign language translation, interpretation, and linguistic support services to the Department of State as a prime contractor on blanket purchase agreements with no set-aside designation. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime on language services contracts and competes in full-and-open procurements rather than leveraging SBA set-aside categories.

The vendor's entire customer base and contract footprint sits with the Department of State. The Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for 47 awards totaling $1.1 million in combined potential value, while the Department of State (main agency line) holds 8 awards valued at $55 thousand. Work is performed in Washington, D.C. and includes translation and interpretation support for the Bureau's global operations and international programs, including the International Women of Courage program, Global Ties cultural exchanges, FDA regulatory science, and COVID-19 global health responses. Representative task orders include a $150,000 call issued October 1, 2022 for language services through June 25, 2023; a $13,731 call issued October 1, 2023 for translation services through November 11, 2023; and a $15,500 call issued October 1, 2025 for language services through May 29, 2026.

The vendor holds a recurring position on four active blanket purchase agreements with the Department of State Bureau of Administration. The BPA 190PRL25A0567 (ceiling $250,000, running through September 30, 2026) carries 15 task orders valued at $95 thousand combined. BPA 190PRL24A0567 (ceiling unreported, expiring September 30, 2024) generated 12 task orders worth $68 thousand. BPA 190PRL23A0567 and BPA 190PRL22A0567 produced 8 task orders each, valued at $180 thousand and $56 thousand respectively. Task orders under these BPAs range from $585 to $150,000 and typically span four to ten months of performance. Lahr has maintained this BPA relationship since at least 2003 based on SAM.gov registration history, issuing multiple calls annually at firm fixed-price rates.

Activity has remained flat across the past five years — nine awards each in 2021 and 2022, rising to thirteen in 2023, then declining to eight in both 2024 and 2025. One award (combined potential value $16 thousand) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal near-term recompete pressure. Combined potential value across all fifty-five awards stands at $1.1 million, with $355 thousand obligated to date (31% of potential value), indicating modest transaction size and invoiced performance relative to contract ceilings.

Translation and interpretation services between English/Spanish and Spanish/English.