Vlatka Mihelic Mott

Vlatka Mihelic Mott is a sole proprietorship and woman-owned small business that has provided professional language services and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) training to federal agencies through prime contract awards. As an expert linguist, Mott specializes in delivering translation, interpretation, and language assistance to support government operations and diplomatic activities.

The company has an extensive history providing these critical language capabilities to the Department of State Bureau of Administration. Through numerous firm fixed price blanket purchase agreement (BPA) call contracts and purchase orders, Mott has furnished onsite translation and interpretation services in Washington D.C. to facilitate communication and information sharing for State Department missions abroad. Orders have ranged from $800 to over $14,000 for short-term language support engagements lasting several weeks to months. Mott has also provided expert witness interpreter services for the Department of Justice through an $11,672 purchase order. Across these diverse awards, no set-asides were utilized given the niche capabilities and prime contractor role filled by Mott as a sole proprietor and linguist.

To streamline the procurement of language and professional services for advancing DEIA initiatives, the Department of State Bureau of Administration has awarded multiple blanket purchase agreements to Vlatka Mihelic Mott. The most recent BPA, issued in 2023 with a $150,000 ceiling value, enables the Bureau to place call orders for translation, interpretation, and language assistance to aid State Department foreign affairs programs worldwide. A previous 2021 BPA with a $100,000 potential value facilitated orders for DEIA consulting services, such as the $1,885 task for Mott to conduct workforce training workshops on the topics. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity BPA vehicles provide the Bureau of Administration a flexible, efficient contracting mechanism to quickly obtain Mott's specialized language and professional development capabilities across its broad mission requirements.