Larisa Dorfman

Larisa Dorfman, a woman-owned sole proprietorship based in Brookline, Massachusetts, provides translation, interpretation, multilingual program support, and specialized consulting services to the U.S. Department of State as a prime contractor competing on a full-and-open basis with no set-asides. She operates across 97 recent awards spanning translation and interpretation services (PSC code: Support—Administrative: Translation and Interpreting) with no subcontract footprint.

Customer concentration is extreme and single-agency dependent: the Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for 85 of 97 awards (90% coverage) with $1 million in combined potential value, anchoring 98 percent of Dorfman's federal work. A single Department of State award carries $14 thousand, and the Department of Justice appears once in the portfolio with minimal value.

Dorfman's award vehicle position rests on four rotating Blanket Purchase Agreements issued by the State Department Bureau of Administration under the "LARISA DORFMAN LSA" contract naming convention. The most active vehicles are BPA 190PRL25A0275 (18 task orders, $67 thousand combined potential value, FY 2025–2026 performance period through September 30, 2026 with a $250 thousand ceiling), BPA 190PRL24A0275 (23 task orders, $31 thousand combined potential value, recently completed), BPA 190PRL23A0275 (13 task orders, $46 thousand combined potential value, through September 30, 2024), and BPA 190PRL22A0275 (12 task orders, $63 thousand combined potential value, completed FY 2022–2023). A Basic Ordering Agreement with the Department of Justice (SOPRLS08G5601) carries four task orders and $30 thousand combined potential value but remains dormant in recent activity.

Activity has peaked and contracted sharply. Awards rose from 12 in 2021 to 24 in 2023, then fell to 18 in 2024 and 1 in 2025 (through the reported date), signaling either seasonal concentration or a material decline in State Department ordering against the vehicle. The combined potential value across all 97 awards is $1.1 million, with $418 thousand obligated, suggesting a 39 percent execution rate. Task orders drawn from the State Department BPAs typically carry ceilings between $377 and $14,925, with individual calls averaging under $15 thousand—a pattern consistent with on-demand language and consulting services supporting discrete diplomatic, public diplomacy, and policy initiatives (agriculture statistics, migration analysis, LGBTQ+ rights programs, women's empowerment, civic leadership, and energy efficiency). Work is performed in Washington, D.C.

Dorfman's footprint demonstrates specialized depth in foreign language and diplomatic consulting but lacks diversification. No teaming relationships, no subcontract relationships, and no presence across other federal agencies or contract vehicles create recompete exposure at contract renewal and potential vulnerability to consolidation or in-sourcing by the Bureau of Administration.