Law Offices Of John L. Laster

Law Offices Of John L. Laster, a Falls Church, Virginia–based sole proprietorship, provides estate planning presentations, retirement seminars, and legal consulting services to the Department of State's Foreign Service Institute as a prime contractor on small, full-and-open purchase orders. The firm operates exclusively as a prime on 23 purchase order awards since 2009, with no subcontract footprint and no participation in IDVs, GWACs, or BPAs.

The vendor's customer footprint is narrow and concentrated. The Foreign Service Institute accounts for 91% of recent awards (20 awards, $49 thousand combined potential value) and 93% of combined potential value across all work; the Department of State represents the single additional customer (1 award, $3 thousand). All awards carry full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations, reflecting the specialized and niche nature of the legal services required.

Law Offices Of John L. Laster's work centers on estate planning education and retirement financial planning seminars tailored to Foreign Service Institute residential training programs, specifically the RV101 (estate planning for Foreign Service employees) and RV105 (retirement planning) curricula. Recent representative awards include a $4,062.50 purchase order from the Foreign Service Institute issued February 25, 2025, for estate planning presentations and retirement seminars through October 31, 2025; a $4,375 purchase order awarded November 28, 2023, for estate planning services supporting the RV101 and RV105 programs through October 31, 2024; and a $2,812.50 purchase order from the Department of State issued February 15, 2026, for training services in Arlington, Virginia, scheduled through October 31, 2026. The source notes contract history dating to at least 2019 with the Foreign Service Institute, demonstrating continuity in a narrowly specialized relationship.

Activity volume is low and irregular. Awards per year over the past five years total one to two per year, with only one award each in 2025 and 2026. Combined potential value across all 23 awards since 2009 stands at $55 thousand, with $53 thousand obligated (97% execution). Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months ($3 thousand potential value). The firm's federal registration has been active since December 2003.

Wills, trusts, planning for special needs, wealth transfer planning, estate administration