Gerard Michael Mare

Gerard Michael Mare is a sole proprietorship registered in SAM.gov as a for-profit organization providing language services and other professional services to the federal government, particularly the Department of State Bureau of Administration. The vendor has held an active registration to receive contracts and awards from federal agencies since 2005.

Gerard Michael Mare has received numerous firm fixed price blanket purchase agreement (BPA) call contracts from the Department of State Bureau of Administration for language services such as translation, interpretation, and foreign language support. Many of these awards range from a few thousand dollars up to around $15,000 in value to provide specialized language expertise facilitating diplomatic outreach, overseas operations, and policy engagement across the globe. The vendor has also been contracted for rule of law expertise, supporting the State Department's Judiciary Police capabilities, prosecuting human traffickers, and the International Women of Courage program. Most awards are for short-term periods under a year and performed in Washington, D.C. with Gerard Michael Mare serving as the prime, nonsubcontractor.

Over the past several years, the Department of State Bureau of Administration has awarded Gerard Michael Mare multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements as indefinite delivery vehicles for language services and other specialized services. The most recent BPA in 2023 has a $150,000 ceiling for a base year with 4 option periods and has already issued a $16,119 call for translation and interpretation support for overseas operations. Prior BPAs were also for language services but included additional call orders for rule of law, prosecuting human traffickers, advancing the Judiciary Police force capabilities, and supporting the International Women of Courage program at values up to $14,716. Gerard Michael Mare was consistently the prime, non-set-aside awardee for these BPAs and associated calls issued by the Bureau of Administration.