Maria Helena Carey

Maria Helena Carey is a minority-owned and Hispanic American-owned sole proprietorship based in Washington, DC, specializing in language services for federal government agencies. Registered in SAM.gov since October 2022, the business provides translation and interpretation services primarily to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Administration. As a small business enterprise, Maria Helena Carey has positioned itself as a critical language support contractor supporting diplomatic missions and foreign policy objectives.

The company has consistently been awarded federal contract vehicles for language services, with contracts ranging from $390 to $8,970 per task order. These contracts have exclusively been firm fixed-price blanket purchase agreement (BPA) call contracts focused on translation and interpretation services. All contracts have been awarded without specific set-aside designations, and Maria Helena Carey has worked directly with the Bureau of Administration as a prime contractor. The language services provided support the State Department's operational needs, helping to facilitate communication across diplomatic channels and supporting the department's mission of advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Maria Helena Carey has secured multiple blanket purchase agreement (BPA) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles with the Bureau of Administration. The most recent BPA, awarded on October 1, 2024, has a potential ceiling value of $250,000 and runs through September 30, 2025. Previous BPAs were valued at $150,000, with periods of performance from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, and October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. These multiple-award IDVs enable the Bureau of Administration to issue task orders for language services on an as-needed basis, with Maria Helena Carey being a pre-qualified vendor capable of supporting the department's dynamic communication requirements.