Masih Alinejad

Masih Alinejad is a sole proprietorship registered to receive federal contract awards since May 13, 2015. The entity primarily provides non-personal talent services to the U.S. Agency for Global Media's Voice of America (VOA) as an anchor, writer, reporter, and video journalist for the Persian language service. Masih Alinejad is classified as a minority-owned business, woman-owned small business, and for-profit organization. While not explicitly stated in the provided information, it is worth noting that Masih Alinejad is also a prominent Iranian-American journalist, author, and women's rights activist known for her advocacy work and criticism of the Iranian government.

Since 2019, Masih Alinejad has been awarded multiple federal contracts by the Voice of America to provide non-personal talent services for its Persian language service. These services have consistently included roles as an anchor, writer, reporter, and video journalist, primarily performed in New York City and surrounding areas. The contract values have ranged from $39,200 to $114,840 per year, with performance periods typically spanning from March to February of the following year. All contracts have been awarded without set-aside designations, and the work has been carried out in support of VOA's mission to broadcast accurate, balanced, and comprehensive news and information to international audiences. The most recent contract, awarded on March 1, 2024, has a potential value of $79,200 and extends through February 2025.

Masih Alinejad holds one federal contract Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) in the form of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Agency for Global Media's Voice of America. This BPA, awarded on February 27, 2020, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2022, was established for the provision of non-personal talent services for the VOA Persian service. While the BPA itself has no stated ceiling value, it has been used to issue at least two BPA calls. The first call, valued at $114,840, required services through February 2022 in Brooklyn, New York. The second call, valued at $95,920, required services through February 2021 in New York City and surrounding areas. Both calls were for video journalist reporter services for the VOA Persian language service, aligning with the agency's mission to inform, engage, and connect people worldwide in support of freedom and democracy.