Melita Karalic

Melita Karalic, a woman-owned sole proprietorship based in Alexandria, Virginia, provides professional translation, interpretation, and advisory services focused on the Balkans region as a prime contractor on Department of State BPA task orders, competing on an unrestricted, full-and-open basis with no set-aside designation.

Karalic's federal footprint is entirely concentrated within a single customer—the Department of State Bureau of Administration—which accounts for 43 of 45 awards (97% by count, $876 thousand combined potential value) issued since 2016. The remaining two awards come from the broader Department of State. The vendor operates exclusively under language-services BPAs, with work performed in Washington, D.C., delivering translation, interpretation, and country-specific advisory support for diplomatic engagements and bilateral relations focused on Serbia, Kosovo, and Bosnia. Representative recent task orders include a $5,796 BPA call awarded October 1, 2024 (completion October 11, 2025), an $8,680 BPA call from October 1, 2025 (completion June 10, 2026), and a $19,200 BPA call from October 1, 2023 (completion May 24, 2024). The vendor's work spans domestic administrative support and time-sensitive foreign policy requirements, with individual call values ranging from tens of dollars for discrete translation tasks to nearly $20,000 for larger advisory engagements.

Karalic sits on five successive Department of State Bureau of Administration BPA vehicles, each renewed annually on October 1. The most active recent vehicle is Blanket Purchase Agreement 190PRL23A0499 (16 task orders, $29 thousand combined potential value through September 2023), followed by Blanket Purchase Agreement 190PRL24A0499 (9 task orders, $55 thousand combined potential value through September 2024) and Blanket Purchase Agreement 190PRL25A0499 (5 task orders, $31 thousand combined potential value through September 2026). All 45 awards are categorized under NAICS Translation and Interpretation Services and PSC Support—Administrative: Translation and Interpreting.

Activity peaked in 2022 with 17 awards, declining to 4 awards in 2024 and 2 in 2025. Of the $894 thousand combined potential value across all awards since 2016, $244 thousand (27%) has been obligated. The vendor carries no subcontract footprint; 100% of work is as prime contractor. The most recent vehicle, awarded October 1, 2024, carries a $250,000 ceiling through September 30, 2026, reflecting the Bureau's ongoing demand for specialized Balkans-region language expertise supporting U.S. diplomatic missions and foreign policy engagement.