Camellia Nieh

Camellia Nieh, a woman-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned small business sole proprietorship based in Portland, Oregon, provides language interpretation and translation services to the Department of State on a prime basis through multiple-award blanket purchase agreements. The vendor competes full-and-open with no set-asides across its federal footprint, delivering all 26 awards as a prime contractor (100% prime split) with no subcontract activity.

Camellia Nieh's entire federal customer base is the Department of State Bureau of Administration, which accounts for all awards and $828 thousand in combined potential value. The vendor holds four successive BPA IDVs under the "Camellia Nieh LSA" program spanning October 2021 through September 2026, with the current vehicle (awarded October 1, 2024, ceiling $250 thousand, expiring September 2026) supporting ten task orders valued at $104 thousand combined. Prior BPA iterations carried ceilings of $100 thousand (2021–2022), $150 thousand (2022–2024), and $150 thousand (2023–2024). Recent representative work includes five BPA calls issued October 1, 2025, ranging from $3,550 to $16,300 for language services with completion dates spanning April through September 2026, and six BPA calls issued October 1, 2024, ranging from $300 to $15,891 for interpretation, translation, and workforce diversity and inclusion support. All awards are firm fixed-price calls against the BPA vehicles; no set-aside designations apply.

Activity has trended upward in recent years—from two awards in 2021 to seven in 2023—though 2024 and 2025 have settled to six and five awards respectively. The vendor has obligated $178 thousand against $828 thousand in combined potential value (22% utilization), indicating low invoicing velocity relative to ceiling capacity. Two awards (combined potential value $27 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete risk. All 26 awards fall under a single NAICS category (Translation and Interpretation Services, PSC Support–Administrative: Translation and Interpreting), reflecting a narrow, specialized capability focused on diplomatic and administrative interpretation and translation to support State Department operations globally.