Joseph Obeid

Joseph Obeid, a sole proprietorship based in Sharon, Massachusetts, provides translation, interpretation, and specialized language training services to the Department of State as a prime contractor on a recurring basis, competing without set-aside designations on full-and-open BPA task orders and IDV calls.

Obeid's entire federal footprint concentrates on language services for the State Department's Bureau of Administration, accounting for 41 of 42 awards and $969 thousand of the $980 thousand combined potential value across all recent work. The vendor delivers Arabic language simulation training, translation support for civil rights and academic exchange programs, K-9 training course translation, and legal institution capacity-building translation for foreign policy and diplomatic initiatives. Representative work includes a $28,854 firm fixed-price BPA call for a K-9 training course in Jordan (awarded October 1, 2021, completed August 5, 2022), a $15,114 call for another K-9 training course in Jordan (October 1, 2021), and a $9,498 call for strengthening legal institutions (October 1, 2021 through October 1, 2022). More recently, Obeid received a $10,500 BPA call for language services (October 1, 2025, completion July 31, 2026) and a $10,600 call (October 1, 2024, completed October 4, 2025).

Obeid holds a series of multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreements with the State Department's Bureau of Administration running on an annual cycle. The current vehicle (BPA 190PRL25A0239) carries a $250 thousand ceiling through September 30, 2025 and has generated five task orders worth $38 thousand. The prior-year vehicle (190PRL24A0239) held a $250 thousand ceiling and produced five task orders valued at $35 thousand. Earlier BPAs from fiscal years 2023, 2022, and 2021 each carried $150 thousand, $150 thousand, and $100 thousand ceilings respectively, with task order values typically ranging from $585 to $28,854. Across all five active BPA vehicles, Obeid has received 27 task orders totaling roughly $189 thousand in potential value, with most individual calls falling between $5,000 and $10,000.

Activity has averaged roughly 5–6 awards per year over the past five years, with a peak of 11 awards in 2022. Only one award completes within the next twenty-four months (the $10,500 July 2026 call), presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $330 thousand, representing 34 percent of the combined potential value, indicating a pattern of task order calls against standing IDV ceilings rather than fully-obligated fixed contracts. All work is performed in Washington, D.C., and all awards are denominated as firm fixed-price BPA calls without subcontractors or socioeconomic set-asides.