Odekirk Veronique

Odekirk Veronique, a woman-owned sole proprietorship based in Little Rock, Arkansas, provides translation, interpretation, and foreign language support services to the Department of State as a prime contractor under blanket purchase agreements, competing exclusively full-and-open without set-aside designations.

The vendor's entire federal footprint comprises language services for the State Department's Bureau of Administration, accounting for 31 of 33 awards ($864 thousand combined potential value) and representing 100% customer concentration by agency. Work spans translation and interpretation support for diplomatic communications, the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, counter-trafficking initiatives, women's entrepreneurship programs, and combating illegal fishing efforts. Representative BPA call orders include a $14,880 language services task order awarded October 1, 2025 (completion April 18, 2026), an $11,160 call awarded the same date (completion August 22, 2026), and a $14,328 call from October 1, 2024 (completion July 2, 2024). All work is performed in Washington, DC on a firm-fixed-price basis.

The vendor sits on four active BPA ID/IQ vehicles with the Bureau of Administration. The current BPA (190PRL25A0462) carries a $250 thousand ceiling through September 30, 2026 and has funded six task orders totaling $65 thousand in combined potential value. Prior BPAs have progressed upward in ceiling value: $100 thousand (2021–2022), $150 thousand (2022–2024), and $150 thousand (2023–2024), with five task orders each against the 2023 and 2024 vehicles ($47 thousand and $29 thousand respectively) and six against the 2022 vehicle ($35 thousand). The vendor has obligated $240 thousand against $890 thousand in combined potential value across all awards (27% obligation rate).

Activity has declined over the past five years—six awards in 2021 down to two in 2025—with only one award (combined potential value $11 thousand) completing within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontracting footprint. All work falls under NAICS 541512 (Translation and Interpretation Services) and PSC H23 (Support—Administrative: Translation and Interpreting).