Paula Nassif

Paula Nassif, a woman-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business operating as a sole proprietorship based in Clinton, Maryland, provides interpretation, translation, and language services to the Department of State as a prime contractor exclusively under blanket purchase agreements, competing full-and-open without set-aside designations.

Paula Nassif operates entirely within a single customer relationship: the Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for 29 of 30 awards (97% of combined potential value at $840 thousand), with one additional award from the broader Department of State. The vendor holds a narrow, specialized footprint across all two distinct customer agencies served. All work falls under PSC "Support- Administrative: Translation And Interpreting" with corresponding NAICS 311712 (Translation and Interpretation Services). The vendor maintains five active BPA vehicles with the Department of State Bureau of Administration—each established on October 1 of consecutive years (2021 through 2025)—with ceiling values ranging from $100 thousand (FY2021) to $250 thousand (FY2024–2025). The most recent BPA, awarded October 1, 2024, carries a $250 thousand ceiling and runs through September 30, 2026. Task orders issued under these vehicles support the Department's diplomatic and public diplomacy initiatives, including the International Women of Courage program, cultural heritage preservation, youth leadership development, and counter-human trafficking efforts.

Representative work includes four task orders under the FY2024–2025 BPA awarded October 1, 2024: a $9,275 call with completion targeted for April 26, 2025; a $6,368 call due August 8, 2025; a $10,500 call due November 8, 2025; and an $11,300 call due June 13, 2026. Three earlier BPA vehicles (FY2021–2023) generated similar recurring task order cycles, with individual call values ranging from $585 to $10,200. All work is performed in Washington, D.C. under firm fixed-price terms.

Activity has declined from a peak of six awards in 2021 to one award (a single task order issuance) in 2025. The vendor has obligated $201 thousand across all awards—24% of the combined $851 thousand potential value—suggesting selective utilization of available BPA capacity. No subcontract work is present in the source data; all awards are prime BPA task orders. Paula Nassif has operated continuously in this contracting relationship since October 1, 2021, with earlier source data indicating work dating to 2016. The vendor's customer concentration and service scope are entirely dependent on Department of State Bureau of Administration demand for language services on an as-needed basis.