Ruckhaus, Karin

Ruckhaus, Karin, a woman-owned, minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned sole proprietorship based in Arlington, Virginia, provides translation, interpretation, and language instruction services to the Department of State on a full-and-open, non-set-aside basis. All forty awards in the source record are prime BPA calls issued by the Department of State, predominantly through the Bureau of Administration, with no subcontract activity and no position on government-wide vehicles or multi-agency IDIQs.

The vendor's customer base is singular and concentrated. The Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for 39 of 40 awards (99% by count and 98% by potential value), with a single $9,064 call from the broader Department of State in October 2025. Work is performed in Washington, DC and consists entirely of translation, interpretation, language instruction, and language-testing services — all under PSC Support-Administrative: Translation and Interpreting. Representative work includes a $3,890 language services call awarded October 1, 2022, completion February 10, 2023; a $1,945 language services call awarded October 1, 2022, completion March 30, 2023; and multiple $300–$800 calls for Spanish interpretation, translation, and language instruction spanning 2022 through 2024. The most recent award, October 1, 2025, carries a $9,064 ceiling through July 9, 2026.

Ruckhaus holds three BPA vehicles under the Bureau of Administration. The active IDV, Blanket Purchase Agreement 190PRL25A0392, carries a $250,000 ceiling through September 30, 2026, with two task orders ($10 thousand combined potential value) awarded as of the source date. The preceding vehicle, 190PRL24A0392, held a $150,000 ceiling through September 30, 2024, and generated six task orders ($5 thousand combined potential value). The earlier vehicle, 190PRL23A0392, also carried a $150,000 ceiling and generated 20 task orders ($18 thousand combined potential value). A prior vehicle, 190PRL21A0392, yielded four task orders ($3 thousand combined potential value).

Activity is highly concentrated in 2022, which saw 21 of 40 total awards. The years 2020, 2023, 2024, and 2025 each account for one to seven awards. Combined potential value across all forty awards is $608 thousand, with only $58 thousand (10%) obligated as of the source snapshot, indicating significant ceiling availability but minimal drawdown. The vendor competes entirely on full-and-open basis with no set-aside designation applied to any award. Work scope is narrow — language services only — with no diversification into other service categories or customer agencies beyond State Department administrative operations.