Sonia Berah

Sonia Berah, a sole proprietorship based in Nyack, New York, provides translation, interpretation, and cultural advising services to the Department of State as a prime contractor under multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreements, competing full-and-open without set-aside designation despite holding self-certified small disadvantaged business, woman-owned business, and Hispanic American-owned designations.

Sonia Berah operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) with a highly concentrated customer footprint: all 34 awards across the past several years flow from the Department of State, with 32 awards ($717 thousand combined potential value) routed through the Department of State Bureau of Administration and 2 awards ($13 thousand) through the broader Department of State. The vendor has cycled through successive multiple-award BPAs with the Bureau of Administration — a $150,000 ceiling BPA awarded October 1, 2022 (expiring September 30, 2023), a $150,000 ceiling BPA awarded October 1, 2023 (expiring September 30, 2024), and a $250,000 ceiling BPA awarded October 1, 2024 (running through September 30, 2026). Recent representative work includes a $12,360 firm fixed-price BPA call awarded October 1, 2025 for language services concluding May 22, 2026, an $8,000 call awarded October 1, 2024 concluding January 19, 2025, and a $2,400 call awarded October 1, 2024 concluding August 15, 2025. All work is performed in Washington, DC on firm fixed-price terms without set-aside designation, despite Sonia Berah's eligible minority and women-owned certifications.

The vendor's activity has stabilized over the past several years. Awards per year peaked at nine in 2023, declined to four in 2024, and fell to two in 2025. Combined potential value across all 34 awards totals $731 thousand, though only $81 thousand (11%) has been obligated, reflecting the small-dollar, call-based nature of BPA task orders. Sonia Berah holds no subcontract relationships and maintains no parent vehicle positions beyond the State Department BPAs. The Bureau of Administration's renewal of successive BPA vehicles at incrementally higher ceilings ($150,000 to $250,000) indicates sustained confidence in capability, though the recent decline in award volume and the shift from full-and-open competition to specialized language-service procurement warrant monitoring for pipeline stability.