Soontornvong Tunyaporn

Soontornvong Tunyaporn is a woman-owned small business and non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov since October 2, 2004, with its primary location in Rockville, Maryland. The entity specializes in providing linguistic and cultural expertise, primarily serving government agencies through specialized communication and translation services. Specifically, Soontornvong Tunyaporn has established itself as a critical partner for the U.S. Agency for Global Media's Voice of America (VOA), offering targeted linguistic support and cultural advisory services for Thai language media initiatives.

The federal contract awards held by Soontornvong Tunyaporn are exclusively focused on providing domestic personal services to support VOA's Thai Service. These services involve delivering linguistic and regional guidance to help VOA communicate accurate and balanced news and information to audiences in Thailand and Southeast Asia. The contracts, which have been awarded without any specific set-aside designations, involve translation, interpretation, and cultural advisory work. Each contract has been a firm fixed price arrangement, ranging from $22,500 to $27,000, and performed domestically in Rockville, Maryland. The contracts have consistently emphasized the vendor's expertise in bridging communication gaps and providing nuanced cultural understanding for international broadcasting efforts.

Soontornvong Tunyaporn holds a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with VOA, awarded on June 29, 2021, with a total ceiling value of $150,000 and an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2024. This single-award BPA has been the foundation for multiple call orders, each supporting VOA's Thai Service through task order contracts. The BPA allows for flexible engagement of Soontornvong Tunyaporn's services, with successive call orders being issued annually. These task orders have consistently been structured as firm fixed price agreements, enabling VOA to leverage the vendor's specialized linguistic and cultural expertise in producing media content targeted at Thai and Southeast Asian audiences. The IDV demonstrates a strategic, long-term partnership between Soontornvong Tunyaporn and VOA in supporting international broadcasting and communication objectives.