Steers Ligia DA

Steers Ligia DA, a woman-owned small business sole proprietorship based in Fairfax, Virginia, delivers translation, interpretation, and language support services to the Department of State as a prime contractor under multiple-award blanket purchase agreements, competing on full-and-open basis without set-aside designation. The vendor operates exclusively within the federal language-services market, with all 46 recent awards driven by the Department of State Bureau of Administration (43 awards) and the Department of State (3 awards), representing $748 thousand in combined potential value.

Steers Ligia DA's capability footprint centers on translation and interpretation services supporting the Department's diplomatic and administrative operations in Washington, DC. Representative work includes a $250,000 multiple-award BPA established October 1, 2024 (ultimate completion September 30, 2026) under which the Bureau of Administration issued three task orders (valued at $1,791, $1,200, and $160) by October 2024 for discrete language support needs. Earlier in the source window, the vendor held a $150,000 multiple-award BPA (October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024) and a prior $150,000 BPA (October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023), each supporting near-monthly call orders ranging from roughly $70 to $9,810 per order for translation, interpretation, and related diplomatic support services. The Department's use of BPA language services reflects support for congressional exchanges, international cooperation initiatives, empowerment programs targeting Roma women, and cybersecurity coordination.

Customer concentration is extreme and static: the Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for 100% of awards by count (43 of 46) and 100% of combined potential value ($748 thousand). The vendor holds no parent-contract vehicles of its own; all work flows through State Department-issued BPAs. Task orders are placed against five BPA vehicles spanning fiscal years 2018 through 2025, with the largest concentration under BPA 190PRL23A0603 (14 task orders, $24 thousand combined value) and BPA 190PRL24A0603 (12 task orders, $11 thousand combined value). Obligated dollars total $98 thousand (13% of potential value), indicating significant ceiling utilization headroom across standing BPAs.

Activity has declined sharply: 15 awards in 2022, 13 in 2023, 5 in 2024, and 3 in 2025, suggesting either contraction in State Department language-services demand or loss of market share to competing vendors. The vendor operates with zero subcontractor footprint — all 46 awards are prime — and competes in a single, narrow NAICS category (Translation and Interpretation Services, PSC Support–Administrative). The vendor has no participation on government-wide vehicles, agency-wide IDIQs, or GWACs; every award depends on the Department of State's procurement cycle and BPA renewal decisions. Recompete exposure is material: multiple BPAs expire in fiscal 2026, and the 2022–2023 BPA window shows the vendor's prior refresh cycle.

Ligia D.A. Steers is an experienced linguist with over 30 years experience as a US Government and freelance Romanian>