Swenson Sonja

Swenson Sonja, a woman-owned small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship based in Washington, DC, provides translation, interpretation, and localization services to the Department of State as a prime contractor exclusively through blanket purchase agreement call orders. The vendor competes on a full-and-open basis with no set-aside designations across its federal footprint, and holds no subcontractor positions; all 134 tracked awards are prime contracts.

Swenson Sonja's customer base is entirely concentrated within the Department of State. The Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for 116 awards ($807 thousand combined potential value), while the broader Department of State has placed 18 additional awards ($33 thousand combined potential value), for 100% coverage across two customer entities. The vendor has maintained a consistent presence in the State Department's language services portfolio since at least 2013, with performance locations in Washington, DC 20037 and 20036. Scope includes translation and interpretation support for bilateral aviation conferences, foreign government representative meetings, anti-trafficking law programs, labor-related diplomatic discussions, USMCA labor meetings, and general administrative language requirements. Representative call orders include a $12,360 delivery order for language services (awarded October 1, 2025, completion February 28, 2026), a $4,944 call for language services (awarded October 1, 2025, completion July 10, 2026), and a $4,283.82 call for language services (awarded October 1, 2022, completion March 8, 2023).

Swenson Sonja operates exclusively through four successive BPA vehicles issued by the Department of State Bureau of Administration. The current vehicle, Blanket Purchase Agreement 190PRL25A0548, runs through September 30, 2026 with a $250 thousand ceiling and has generated 36 task orders valued at $50 thousand. The prior-year BPA (190PRL24A0548) closed September 30, 2025 and carried 26 task orders ($23 thousand combined value). The fiscal 2023 BPA (190PRL23A0548) generated 32 task orders ($33 thousand), and the fiscal 2022 vehicle (190PRL22A0548) produced 29 task orders ($25 thousand). An older vehicle (190PRL18A0548) carries one task order valued at $13 thousand. Individual call order ceilings typically range from $597 to $3,200 on a firm fixed-price basis.

Activity has declined from 30 awards in 2021 to 18 in 2025, representing a 40% drop over the period. Combined potential value across 134 awards totals $840 thousand, though only $190 thousand (23%) has been obligated to date. All 134 awards are concentrated in PSC Support–Administrative: Translation and Interpreting, with NAICS aligned to translation and interpretation services. The vendor's entire federal footprint remains rooted in State Department language services work, with no diversification into other agencies or service lines evident in the source material.