Tamura Ayako

Tamura Ayako, a woman-owned sole proprietorship based in Colfax, North Carolina, provides Japanese-English interpretation, translation, and logistical support services to the Department of State as a prime contractor on an unrestricted, full-and-open basis without set-aside designation. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime and competes across the 100% of recent awards without subcontract engagement.

Tamura Ayako's customer base is entirely concentrated within the Department of State. The Bureau of Administration accounts for 25 awards and $776 thousand in combined potential value, while the broader Department of State placed 14 awards valued at $30 thousand combined. All work is performed in Washington, D.C. The vendor's capability footprint is narrowly focused on language services — all 39 recent awards fall under NAICS translation and interpretation services and PSC support-administrative language services. Recent work includes a $13.7 million BPA call from the Bureau of Administration for Japanese-English interpretation, translation, and logistical support for U.S.-Japan and trilateral U.S.-Japan-South Korea diplomatic engagements (awarded October 1, 2024); a $7.4 million call from the Department of State for interpretation and translation support (awarded October 1, 2025); and a $6.8 million call from the Bureau of Administration supporting the 40th Trilateral Conference (awarded October 1, 2023).

Tamura Ayako holds positions on multiple Department of State BPA vehicles. The Blanket Purchase Agreement 190PRL25A0566 anchors the recent activity with 19 task orders and $59 thousand in combined potential value; earlier vehicles include the 2024 BPA (2 task orders, $8 thousand), 2023 BPA (2 task orders, $7 thousand), and 2022 BPA (3 task orders, $7 thousand). The vendor's largest IDV is the current $250 thousand multiple-award BPA running through September 30, 2026, awarded by the Bureau of Administration in October 2024. Activity has accelerated sharply — three to six awards annually in 2022–2024, then fourteen awards in 2025 — though combined obligated dollars (19% of potential value) signal that ceiling values on BPA calls do not translate to full utilization. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $806 thousand, with $156 thousand obligated to date.