Vezvaee Farah

Vezvaee Farah, operating through its Arjang Translation Center division and based in Clarksburg, Maryland, is a minority-owned, woman-owned small business delivering English-to-Farsi translation and interpretation services to the Department of State as a prime contractor on a 100% set-aside-free basis. The company operates as a sole proprietorship and is self-certified as a small disadvantaged business, competing exclusively in full-and-open federal procurement without claiming SBA set-asides across its federal footprint.

Arjang Translation Center's entire federal revenue derives from the Department of State's Bureau of Administration, which accounts for 53 of 54 awards (99% of the $709 thousand combined potential value). The company's service portfolio centers on specialized Farsi-language support for State Department diplomatic and human rights programs, including human rights monitoring and reporting on Iran, international religious freedom initiatives, combating human trafficking, legal claims adjudication through the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, and cross-cultural communication for the department's international engagement. Representative work includes a $4,218.50 BPA call for translation of the 2021 Iran Human Rights Report from English to Farsi, a $2,216.50 call supporting the Department's international religious freedom programs, and a $1,865.67 call awarded in October 2024 for ongoing language services in Washington, DC.

The vendor sits on four successive annual Blanket Purchase Agreements with the State Department Bureau of Administration, each carrying a $100,000 to $250,000 ceiling. The most recent BPA, awarded October 1, 2024 and expiring September 30, 2026, carries a $250,000 ceiling and has generated eight task orders valued at roughly $3 thousand combined potential value to date. Prior BPAs from 2023, 2022, and 2021 generated 15, 7, and 1 task orders respectively, with ceilings ranging from $100,000 to $150,000. The vendor has maintained continuous BPA relationships with State Department since at least 2020, with work performed exclusively in Washington, DC. All awards across the five-year source window reflect firm fixed-price BPA calls with no set-aside designation, indicating the company competes in open procurement against any qualified vendor.

Activity declined sharply after 2023 — the source captured eight awards in 2022, fifteen in 2023, eight in 2024, and only one award in 2025 to date (October 1, 2025). The vendor holds no subcontract footprint and operates exclusively as a prime contractor. Combined dollars obligated across all 54 awards total $59 thousand, representing only 8% of the $709 thousand combined potential value, suggesting either significant carryover of task orders not yet obligated or a pattern of small, episodic task orders that remain unexercised.