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BPA call 70VT1522F00052TCS INTERPRETING, INC.

Overview

Award facts

Net obligations
$267.5K
$267,499of $292.08K potential value
Outlays (paid to date)
$263.82K
$263.82K paid of $267.5K obligated$263,824
Period of performance
Aug 17, 2022 to May 21, 2024
Ended
Modifications
6
Latest action Aug 28, 2025
Contract type
BPA call
PIID 70VT1522F00052

Contract value is the most the government could spend; obligations are what it has legally committed; outlays are what it has actually paid.

Description of requirement

WE ARE CURRENTLY USING IYELLOW GROUP INTERPRETING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AN EMPLOYEE WHO REQUESTED A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. CONTRACT EXPIRES IN AUGUST 2022. WE ARE SUBMITTING A ZERO DOLLAR PR TO CONTINUE SERVICES.

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Aug 17, 2022
Potential end of performance
May 20, 2024
Current value
$267,499Base and exercised options
Potential value (if all options are exercised)
$292,076
Parent contract vehicle
70FA4022A00000009 (BPA, single award) — 39 orders recorded under it

Obligations by fiscal year of action

  • FY2025: -$24,577 (de-obligation)
  • FY2024: $45,859
  • FY2023: $194,218
  • FY2022: $52,000

Total across 4 fiscal years: $267,499

Net de-obligation in that fiscal year (obligations withdrawn).

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Aug 28, 2025. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameTCS INTERPRETING, INC.
LocationSILVER SPRING, MD
UEIMQ42VNNUK3J9
CAGE code1FPR1
Business sizeSmall businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Organization typeCorporate not tax exempt
Parent companyTCS INTERPRETING, INC.

Business types and certifications

Women-ownedWomen-owned small business (WOSB)Economically disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB)Minority-ownedSelf-certified small disadvantaged businessFor-profit organizationCorporation (not tax-exempt)

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. Department of Homeland Security
  2. Office Of The Inspector General
  3. OFFICE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Funded by
  1. Department of Homeland Security
  2. Office Of The Inspector General
  3. OFFICE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Funded from
CAS - mission supportProgram activities070-0200Federal accounts (agency financial reports)

Place of performance

Place of performance
Washington, District Of Columbia County, District Of Columbia 20528-4123
Congressional district (place of performance)
DC-98As reported at the time of the action

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
541930TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES
Product or service (PSC)
R608SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (service)

Competition

Extent competed
Full and open competitionA
Solicitation procedures
Subject to multiple award fair opportunityMAFO
Set-aside
Not reported
Contract pricing
Labor hoursZ

Contract details

Major program
Communication and services (CAS)
Service Contract Act labor standards
No
Commercial procedures
Commercial products/servicesA
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not bundledH
Consolidated requirement
Not consolidatedD
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Performance-based service acquisition
No - service where PBA is not used.N

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Aug 17, 2022Base obligation at award: $52,000
Latest action
Aug 28, 2025 — CloseoutModification P00006; obligation change -$24,577; administrative: no change in scope or value
Latest substantive action
Feb 6, 2024 — Change orderModification P00005; obligation change +$45,859
Latest funding action
Apr 21, 2023 — Funding onlyModification P00002; obligation change +$100,000; funding only: changes obligations, not scope
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Change order4
  • Funding only1
  • Closeout1
7 actions recorded, Aug 17, 2022 to Aug 28, 2025; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Local area set-aside
No
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No
A-76 (FAIR Act) action
No

Pricing and financing

Paid by purchase card
No
Latest action: change in base and exercised options
-$24,577

Socio-economic and policy

Inherently governmental functions
Closely associated,critical functionsCL,CT
Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
EPA-designated product
Not requiredE
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA
Country of product or service origin
United statesUSA
Place of manufacture
Not a manufactured end productC

Structure

Award or IDV
Award
Award type
BPA callA
Parent vehicle type
BPAE
Parent vehicle: multiple or single award
Single awardS
Parent vehicle agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency7022
Awarding agency code
7000
Awarding sub-tier code
7004
Contracting office code
70VT15
Transactions recorded under this award key
7

Funding

Funding agency code
7000
Funding sub-tier code
7004
Funding office code
70VT15
Treasury accounts
  • 070-2022/2022-0200-000
  • 070-2023/2023-0200-000
  • 070-2024/2024-0200-000
Object classes
  • 25.1: Advisory and assistance services
  • 25.2: Other services from non-Federal sources
Disaster or emergency funding (DEFC)
  • Q: Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression