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BPA call HSTS0116JHRM040TCS INTERPRETING, INC.

Overview

Award facts

Net obligations
$875.56K
$875,561of $885.56K potential value
Period of performance
Oct 31, 2016 to Apr 30, 2022
Ended
Modifications
10
Latest action Apr 10, 2025
Contract type
BPA call
PIID HSTS0116JHRM040

Description of requirement

IGF::CT::IGF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS REAL-TIME TRANSLATION FOR TSA AGENCY-WIDE.

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Sep 28, 2016
Current value
$875,561Base and exercised options
Potential value (if all options are exercised)
$885,561
Parent contract vehicle
HSFE7016A1993 (BPA, multiple award) — 72 orders recorded under it

Obligations by fiscal year of action

  • FY2025: -$147,748 (de-obligation)
  • FY2021: $103,448
  • FY2020: $261,496
  • FY2019: $92,838
  • FY2018: $165,456
  • FY2017: $202,535
  • FY2016: $197,535

Total across 7 fiscal years: $875,561

Net de-obligation in that fiscal year (obligations withdrawn).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 Apr 10, 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. Transportation Security Administration
  3. CLOSEOUT
Funded by
  1. Department of Homeland Security
  2. Transportation Security Administration
  3. HUMAN CAPITAL
Funded from
CAS - mission support; Field is optional prior to fy21Program activities070-0550, 070-0554Federal accounts (agency financial reports)

Place of performance

Place of performance
Arlington, Virginia 22202-2042
Congressional district (place of performance)
VA-08As 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
Small business set aside - totalSBA
Contract pricing
Labor hoursZ
Offers received
1

Contract details

Service Contract Act labor standards
Yes
Commercial procedures
Commercial products/servicesA
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not a bundled requirementD
Consolidated requirement
No
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Performance-based service acquisition
Yes - service where PBA is used.Y

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Sep 28, 2016Base obligation at award: $197,535
Latest action
Apr 10, 2025 — CloseoutModification P00010; obligation change -$147,748; administrative: no change in scope or value
Latest substantive action
Aug 25, 2021 — New work added (outside scope)Modification P00009; obligation change +$103,448
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Option exercised4
  • Other administrative action3
  • New work added (outside scope)1
  • Supplemental agreement (within scope)1
  • Closeout1
11 actions recorded, Sep 28, 2016 to Apr 10, 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
-$147,748
Latest action: change in base and all options
-$147,748

Socio-economic and policy

Inherently governmental functions
Critical functionsCT
Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
EPA-designated product
Not requiredE
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No
Construction wage rates (Davis-Bacon)
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
Multiple awardM
Parent vehicle agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency7022
Awarding agency code
7000
Awarding sub-tier code
7013
Contracting office code
70T070
Transactions recorded under this award key
11

Funding

Funding agency code
7000
Funding sub-tier code
7013
Funding office code
70T63X
Treasury accounts
  • 070-2016/2017-0554-000
  • 070-2017/2018-0550-000
  • 070-2018/2019-0550-000
  • 070-2019/2020-0550-000
  • 070-2020/2021-0550-000
  • 070-2021/2022-0550-000
Object classes
  • 25.1: Advisory and assistance services
Disaster or emergency funding (DEFC)
  • Q: Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression