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BPA (single-award IDV) 70FA4022A00000009TCS INTERPRETING, INC.

Overview

Award facts

Obligated on orders under this IDV
$11.69M
$11,691,404 across 39 orders
Period of performance
From Mar 4, 2022
Modifications
3
Latest action Oct 30, 2023
Contract type
BPA (single-award IDV)
PIID 70FA4022A00000009

Description of requirement

THIS IS A STRATEGIC SOURCING MULTI- YEAR-AWARD BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (BPAS) FOR THE COMMUNICATION ACCESS SERVICES (CAS) VEHICLE THAT INCLUDES SERVICES FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING (HOH), DEAF-BLIND, BLIND, AND THOSE WITH COMMUNICATION AND SPE

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Mar 3, 2022
Ordering period ends
Mar 3, 2027
Ceiling
Ceiling (single-award vehicle): $1
Parent contract vehicle
47QTCA21D009H (FSS, multiple award)

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Oct 30, 2023. 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. Federal Emergency Management Agency
  3. SUPPORT SERVICES SECTION(SS40)
Funded by
  1. Department of Homeland Security
  2. Federal Emergency Management Agency
  3. MS - MISSION SUPPORT

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
Firm fixed priceJ
Offers received
5

Solicitation and notices

Solicitation ID
70FA4022Q00000002(as reported)

Contract details

Major program
Communication and services (CAS)
Cost Accounting Standards clause
Not applicable exempt from CASX
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

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Mar 3, 2022
Latest action
Oct 30, 2023 — Change orderModification P00003
Latest substantive action
Oct 30, 2023 — Change orderModification P00003
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Other administrative action2
  • Change order1
4 actions recorded, Mar 3, 2022 to Oct 30, 2023; 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
Synopsized publicly (SAM.gov / FedBizOpps)
Yes
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No
A-76 (FAIR Act) action
No

Socio-economic and policy

Inherently governmental functions
Critical functionsCT
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA

Structure

Award or IDV
IDV
IDV type
BPAE
Multiple or single award
Single awardS
Parent vehicle type
FSSC
Parent vehicle: multiple or single award
Multiple awardM
Parent vehicle agency
Federal Acquisition Service4732
Awarding agency code
7000
Awarding sub-tier code
7022
Contracting office code
70FA40
Transactions recorded under this award key
4

Funding

Funding agency code
7000
Funding sub-tier code
7022
Funding office code
70FPMS