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Language Instructor Services for U.S. Embassy, Islamabad

U.S. EMBASSY ISLAMABAD · Islamabad, 44000

Response status

Due in 20 days

Sep 25, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

Responses remain open.

Posted
Aug 11, 2026
Archive date
Oct 10, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • U.S. EMBASSY ISLAMABAD published this presolicitation.
  • The place of performance is Islamabad.
  • The notice uses NAICS 611630 (Language Schools).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
89d85c63e4a847f896abb567bb24ca37
Solicitation
19PK3326Q7081
Base type
Presolicitation
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Presolicitation
Solicitation number
19PK3326Q7081
Set-aside
Set-aside code
Posted
Aug 11, 2026
Responses due
Sep 25, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Archive date
Oct 10, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Presolicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
Subagency
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Subagency code
Office
U.S. EMBASSY ISLAMABAD
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
WASHINGTON, DC, 20520, USA
Place of performance
Islamabad, 44000
City code
State
State code
PK-IS
Postal code
44000
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

U.S. Embassy Islamabad requires a contractor to provide Urdu and English language instructors to support staff who interact with the Urdu-speaking public and English-speaking colleagues. It will be a Firm Fixed priced contract for base plus four option years. Contractor Vetting After Award (MAR 2023) (U) Contractors shall advise the Contracting Officer of any changes in personnel listed in the DS Form 4184 and shall provide vetting information on new individuals. Contractors shall also advise the Contracting Officer of any changes to the vetting information of existing personnel listed in the DS Form 4184. The government reserves the right to vet these personnel changes and to terminate contracts for convenience based on vetting results. The government also reserves the right to vet all personnel listed in the DS Form 4184 on an annual basis and to terminate contracts for convenience based on vetting results.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$32,134
Median$58,629
High end (p75)$78,093
Comparable awards
50
Median
$58,629
Computed
Aug 13, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
ENGLISH CLASSES FOR US EMBASSY PERSONNELMISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$15,671.61May 26, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
AZERI/RUSSIAN/PERSIAN CLASSES 9/29/2025 TO 9/28/2026THE BRANCH OF LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED IN REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN$24,938.82Apr 2, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FM-PR12621173 ENGLISH LESSONS FOR FM/GSO 05.01.25-04.30.26.MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$17,704.22Mar 5, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FAC/GSO ENGLISH LESSONS*FAC/GSO 05.01.2026-04.30.2027.MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$37,478.15Apr 30, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RUSSIAN UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION SERVICESCULMEN INTERNATIONAL, LLC$16,205.00Apr 27, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
A. SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICING: 0002 IS HEREBY DECREASED. B. AS A RESULT OF THIS MODLANGUAGE ASSOCIATES LLC$13,358.00Mar 11, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
A . SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICING: CLIN 0001, 0004, AND 0005 ARE HEREBY DECREASED. B. TINTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES INC$1,848,786.95Mar 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
A. CLIN 0001 AND 0004 ARE HEREBY DECREASED. B. AS A RESULT OF THIS MODIFICATION, THE TOTALLANGUAGE ASSOCIATES LLC$63,612.00Mar 20, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
STATEMENT OF WORK REQUIREMENT: LANGUAGE - RESIDENT TRAINING:STUDENT WILL TRAIN SIX CONTACTINTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES INC$73,708.00Mar 18, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAININGLANGUAGE ASSOCIATES LLC$170,248.80Mar 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
KOREAN GRIT TRAININGINTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES INC$136,450.80Mar 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAININGLANGUAGE ASSOCIATES LLC$169,498.80Mar 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RTOP 26-126 SPANISH-KERSHAW POP 12 JANUARY 2026 THROUGH 7 MARCH 2026INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES INC$38,553.60Mar 13, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RTOP 26-123 ITALIAN POP DATES 12 JANUARY 2026 - 20 MARCH 2026LANGUAGE ASSOCIATES LLC$35,656.00Apr 13, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RTOP 26-301 PROCURES PART-TIME GRIT PROGRAM MANAGER ONSITE AT THE DLI PRESIDIO OF MONTEREYINTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES INC$146,750.40May 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RTOP 26-507 RUSSIAN GRITT TRAINING POP 29 JANUARY 2026 THROUGH 25 APRIL 2026 (11 WEEKS)INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES INC$193,463.95Apr 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RTOP 26-510 RUSSIAN GRITT TRAINING POP DATES 01 MARCH 2026 THROUGH 09 MAY 2026 (10 WEEKS).INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES INC$64,808.50Feb 27, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RTOP 26-509 RUSSIAN MTT GRIT TO POM POP DATES 8 MARCH 2026 THROUGH 16 MAY 2026 (10 WEEKS)INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES INC$64,808.50Mar 4, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RTOP 26-141 POLISH GRITT ENHANCEMENT HOURS PROGRAM POP DATES 09 FEBRUARY 2026 THROUGH 30 SLANGUAGE ASSOCIATES LLC$13,183.50Mar 5, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RTOP 26-142 CHINESE-VOYNE POP DATES 09 MARCH 2026 THROUGH 14 AUGUST 2026 (22 WEEKS)LANGUAGE ASSOCIATES LLC$78,093.20Mar 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Amendment history

A version is preserved whenever the normalized notice contents change.

VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1PresolicitationAug 12, 2026Sep 25, 2026, 10:00 AM UTCfc49d6a3a40098bc
2PresolicitationAug 28, 2026Sep 25, 2026, 10:00 AM UTCa4633f18f77df155

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 13, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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