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Solicitation

Language Instructor Services for U.S. Embassy, Islamabad

U.S. EMBASSY ISLAMABAD · Islamabad, 44000

Response status

Due in 23 days

Sep 28, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

Responses remain open.

Posted
Aug 28, 2026
Archive date
Oct 13, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

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

Procurement identity

Notice ID
9f0eb87cc00646ea83b6b35579c074d3
Solicitation
19PK3326Q7081
Base type
Presolicitation
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

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

Notice type
Solicitation
Solicitation number
19PK3326Q7081
Set-aside
Set-aside code
Posted
Aug 28, 2026
Responses due
Sep 28, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Archive date
Oct 13, 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 as a Condition of Award (MAR 2023) Offerors are advised that successful passing of vetting to evaluate the risk that funds may benefit terrorist organizations or their members or supporters, or individuals/entities deemed to be a risk to national security, is a condition of award. Offerors may be asked to submit information required by DS Form 4184, Risk Analysis Information (attached to this solicitation) about their company and its key personnel. Vetting information is also required for all subcontract performance on contracts identified by the Department as requiring such vetting. When vetting information is requested, information may be submitted on the secure web portal. Questions regarding the form may be emailed to RAM@state.gov. Failure to submit information when requested, or failure to pass vetting, may be grounds for rejecting a proposal or for rejecting a proposed subcontractor at any tier. 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
Sep 1, 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)

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 Sep 1, 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.