Elizabeth Adler Crowell

Elizabeth Adler Crowell, a woman-owned small business sole proprietor based in Waldoboro, Maine, provides translation, interpretation, and cultural advisory services across more than 180 languages to the Department of State as a prime contractor, exclusively on a full-and-open competitive basis with no set-aside designations. All 21 awards in the source footprint are language services delivered to the Department of State's Bureau of Administration under successive Blanket Purchase Agreements, with no subcontract work.

Crowell's customer concentration is singular: the Department of State Bureau of Administration represents 100% of recent awards and combined potential value. The vendor operates under four active BPA vehicles established by the Bureau of Administration: a $250,000 ceiling BPA effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026; a $150,000 ceiling BPA that ran through September 30, 2023; a $150,000 ceiling BPA that ran through September 30, 2024; and a $100,000 ceiling BPA that ran through September 30, 2022. Task orders against these BPAs have ranged from $292 to $14,925 per call, with firm fixed-price awards typically spanning three to six months of performance in Washington, D.C. Representative work includes a $14,925 call from October 2024 for translation, interpretation, and cultural advisory support with completion by April 2025; an $8,358 call from October 2024 for language services through July 2025; and a $13,455 call from October 2022 for translation and interpretation support through September 2023. The current vehicle (190PRL25A0926) carries four task orders valued at approximately $23,000 combined; the 2024 vehicle (190PRL24A0926) carried four task orders at approximately $23,000; and the 2023 vehicle (190PRL23A0926) carried three task orders at approximately $23,000.

Activity has declined since 2022: five awards in 2022, five in 2023, three in 2024, and one in 2025. Combined potential value across the 21-award portfolio stands at $779 thousand, with $129 thousand obligated to date (17% of ceiling). No awards entered into subcontract relationships. The vendor's footprint is characterized by small-dollar, short-duration task orders under standing BPAs, with no exposure to federal contract IDVs, GWACs, or other multi-agency vehicles — the relationship is transactional and fully contained within State Department Bureau of Administration language services procurement.