Kaptaner Cansu

Kaptaner Cansu, a sole proprietorship based in Queens, New York, provides translation and interpretation services to the Department of State as a prime contractor on a full-and-open, non-set-aside basis. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime on language-services BPA task orders and holds multiple-award blanket purchase agreement vehicles with the State Department's Bureau of Administration.

Kaptaner Cansu's customer footprint is entirely concentrated within the Department of State, which accounts for 100% of recent awards across two organizational units. The Bureau of Administration dominates the relationship, holding 28 awards (combined potential value $632 thousand), while six additional awards issued directly by the Department of State carry combined potential value of $15 thousand. The vendor holds three active multiple-award BPA vehicles with the Bureau of Administration: a $250 thousand BPA effective October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2026; a $150 thousand BPA covering October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024; and a $150 thousand BPA covering October 2022 through September 30, 2023. The most recent vehicle, awarded in October 2024, represents a ceiling increase from the prior $150 thousand vehicles and reflects demonstrated capability and agency confidence. Under these vehicles, the vendor places task orders ranging from roughly $400 to $14,925 for on-demand translation and interpretation support. Representative call orders include a $14,925 task order (October–November 2023), a $12,800 task order (June 2025), a $10,799 task order (July 2025), and multiple smaller calls in the $800–$3,600 range. The Bureau of Administration issues these calls to support the Department's global diplomatic operations, consular activities, and multilingual communications requirements across overseas and domestic locations.

Activity has grown from sporadic awards in 2020–2022 to nine task orders in 2023, twelve in 2024, and six in the first three quarters of 2025. Combined potential value across all 34 awards totals $647 thousand, with obligated dollars of $97 thousand (15% of potential value), indicating recurring but variable call volumes. The vendor operates with no subcontractors and competes only under full-and-open solicitations with no small-business set-asides. All work is categorized under NAICS Translation and Interpretation Services and PSC Support–Administrative: Translation and Interpreting.