Francis Kasell

Francis Kasell, a sole proprietorship based in Pittsboro, North Carolina, provides foreign language interpreting, translating, and related language support services to the Department of State as a prime contractor under blanket purchase agreements, competing full-and-open without set-aside designation across all 55 federal awards in the source record.

Kasell operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) and works entirely with a single customer — the Department of State Bureau of Administration, which accounts for 53 awards totaling $973 thousand in combined potential value. The remaining two awards, worth $15 thousand, are also Department of State activity. Work is performed in Washington, D.C., with headquarters administration in Pittsboro. The vendor is registered in the System for Award Management and has maintained a continuous BPA relationship with the Bureau of Administration since at least October 2021.

Kasell's capability footprint is narrowly specialized: the source names 55 awards across two NAICS and one PSC code — all classified as Translation and Interpretation Services (PSC: Support — Administrative: Translation And Interpreting). The vendor delivers this work through language services BPA calls, each typically valued between $357 and $10,625 per task order. Representative named work includes a $10,625 call for women's empowerment program support, an $8,925 call for foreign policy consulting language services, calls valued at $7,584 to $8,034 for unspecified language services, and smaller calls supporting initiatives in sustainable tourism, STEM education, and women in politics and civil society. The Bureau of Administration bundles these calls under rolling BPA vehicles with ceilings ranging from $100 thousand to $250 thousand.

Vehicle positioning shows Kasell holds or has held seats on five BPA vehicles issued by the Department of State Bureau of Administration: BPA 190PRL25A0124 (most recent, $250 thousand ceiling, running through September 30, 2026, with 14 task orders generating $67 thousand in combined potential value), BPA 190PRL24A0124 ($250 thousand ceiling, September 2025 expiration, 12 task orders, $70 thousand potential value), BPA 190PRL23A0124 ($150 thousand ceiling, 7 task orders, $40 thousand), BPA 190PRL22A0124 ($150 thousand ceiling, 7 task orders, $40 thousand), and BPA 190PRL21A0124 ($100 thousand ceiling, 2 task orders, $6 thousand). The newest vehicle shows ten task orders already issued as of October 2024, indicating active consumption by the Bureau.

Activity has been flat to declining year over year — eight awards in 2021, eight in 2022, thirteen in 2023, thirteen in 2024, and two in 2025 (through October). The vendor faces recompete exposure: across 55 awards, combined potential value stands at $989 thousand, with $339 thousand obligated to date (34% of potential value). The source does not break out awards by completion date, but BPA vehicles are retiring on rolling schedules — the oldest vehicles in the source reached September 2022 and 2023 expiration dates and have been succeeded by newer BPA awards issued in October 2024 and October 2025.

Kasell operates as a sole proprietor without named subcontractors and competes exclusively full-and-open on Department of State language services — no set-aside category appears across any of the 55 awards.