KIM Younghee

KIM Younghee, a woman-owned, minority-owned small business based in Medina, Washington, delivers language services—translation and interpretation support—to the Department of State as a prime contractor exclusively through blanket purchase agreements, competing in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designation. KIM Younghee is a sole proprietorship self-certified as a Small Disadvantaged Business and Asian-Pacific American owned.

The vendor's entire federal footprint centers on a single customer. The Department of State Bureau of Administration accounts for 16 of 17 awards and $647 thousand of the $659 thousand combined potential value across the portfolio, with one additional award directly from the Department of State for $12 thousand. All work is structured as BPA calls for translation and interpretation services supporting the Department's international affairs programs, with performance primarily in Washington, D.C.

KIM Younghee holds multiple active BPAs with the Department of State Bureau of Administration as its parent contracting vehicle. Three BPAs carry active ceiling values: a $250 thousand agreement (award date October 1, 2024, expiring September 30, 2026) with two task orders valued at $9,590 and $7,877.50; a $150 thousand agreement (October 1, 2023, expired September 30, 2024) with two task orders; and a $150 thousand agreement (October 1, 2022, expired September 30, 2023) with three task orders totaling approximately $25,500. Historical BPAs from 2018 and 2019 carried ceiling values of $11 thousand and $15 thousand respectively and generated single task orders each. All BPAs are multiple-award vehicles, though the source does not name competing awardees. Individual BPA calls range from $585 to $19,865 in ceiling value; the most recent call, issued October 1, 2025, carries a $11,715 ceiling with completion due April 24, 2026.

Activity is episodic rather than growth-oriented. The vendor received one award in 2020, four in 2022, three in 2023, three in 2024, and one in 2025. Combined obligated dollars total $109 thousand against a combined potential value of $659 thousand, indicating 17% cash utilization across the portfolio. KIM Younghee operates solely as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint. All work falls under NAICS 561310 (Translation and Interpretation Services) and PSC L301 (Support—Administrative: Translation and Interpreting). The vendor has not held a federal contract vehicle (IDIQ, GWAC, or schedule) and does not serve as a subcontractor to other federal primes.