Selo Marylou

Selo Marylou is a woman-owned small business operating as a sole proprietorship since 2007 and based in New York, New York. The entity specializes in providing comprehensive language services to the federal government, including foreign language translation, interpretation, and localization capabilities. Selo Marylou supports diplomatic operations and international communications for federal agencies through its expertise in multilingual service delivery.

The company's federal contract award history demonstrates a consistent focus on language services for the Department of State's Bureau of Administration. Selo Marylou has received multiple firm fixed-price blanket purchase agreement call contracts ranging from $71 to $12,870, with cumulative award values reflecting substantial engagement with the federal government. The awards cover translation, interpretation, and localization services performed primarily in Washington, D.C., supporting the Department of State's programs and activities worldwide. Notable among these awards is a specialized contract valued at $3,492 issued on October 1, 2021, for combating human trafficking in Albania, demonstrating the vendor's capacity to support Department initiatives beyond general language services. All contract awards to date have been issued without set-aside designations, indicating that Selo Marylou competed in open competitions. The vendor operates as a prime contractor without utilizing subcontractors, maintaining direct delivery of language support services to federal agencies.

Selo Marylou currently holds multiple active Blanket Purchase Agreements with the Department of State's Bureau of Administration, representing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicles that allow the Bureau to competitively issue task orders on an as-needed basis. The vendor's most recent BPA, awarded on October 1, 2024, carries a ceiling value of $250,000 with a period of performance through September 30, 2025. Previous BPAs awarded on October 1, 2023, and October 1, 2022, carried ceiling values of $150,000 each with periods of performance through September 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively. An earlier BPA awarded on October 1, 2021, for combating human trafficking globally held a ceiling value of $100,000 through September 30, 2022. All IDVs are structured as multiple-award vehicles with no set-aside designations. Under these BPAs, the Department of State has issued numerous task orders for language services, with individual call contract values ranging from under $100 to over $12,000, demonstrating the vendor's flexibility in supporting both routine language needs and more substantive translation and interpretation requirements across the Department's operations.