Defense Language Proficiency Tests 5

The Department of the Army Training and Doctrine Command awarded this Master IDIQ to support the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center by creating reading and listening test items for Defense Language Proficiency Tests, with ordering authority that closed on September 15, 2024 — the vehicle is no longer active and cannot be pursued for new work.

Established in September 2019, the IDIQ issued 19 task orders over its five-year life, with annual ordering declining from five orders in 2020 to two or three in recent years. Combined potential value totals $10.3 million, with $9.6 million obligated (93% of ceiling). The most recent task order was awarded in September 2024, days after the ordering deadline closed, indicating the vehicle wound down at the end of its term.

Task orders consistently funded development of reading and listening assessment items across multiple languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Tagalog, Dari, and Korean. Orders ranged from approximately $145 thousand to $1.24 million in ceiling value, with typical durations of one year per option year cycle. All work performed in support of DLIFLC at Monterey, California. Firm fixed pricing was standard across all delivery orders.

Competition concentrated sharply among three firms. Alta Language Services Inc. held 42% of combined potential value across eight orders ($4.1 million). American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Inc. followed with 32% across five orders ($3.3 million). International Communications Associates Inc. captured 23% across five orders ($2.4 million). JTG, Inc. received one order worth $489 thousand. No single prime dominated the award distribution, but the top two firms together held roughly three-quarters of activity.

The vehicle served only one customer — the Department of the Army Training and Doctrine Command — with no interagency ordering. Seventy-nine percent of orders carried no set-aside; the remaining 21% were designated for total small business. All orders used firm fixed-price contracts, indicating stable scope and predictable supplier costs over the IDIQ's term.

Master IDIQ to support the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) by creating reading and listening test items for use in developing Defense Language Proficiency Tests (DLTP).