DOD Language Interpretation and Translation Enterprise (DLITE)
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Intelligence and Security Command
- Awardees
- 6
- Task orders
- 13
- Obligated
- $1,463,041,747
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- W911W411R0003 Solicitation number
- Agency
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- Intelligence and Security Command Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Combined task order value
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- $1,763,040,780 Current, with exercised options
- $1,766,083,600 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 15% used
- $9,700,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command awarded this Master IDIQ for language interpretation and translation services supporting Force Projection Operations on July 1, 2011, with a shared ceiling of $9.7 billion and a last date to order of December 30, 2016—making the vehicle closed to new ordering for over nine years. The successor vehicle, DOD Language Interpretation and Translation Enterprise II, was awarded March 3, 2017.
Ordering activity is no longer possible. The vehicle issued 13 task orders across five calendar years (2012–2016), with 5 awards in 2016 and 1 or 3 orders annually in 2014–2015. No new orders have been placed since July 29, 2016. Combined task-order potential value stands at $1.77 billion, with $1.46 billion obligated (83% of combined potential).
Scope spans linguist and interpretation services delivered to multiple combatant commands and regional commands: CENTCOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM, COMUSNAVCENT, USAREUR, and Iraq-based security cooperation missions. Pricing models vary between fixed-price level-of-effort and cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements. Individual delivery orders range from zero-value placeholder awards to the initial mega-order (Delivery Order W911W411D0007-0001, $1.32 billion ceiling), which accounts for roughly 74% of combined vehicle potential value and funded Force Protection linguist services.
Competition is heavily concentrated. The Mission Essential Group, LLC holds 5 orders worth $1.44 billion combined potential (81% of the vehicle portfolio), while Global Linguist Solutions LLC and Valiant Government Services LLC each hold 4 orders valued at approximately $165 million. All 13 task orders were unrestricted (no set-aside used). Customer concentration is absolute: all orders fund Department of the Army Intelligence and Security Command requirements.
The vehicle is no longer active for new procurements; interested firms should evaluate the successor DLITE II vehicle for future opportunity.
Description
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command has awarded a contract for translation and interpretation services for personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and any other non-personal services necessary to perform language interpretation and translation services for Force Projection Operations mission area only.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
Show all 13
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mission Essential Group, LLC | $1,205,737,768 | 82% |
| 2 | Global Linguist Solutions LLC | $144,274,511 | 10% |
| 3 | Valiant Government Services LLC | $113,029,468 | 8% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $1,463,041,747 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | $3,599,186 |
| FY2018 | -$45,772,753 |
| FY2017 | $101,285,707 |
| FY2016 | $171,558,049 |
| FY2015 | $131,692,398 |
| FY2014 | $277,633,544 |
| FY2013 | $523,691,243 |
| FY2012 | $299,354,331 |
Quick answers
What is the DLITE contract vehicle?
DOD Language Interpretation and Translation Enterprise (DLITE) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Intelligence and Security Command (Department of the Army), awarded on July 1, 2011.
Which companies hold DLITE?
6 companies hold DLITE's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Global Linguist Solutions LLC on July 1, 2011. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are The Mission Essential Group, LLC, Global Linguist Solutions LLC and Valiant Government Services LLC.
How much has been spent through DLITE?
13 task orders have been placed under DLITE, obligating $1,463,041,747. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $1,763,040,780.
What is the shared ceiling of DLITE?
DLITE's shared ceiling is $9,700,000,000; its task orders have used 15% of it.
Which agencies use DLITE the most?
The departments whose task orders under DLITE obligated the most are Department of the Army ($1,463,041,747).
What came before and after DLITE?
It was followed by DOD Language Interpretation and Translation Enterprise II (DLITE II).
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