Accent On Languages, Inc.

Accent On Languages, Inc., based in Berkeley, California, is a minority-owned, woman-owned small business that specializes in comprehensive language support services to federal agencies. The company provides translations, interpretations, American Sign Language services, Braille transcription, transcription, graphic design support, and language testing services across more than 150 languages. Accent On Languages has established itself as a primary federal contractor for multilingual communication solutions, with over 30 years of experience serving diverse government agencies and maintaining a robust portfolio of federal language service contracts valued at over $60 million collectively.

Accent On Languages has been awarded numerous task orders and call orders under various contract vehicles spanning multiple federal agencies. The company has provided written translation and interpretation services to support disaster relief and emergency management operations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including translation services for FEMA's Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide, Mass Care Agreements Guide translations, communication book translations, and Nuclear Incident Response Team support. For the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Accent On Languages has delivered interpreter services for asylum processing and general language and interpretation support services. The company has completed Spanish translation projects for the Department of the Interior, Chinese translations for the U.S. Attorney's Offices, Japanese aviation security document translations for the Transportation Security Administration, and language translation services to support the Civil Rights & Liberties mission of the TSA. Additional work has included translation and transcription support services for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, and Spanish translation project support for the Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. The company has also provided expert witness services for the U.S. Attorney's Offices. Recent awards include a $447,540 BPA call to the SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance for comprehensive language support services (October 2025–October 2026) and a $2.55 million SBA total small business set-aside BPA call to the Office of Disaster Planning and Risk Management (October 2025–September 2030). No set-aside designations were used on most awards, though several deliveries orders and BPA calls utilized total small business set-aside designations.

Accent On Languages maintains five primary federal contract indefinite delivery vehicles. The company holds a $50 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for foreign language translation and interpretation services extending through August 2027, from which numerous task orders have been issued supporting disaster response, emergency management, and specialized operations. An $8 million single-award BPA with the Department of Labor for translation and transcription services, effective through July 2028, has generated task orders supporting the Employment and Training Administration and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management. The company also holds a $3 million Federal Supply Schedule contract with the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service (effective March 2023–March 2028), establishing a multiple award vehicle enabling federal agencies to procure language services on an as-needed basis at fixed rates for translation, interpretation, transcription, and accessibility services. Additionally, Accent On Languages was awarded a $3 million multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Small Business Administration under a total small business set-aside designation (May–October 2025), from which the SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance and Office of Disaster Planning and Risk Management have issued substantial task orders. Most recently, the company received a $1.5 million single-award BPA with the SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance (October 2024–October 2029) for language support services including translations, interpretations, American Sign Language, Braille transcription, and graphic design services. All IDVs are structured under the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule, positioning Accent On Languages as a flexible, on-call resource for federal agencies requiring rapid multilingual communication solutions across civilian government operations.

Accent on Languages provides professional translation and interpretation services in more than 120 languages.