Chi-Chack LLC

Chi-Chack LLC, an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business and 8(a) program participant headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, delivers foreign language instruction, training support services, and transcription and translation work to the Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies exclusively as a prime contractor. The company operates across three core capability areas: battlefield training simulation and role-player services for pre-deployment readiness; foreign language instruction and cultural awareness training for Army units; and transcription and translation services (classified and unclassified) for federal oversight agencies.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward two Department of Defense commands. The Department of the Army Forces Command accounts for 30 awards valued at $57.6 million combined potential value, anchored by a $29.3 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Vehicle for the Foreign Language Instruction program at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, which generates steady task orders for language instruction, cultural awareness training, logistics support, and administrative services to FORSCOM units. The Department of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command accounts for 79 awards valued at $41.9 million combined potential value, driven by a $14 million multiple-award IDC for Civilians in the Battlefield Training Support Services awarded under the Competitive 8(a) set-aside on August 26, 2021, through March 14, 2027. That vehicle generates task orders for role players, makeup artists, set builders, and training aids that simulate combat environments for pre-deployment exercises. Together, these two customers account for 94% of Chi-Chack's 126 awards. Recent civilian work includes a $2 million single-award Woman-Owned Small Business BPA with the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (awarded February 25, 2025, through February 24, 2030) for transcription and translation services; two task orders totaling $440,000 have been called against it as of the source date. The company also holds a $145,994.17 delivery order from the Foreign Service Institute for CAPSTONE course development and a $308,032.16 Woman-Owned Small Business contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for professional mentoring program design and delivery at Fort Belvoir and Albuquerque.

Activity trajectory shows volatility: five awards in 2022, seven in 2023, two in 2024, seven in 2025, and two in 2026 (through mid-February). The recompete cliff in the next twenty-four months is minimal — only two awards ($425,000 combined potential value) face completion, reflecting the long-duration nature of Chi-Chack's core IDV vehicles and the regular flow of task orders against them. SCI-reportable invoicing on prime contracts totaled $8.4 million across FY2023–FY2024 ($4.1 million in FY2023 across 45 FTEs; $4.3 million in FY2024 across 47.2 FTEs), though SCI captures only a subset of Chi-Chack's federal services work above the $150,000 threshold and excludes classified contracts and micro-purchases. On the SCI records reported, government-paid rates ran median $43.91 per hour with sub-engagement averaging 34% of total contractor hours on prime contracts, reflecting Chi-Chack's practice of subcontracting logistics and support labor while retaining instruction and program-management roles in-house. GSA Schedule labor offerings span 27 categories ranging from $34.52/hr for role players (high school education, zero experience) through senior coaching and facilitation at $346.39/hr (master's degree, ten years' experience), with no security-clearance requirement across the posted spectrum. Competition posture is entirely set-aside: the FORSCOM and Navy IDVs are reserved for small businesses; the OIG BPA is Woman-Owned Small Business; the Defense Threat Reduction Agency contract was Woman-Owned Small Business; recent FORSCOM task orders mix Total Small Business and open (no set-aside) designations. Chi-Chack has not competed as a subcontractor to other primes in the source data — all 126 awards are held as prime, making the company a dedicated contractor to its customer base rather than a feeder for larger integrators.

Founded in 2007, Chi-Chack LLC is a top secret cleared, SBA certified EDWOSB specializing in language training, leadership development, and program management. Services include tailored instruction delivery, curriculum development, professional development, exercise design, and seminar support solutions. Our customers include Special Operations Command, the US Army and Navy, Department of State, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and Defense Threat Reduction Agency. We oversee enterprise-level programs and offer an extensive network of training professionals throughout the country. With a capability to train in 60+ languages, we have supported up to 130 concurrent classes. We approach our work with our clients as a collaborative process using integrity, creativity, and care to achieve the best results. Our mission: to be the bridge that connects clients to success by delivering superior mission support and empowering others to do their best work.