Global Language Strategies LLC
Fairfax, VA
- UEI
- E3SSGPNNDYE1
- CAGE
- 5QK25
- Primary NAICS
- 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- SBA certifications
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Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business· Current8(a) Program Participant– · CurrentWomen-Owned Small Business· Current
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 10560 Main Street #504, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
- Website
- gl-strategies.com
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | -$14,833 |
| FY2026 | $1,323,987 |
| FY2025 | $762,238 |
| FY2024 | $780,181 |
| FY2023 | $486,201 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Justice | $840,261 | |
| 2 | Department of Labor | $276,405 | |
| 3 | Department of Health and Human Services | $195,000 |
Contract vehicles
Expired vehicles (1)
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leidos, Inc. | 47QFCA26C0001 | $4,752,000 |
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About the company
Global Language Strategies LLC, an SBA-certified Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business and 8(a) program participant, delivers translation, interpretation, localization, subtitling, and transcription services across more than 150 languages to federal agencies as a prime contractor (97% of awards) and operates predominantly on a self-performed, non-subcontracting model. Based in Fairfax, Virginia, the company competes in full-and-open federal procurements without set-aside restrictions on most awards, though its 8(a) certification anchors its SBA posture and eligibility for 8(a) sole-source vehicles when available.
Customer concentration is highly skewed toward the Department of Justice Criminal Division, which accounts for 8 awards and $43 million in combined potential value — 70% of the vendor's total pipeline across 34 awards. The Department of Labor follows at $8.6 million (concentrated in a single BPA vehicle with ceiling $8.55 million and three active calls), and the Department of State Foreign Service Institute at $6.5 million across six awards. The top two customers by dollars (DOJ Criminal Division and DOL) represent 84% of combined potential value, while the next tier — Department of State, HHS, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and Voice of America — fragments the remaining 12% across smaller, episodic orders. This concentration creates meaningful recompete exposure: ten awards with combined potential value $3.6 million reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, with seven of those tied to the DOJ Criminal Division IDIQ.
Global Language Strategies holds or calls against five parent vehicles. The Department of Justice Criminal Division operates a $40 million multiple-award IDIQ (awarded August 1, 2024, completion July 31, 2029) under which seven delivery orders have been issued totaling $3 million in potential value — orders priced on time-and-materials or reimbursable labor-hour bases and running through July 2027. The Department of Labor's single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (awarded July 9, 2023, ceiling $8.55 million) supports work across the Office of Information and Public Affairs, Wage and Hour Division, and Bureau of Labor Statistics, with three active calls issued through fiscal 2024 capturing phone interpretation, written translation, and transcription services. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule carries sixteen task orders across the vendor's portfolio, principally from the Election Assistance Commission (five calls), CDC Pittsburgh (one delivery order), Defense Counterintelligence and Security Center (one purchase order), HHS (one delivery order), and Labor (one call), totaling $11.2 million combined potential value. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission holds two single-award BPAs with Global Language Strategies (both on GSA MAS), each with $100 thousand ceiling and completion through March 2026, against which two task orders have been issued. Voice of America operates a multiple-award BPA (awarded June 1, 2023, ceiling $1 million, completion May 2028) for subtitling documentary films; one task order worth $32,079 was issued under total small business set-aside.
Recent awards show year-over-year growth from 2023 onward — one award in 2021, none in 2022, then six in 2023, five in 2024, seven in 2025, and eight in 2026 through September. Representative recent work includes a $1 million time-and-materials delivery order from DOJ Criminal Division (August 2026) for interpretation and translation across multiple languages nationwide, a $275 thousand GSA MAS delivery order from CDC Pittsburgh (September 2026) for translational and interpretation services with completion through 2031, a $665 thousand 8(a) sole-source definitive contract from DOL's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (June 2025) for data validation management services for the ETA Communication Database, and a $533.866 million GSA MAS BPA call from DOL's Wage and Hour Division (September 2023) for phone translation and interpretation services running through September 2028. Service Contract Inventory data capture $394 thousand in total invoiced revenue across fiscal 2023–2024 (no FY2025 records appear in the source), reflecting 0.2 FTEs in FY2023 and 1.6 FTEs in FY2024. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts run a median $215.61 per hour, with rates ranging from $36.11 per hour at the 10th percentile to $512.27 per hour at the 90th percentile. The vendor self-performs 100% of reported hours across SCI prime contracts with zero subcontractor engagement, consistent with its award narrative statements emphasizing internal delivery across all federal prime work. One sub-award appears in the source: a June 2026 subcontract to Leidos Inc. for Military OneSource program support services (EAP-related work). Global Language Strategies' 8(a) certification expires May 14, 2028.
SBA capabilities narrative
Global Language Strategies, or GLS, is a recognized language service provider focused on the delivery of high-quality certified translation services and the provision of classroom and/or distance learning language courses to US military service members, diplomatic personnel and private citizens at all ages and proficiency levels.
GLS performs multiple language contracts for the US government and commercial clients that provide on-demand document translation services. Some of our most frequent translation requests include requests for SpanishEnglish, EnglishFrench, EnglishPortuguese and EnglishArabic translation services.
GLS implements a rigorous Quality Control Plan, which is based on ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 standards. We are also corporate members of the American Translators Association and Project Management Institute.
Quick answers
Is Global Language Strategies LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Global Language Strategies LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through July 28, 2027.
Which SBA certifications does Global Language Strategies LLC hold?
Global Language Strategies LLC holds Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business, 8(a) Program Participant and Women-Owned Small Business certifications from the SBA.
Which contract vehicles does Global Language Strategies LLC hold?
Global Language Strategies LLC holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including MAS.
How much has Global Language Strategies LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $762,238 to Global Language Strategies LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $3,337,774 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Global Language Strategies LLC rank among federal contractors?
Global Language Strategies LLC ranked #15 at the US Election Assistance Commission, #44 in NAICS 54193 and #45 in PSC R608 in FY2025.
What is Global Language Strategies LLC's most recent federal award?
Global Language Strategies LLC's most recent federal contract award is Translational and interpretation services (7571PS26F00333), from Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, on September 30, 2026.
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