International Center For Language Studies, Inc.

International Center For Language Studies, Inc., a woman-owned small business headquartered in Washington, D.C., delivers foreign language instruction and curriculum development across more than 80 languages to federal defense, diplomatic, and civilian agencies as a prime contractor operating 100 percent of its federal awards without identified subcontractors. The company competes in the open market (no set-aside designation) and holds the majority of its work under single-award indefinite delivery contracts with the Army Training and Doctrine Command and the Department of State's Foreign Service Institute, generating hundreds of task orders annually for time-and-materials language training delivery to military personnel, diplomats, and federal intelligence staff.

ICLS's federal customer base concentrates heavily in defense and State Department language training. The top five agencies by award count account for 85 percent of recent activity: the Army Training and Doctrine Command dominates with 442 awards totaling $343.6 million in potential value, followed by the Department of State Foreign Service Institute with 71 awards but commanding $1.69 billion in combined potential value—the largest single customer by dollar magnitude. Additional customers include USAID (37 awards, $1.8 million), Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Eustis (29 awards, $6.1 million), and Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Enterprise Information Systems (24 awards, $2.3 million). The divergence between award count and dollar ranking reflects the Foreign Service Institute's larger blanket purchase agreements alongside the Army's higher-volume, lower-dollar task order structure.

ICLS holds three active parent vehicle platforms. The Indefinite Delivery Contract W911S017D0011 has generated 256 task orders totaling $16.1 million; the Indefinite Delivery Contract W911S022D0003 has generated 183 task orders totaling $10.7 million; and the Blanket Purchase Agreement SFSIAQ11A1247 (Department of State Foreign Service Institute) has generated 32 task orders totaling $22.7 million. Most recently, in October 2025, ICLS won a $41.56 million single-award IDIQ with TRADOC running through October 2030, with anticipated annual task order volume of 275–300 orders covering approximately 40 languages for the Defense Language Institute-Washington. A separate $69.6 million BPA call from the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Foreign Service Institute structure covers comprehensive language services through August 2028.

ICLS competes full-and-open (no 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other set-aside designation) and derives capability footprint from its woman-owned small business status rather than preferential procurement vehicles. Recent representative delivery orders include a $125,612 French language training order from DoD PEO Enterprise Information Systems (April 2026), a $133,134 Hebrew language order (April 2026), a $41.56 million TRADOC IDV (October 2025), and a $69.6 million Foreign Service Institute BPA call (August 2023). The company's GSA Multiple Award Schedule carries eleven labor categories ranging from Distance Learning Mentor at $76.52 per hour to Onsite Program Manager at $193.77 per hour, reflecting instruction, testing, curriculum development, and program management roles; all positions require bachelor's to master's degree, none carry security clearance requirement. Activity has remained steady: 2022 saw 55 awards, 2023 brought 66 awards, 2024 delivered 54 awards, 2025 tracked 44 awards, and 2026 (partial year) shows 18 awards to date. Awards with completion dates inside the next twenty-four months total 15 with combined potential value of $1.8 million—modest recompete exposure in the short window. The combined potential value across all 706 awards totals $2.18 billion, with $244.1 million obligated to date; the portfolio spans 29 distinct federal customer agencies and reflects concentrated specialization in language services delivery across defense, diplomacy, and intelligence operations.