The Language Doctors, Inc.

The Language Doctors, Inc. (operating as TLD), a HUBZone-certified small business headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, delivers sign language interpretation, translation, transcription, and communication access real-time translation (CART) services to federal civilian and defense agencies exclusively as a prime contractor. TLD operates entirely without subcontractors on a portfolio of 217 federal prime awards spanning translation and interpretation services (NAICS 541930) and related accessibility support.

TLD's customer base is dispersed across 83 agencies with significant concentration in dollar value but broad distribution in volume. The top five customers by potential value account for 24% of combined value, anchored by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (6 awards, $3.8 million), the Department of Homeland Security's Secret Service (5 awards, $2.2 million), the Smithsonian Institution (4 awards, $1.1 million), the Corporation for National and Community Service (5 awards, $1.1 million), and USCIS (5 awards, $684 thousand). Volume concentration is lighter: the top five by award count (Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, Treasury IRS, Department of the Army, DOJ Civil Rights Division, DOJ Drug Enforcement Administration) represent only 18% of all awards. Recent high-value delivery orders include a $3.245 million ICE detention-facility accessibility services order under GSA MAS (July 2026, running through June 2031), a $950 thousand CBP translation services delivery order (August 2022), and a $670 thousand CDC Puerto Rico federal relay replacement services order (November 2021).

TLD places work primarily through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule: 89 task orders worth $16.3 million across the MAS and 103 task orders worth $5.2 million on the Professional Services Schedule. The vendor holds several single-award BPAs established under GSA MAS, including a $2.5 million HUBZone sole-source BPA with the Corporation for National and Community Service for ASL interpretation (June 2026–June 2031), a $2.8 million single-award BPA with USDA Farm Production and Conservation for limited English proficiency services (April 2023–April 2028), a $320 thousand Air Force Education and Training Command translation services BPA (December 2021–December 2026), and a $2 million Interior Department Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement transcription services BPA (May 2022–May 2023, now completed). A $150 thousand single-award total-small-business BPA with the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council was established September 2024 and reaches completion April 2025.

Award activity has contracted sharply from historical rates. TLD recorded 21 awards in 2022, then declined to 7 in 2023 and 7 in 2024, with only 3 awards in 2025 and 2 through early July 2026. Sixteen awards with combined potential value of $3.1 million face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure. Combined potential value across all 217 prime awards is $37.7 million, with $15.7 million obligated (42% of potential value).

On federal service contracts captured in the Service Contract Inventory, TLD reported $1.6 million in invoiced prime revenue across FY2022–FY2024: $169 thousand in FY2022 (1.1 FTEs), $721 thousand in FY2023 (6.1 FTEs), and $749 thousand in FY2024 (5.1 FTEs). Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts ran a median of $68.54/hr, with the 10th percentile at $45.15/hr and the 90th percentile at $95.85/hr, reflecting a mix of entry-level interpreter work and senior linguist and coordination roles. TLD delivers all work directly without named subcontractors. The vendor's federal footprint is narrowly specialized: the portfolio is dominated by translation and interpretation services across civilian accessibility, detention-facility operations, law enforcement, and international trade support, with minimal defense prime work and no significant prime presence in IT, engineering, or other government services sectors.

The Language Doctors, Inc. (TLD) is a HUBZone-certified small business delivering scalable, compliant language access solutions to federal agencies, healthcare systems, and mission-critical programs.

TLD specializes in interpretation (OPI, VRI, and onsite consecutive and simultaneous), translation and localization, and enterprise language access program support, enabling agencies to meet compliance requirements, improve communication outcomes, and serve diverse populations effectively.

With over 25 years of experience and proven federal past performance with agencies including DHS, CDC, and VA, TLD provides reliable, rapid-response language services supported by a global network of qualified linguists and robust quality assurance processes aligned with ISO 17100 and HIPAA standards.