Legal Interpreting Services, Inc.

Legal Interpreting Services, Inc., doing business as Lis Solutions, is an SBA-certified women-owned small business headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, that provides interpretation, translation, transcription, localization, and cultural advisory services across more than 100 languages to federal agencies as a prime contractor on government-wide vehicles and agency-specific indefinite delivery contracts. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards) and competes predominantly full-and-open rather than under set-asides, though it holds certification as a small disadvantaged business and women-owned small business that qualifies it for total-small-business and women-owned-small-business set-aside opportunities when agencies elect to use them.

Lis Solutions' customer base is concentrated in civilian agencies with heavy ordering from FEMA and Department of Homeland Security components. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 53% of recent awards, anchored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (56 awards, $82.9 million combined potential value) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (45 awards, $352 thousand), with the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Division (29 awards, $163 million), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (17 awards, $64 million), and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (15 awards, $44 thousand) rounding out the high-frequency set. When ranked by potential-value share across 306 total awards ($1.29 billion combined), the dollar picture diverges: the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services dominates with $202.8 million across just six awards—anchored by a $200 million multiple-award IDIQ awarded September 19, 2025—followed by the FBI Headquarters Division ($163 million across 29 awards) and FEMA Support Services Section ($115.2 million across eight awards). This concentration pattern reflects Lis Solutions' entrenchment in disaster response and immigration-related language services alongside intelligence community support.

Lis Solutions' vehicle portfolio is dominated by the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, which accounts for 276 task orders valued at $950.8 million in combined potential value. The vendor also holds high-value indefinite delivery contracts including a $200 million USCIS Language and Interpretation Support Services IDIQ (multiple award, competitive, non-set-aside, awarded September 2025 through September 2030); a multi-billion-dollar ceiling OASIS+ Women-Owned Small Business IDIQ (awarded June 12, 2025, through June 11, 2030); a multi-billion-dollar ceiling OASIS+ Total Small Business set-aside IDIQ (awarded December 19, 2024, through December 18, 2029); a $31.8 million National Virtual Translation Center Blanket Purchase Agreement (awarded August 28, 2023, through August 27, 2028); a $20 million Bureau of Public Affairs translation and interpretation BPA (awarded February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2027); and a $50 million multi-agency FEMA/USCIS/CBP language services BPA (awarded August 4, 2022, through August 3, 2027). The vendor also holds a $500 million Treasury Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Investigations and Analysis Support (TIAS) BPA under the IRS (awarded August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2027) and a $13 million single-award FEMA disaster language services BPA (awarded August 11, 2021, through August 10, 2022, now completed). Recent representative prime awards include a $2.35 million delivery order from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for technical and foreign language translation and desktop publishing services (awarded September 26, 2024, under MAS through September 29, 2029); a $2.14 million delivery order from USCIS RAIO for language and interpretation support services (awarded September 19, 2025, under the $200 million IDIQ through September 18, 2026); a $519 thousand BPA call from FEMA for on-site interpreter services supporting Hurricanes Helene and Milton disaster recovery in Florida (awarded October 15, 2024, under MAS through August 12, 2025); a $1.45 million purchase order from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for three cultural and political advisors based in Somalia with active TS/SCI clearances supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces (awarded March 14, 2024, through September 25, 2026); and a $7.96 million Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs IDIQ for interpretation and translation services supporting U.S.-sponsored training courses for Saudi Arabian government personnel (awarded November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2026, with four option years).

Activity has remained relatively flat over the past four years—ranging from 11 awards in 2024 to 15 in 2022—with three awards recorded to date in 2026. Eight awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing $10.2 million in combined potential value and therefore near-term recompete exposure. The vendor operates on a purely prime basis across its federal footprint, with zero subcontract awards in the source data, indicating that Lis Solutions builds and manages its own delivery teams rather than relying on subcontractor networks.

On GSA Schedule labor, Lis Solutions offers 75 active categories spanning threat finance, intelligence analysis, logistics, and specialized linguist roles at hourly rates ranging from $50.39 to $317.58. Entry-level threat finance and all-source analyst positions (bachelor's degree, three years' experience, no clearance required) price at approximately $50–$67/hr, mid-level roles like Collection Manager run $78/hr, and senior specialist positions such as Watchlist Analyst or Subject Matter Expert reach $134–$318/hr. Security-cleared linguist roles are available at $109.52/hr for Secret-level positions.

Service Contract Inventory data across FY2022–FY2024 shows SCI-reportable invoiced revenue of $21.3 million across 32 records (29 prime, 3 as named subcontractor on other primes' contracts). The trajectory declined year over year: $10.7 million across 67.2 FTEs in FY2022, $5 million across 35.7 FTEs in FY2023, and $5.6 million across 32.9 FTEs in FY2024, reflecting a significant workforce contraction. Government-paid hourly rates on prime SCI contracts ran median $80.01/hr, with the 10th percentile at $56.37/hr and 90th percentile at $87.09/hr. The vendor performed zero percent of its SCI-reportable hours through subcontractors, reinforcing its reliance on direct-hire staff delivery.

Founded in 1994, LIS Solutions is a WOSB professional services firm delivering advanced language, intelligence analysis, and security solutions. With 30+ years of proven performance, we support the U.S. Department of Defense, law enforcement, civilian agencies, and Fortune 500 companies worldwide. LIS combines expert linguists, cleared analysts, and security professionals to meet complex global requirements. Certified at the city, state, and federal level, we hold a TS Facility Clearance and maintain GSA MAS and OASIS+ Schedules, ensuring secure, compliant, and reliable service. Visit www.lissol.com for more.