Metlang LLC

Metlang LLC, a veteran-owned small business headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida, delivers translation, interpretation, transcription, and analytical linguist support services to federal law enforcement and investigative agencies as a prime contractor on a competitive, non-set-aside basis. The company operates entirely as a prime—100 percent of its 3,903 recent awards are prime contracts—and does not pursue federal work through subcontracting arrangements.

Metlang's customer concentration is acute and agency-specific. The Drug Enforcement Administration dominates the portfolio, accounting for 3,858 awards (98.8 percent of all awards) and $782.4 million in combined potential value (84.9 percent of all dollars). The U.S. Attorney's Offices, Criminal Division, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, and GSA Federal Acquisition Service collectively represent the remaining 1.2 percent of award count. This concentration reflects Metlang's positioning as a mission-critical linguistic services provider to federal drug enforcement operations rather than a broad-based language services generalist. A $135 million GSA Federal Acquisition Service award introduces material dollars but represents a single vehicle holding; the DEA relationship anchors the commercial footprint.

Metlang operates exclusively under DEA-issued Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), placing task orders against five primary BPA vehicles in the recent portfolio. The single-award BPA 15DDHQ20A00000025 carries 989 task orders ($28.8 million potential value); BPA 15DDHQ20A00000024 carries 912 task orders ($25.7 million potential value); and BPA 15DDHQ20A00000023 carries 522 task orders ($17 million potential value). A current $25.8 million Region IV Linguist Services BPA (effective July 2, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with an option through December 31, 2025) anchors dozens of calls issued in June and July 2026 across major metropolitan areas (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, and others). A newly established $2.56 million Region I Linguist Services bridge BPA (July 1–July 31, 2026) covers Boston, Detroit, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington. All task orders are competitively awarded with no set-aside designation.

Metlang's award activity shows sustained volume. Awards per year climbed from 356 in 2022 to a peak of 1,080 in 2024, then moderated to 974 in 2025 and 501 year-to-date through July 2026. The company has received 85 awards completing within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $3.2 million), presenting modest recompete exposure relative to the overall portfolio scale. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $124.6 million (14 percent of combined potential value), indicating typical BPA dynamics where ceiling values exceed invoiced amounts until task orders ramp.

Service Contract Inventory data covering FY2023–FY2024 captures a partial view of Metlang's federal services delivery. SCI-reportable invoicing reached $469 thousand in FY2023 across 1.6 FTEs and $1.7 million in FY2024 across 6.9 FTEs. Government-paid median hourly rates run around $115.74/hr, with rates spanning $76.51/hr at the tenth percentile to $220.42/hr at the ninetieth percentile, reflecting variation by linguist seniority and language pair. The company performs all work with its own staff; sub-hours share across SCI-recordable prime contracts runs zero percent. SCI dollars and FTE counts represent only service contracts above the $150,000 threshold and exclude goods, products, and non-federal revenue; they do not reflect total enterprise revenue or Metlang's full federal footprint, which includes micro-purchases, classified work, and orders below SCI's reporting floor.

Metlang competes on an open basis without SBA set-aside reliance. Its veteran-owned designation is registered in SAM but does not frame its primary competitive posture. The company's footprint is narrow by design—linguistic services for law enforcement—and deep by execution, with the DEA relationship representing sustained single-customer concentration. Recent award patterns show task-order intensity typical of indefinite-delivery vehicle utilization: dozens of small calls over short performance windows rather than a portfolio of multi-year prime contracts. This structure positions Metlang as operationally responsive to law enforcement linguistic demand but strategically dependent on DEA procurement continuity and annual appropriations.