SDL Inc.
Wakefield, MA
- UEI
- NTLJMHXJF217
- CAGE
- 4UYH9
- Primary NAICS
- 513210 Software Publishers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 201 Edgewater Dr #225, Wakefield, MA 01880, USA
- Website
- rws.com
- Founded
- 1958
- Employees
- 5K-10K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $250M-$500M
- Industry
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- Information Technology
- Software & Services
- Internet Software & Services
- Internet
- SIC code
- 89 Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
- Profiles
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 | $0 |
| FY2026 | $29,455 |
| FY2025 | $76,427 |
| FY2024 | $272,427 |
| FY2023 | $311,518 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of State | $29,455 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
SDL Inc., a Massachusetts-based subsidiary of SDL PLC (a foreign-owned for-profit organization), delivers translation software licenses, localization services, and language professional services to federal agencies as a prime contractor, competing in full-and-open (non-set-aside) civilian procurements. SDL Inc. operates exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards) and does not pursue subcontract work; the vendor is not designated under any SBA set-aside category, including 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB programs.
SDL's federal customer base concentrates on civilian language and communications agencies. The top five customers account for 86% of combined potential value, led by the Department of State (two awards totaling $750 thousand — a $441 thousand definitive contract for training and recruitment of interpreters and translators awarded January 3, 2023, extended through July 1, 2026, and a $309 thousand definitive contract for the Language Weaver Edge NMT platform awarded August 2, 2026, extending through August 1, 2031), followed by the US Census Bureau (six awards totaling $146 thousand for RWS Trados license renewals and maintenance), the U.S. Mission in Mexico (one $249 thousand purchase order for Trados GroupShare licenses, professional services, and training), and the Smithsonian Institution (three awards totaling $49 thousand for translation and layout services). The Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, and the U.S. Agency for International Development round out the active customer set.
SDL's contract portfolio clusters in software publishing (NAICS 511210, five awards) and IT maintenance and support services. Representative work includes the $441 thousand State Department interpreter and translator training and recruitment contract extending through mid-2026, the $309 thousand State Department Language Weaver Edge platform award (firm fixed price through August 2031), recurring $17.5 thousand annual Trados license renewals from the Census Bureau (six purchase orders between 2023 and 2026), and the $249 thousand U.S. Mission Mexico Trados GroupShare implementation and training award (September 9, 2024). SDL does not sit on any named GWACs, BPAs, or agency-wide IDVs in the source data.
Activity has remained episodic: one award in 2022, two in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026. Combined potential value across the active portfolio stands at $1.4 million, with $1 million obligated (74% execution rate). The State Department interpreter training contract and the Language Weaver platform award anchor the pipeline; the Language Weaver contract extends through 2031 and represents SDL's highest-value single award in recent source activity.
Quick answers
Is SDL Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. SDL Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through August 27, 2027.
How much has SDL Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $76,427 to SDL Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $689,827 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is SDL Inc.'s most recent federal award?
SDL Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Language weaver edge NMT platform (19AQMM26C0832), from Office of Acquisition Management, on August 2, 2026.
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See SDL Inc.'s full federal record
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- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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