Chi-Chack

What Chi-Chack does

Chi-Chack LLC is a privately held government solutions provider founded in 2007 and headquartered in Tacoma, Washington. The company delivers three integrated service lines to U.S. federal and Department of Defense clients: Language & Culture Solutions (language instruction, interpretation and translation, and cultural training delivered via classroom, online, blended, mobile training teams, and live-environment formats); Training & Education (curriculum development, role-play scenarios, seminars, and exercises); and Operational Support (program management and specialized personnel for complex missions). Underlying delivery is a network of 1,000+ language and culture professionals trained in Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale methodologies, supporting linguist deployments CONUS and OCONUS.

The business model is professional services-based revenue generated through federal contract vehicles. Chi-Chack is both a prime contractor and subcontractor, holding positions on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), GSA MAS 8(a) Sole Source Pool, and SeaPort NxG, and is enrolled in E-Verify. The company has been SBA Certified as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and graduated from the SBA 8(a) program in 2025 after 17+ years as a participant. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows standard government contracting practice — negotiated through task orders under the company's contract vehicles. Named clients include U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), the Defense Language Institute (DLI), FORSCOM, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), and others across DoD and the State Department.

The leadership team is led by co-founder and CEO Tanja Stack (MBA, 20+ years in project management and military language education) alongside a management team that includes a Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, a Vice President of Capture & Business Development who is a retired Army officer, and a Director of Language Programs with 13+ years of tenure. The company operates from a single home office (2209 N 30th St., #4, Tacoma, WA) but delivers through a nationwide remote workforce, with stated restrictions that exclude individuals outside the United States from remote positions. No funding rounds, acquisitions, or public revenue figures have been disclosed.

Name

Chi-Chack

Legal name

Chi-Chack LLC

Website

https://chi-chack.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chi-Chack LLC is an SBA-certified woman-owned small business that provides language, training, and operational support services to U.S. government and Department of Defense clients under GSA MAS, 8(a) Sole Source, and SeaPort NxG contract vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Government Professional Services (Language, Training, and Mission Support)

NAICS

Language Schools (611630), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

General Language Tutoring (Conversation & Fluency) (EDANACAA)

Keywords

• Government professional services
• Language and culture training
• Mission support services
• Curriculum development programs
• Operational support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tacoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Professional Services: Chi-Chack provides customized training and professional services to government clients. Revenue is generated through contracted professional services engagements including language and culture solutions, training and education programs, and operational support services. The company operates as a subcontractor and prime contractor on federal contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Chi-Chack LLC is a government solutions provider that delivers customized language and culture training, training and education programs, and operational support services to U.S. federal and Department of Defense clients. Offerings span classroom, online, blended, mobile training team, and live-environment delivery, supported by a 1,000+ network of language and culture professionals and contracted through federal vehicles such as GSA MAS and SeaPort NxG.

Product overview

Chi-Chack LLC is a government solutions provider offering three integrated service lines: Language & Culture Solutions (language instruction, translation/interpretation, and cultural training), Training & Education (curriculum development, classroom/hybrid instruction, mobile training teams, live environment training, and exercises), and Operational Support (program management and specialized personnel services). These services work together to provide comprehensive mission support to government and Department of Defense clients, with a network of over 1,000 language and culture professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Language & Culture Solutions Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (LREC) services providing expert instruction across classroom, online, and blended formats, including Mobile Training Teams, linguist support such as interpretation and translation, and role-play support for mission readiness of U.S. federal and Department of Defense clients. Delivered by a network of 1,000+ language and culture professionals trained against Interagency Language Roundtable proficiency methodologies.
• Training & Education Responsive training development and delivery, spanning classroom and blended or hybrid instruction, curriculum development, role-play scenarios, mobile training teams, live environment training, seminars, and exercises, for U.S. federal and Department of Defense clients.
• Operational Support Professional services supporting mission success ranging from general clerical services to sophisticated mission operations requiring specialized personnel, including program management and access to skilled subject matter experts, delivered to U.S. federal and Department of Defense clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training enables students to reach language proficiency goals as measured by Defense Language Proficiency Test System (DLPTS) or Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)coreOthersChi-Chack holds a position on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, a government-wide contract vehicle that enables federal agencies to procure professional services including administrative support, management consulting, and training services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Large federal services prime providing training, mission support, and professional services to DoD and intelligence customers—an incumbent that frequently absorbs smaller competitors via M&A.
• Leidos: Tier-1 defense and intelligence services prime with broad DoD training, language, and operational support offerings; competes for the same federal awards as Chi-Chack but at much larger scale and contract size.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major defense and civil consulting firm with federal training, language, and advisory capabilities across DoD and intelligence community customers—an incumbent competitor for federal professional services work.
• Vectrus: Mid-tier government services prime focused on DoD operational support and base operations—comparable in mission support scope but at materially larger scale than Chi-Chack.

Direct peers

• Mission Essential: Mid-sized DoD contractor providing language services, cultural advisors, and operational support to U.S. military clients—the closest direct competitor to Chi-Chack in scale, service mix, and customer base, with overlapping work for combatant commands.
• Akima: Alaska Native Corporation holding company of federal services subsidiaries including language, logistics, and IT offerings to DoD—structurally and operationally analogous to Chi-Chack in serving the federal marketplace with a specialized set-aside ownership model.
• OBXtek: Small business providing professional services to DoD and federal civilian agencies across training, program management, and operational support—closely comparable in size, contracting approach, and customer set.
• CALIBRE Systems: Virginia-based government professional services and management consulting firm serving DoD and federal civilian agencies; closely comparable in size, contracting approach, and frequent teaming on training and operational support work.

Emerging players

• Kforce Government Solutions: Government-focused staffing and professional services arm of Kforce Inc., providing cleared talent and project support to federal clients—an adjacent model serving similar demand for cleared federal labor.

Others

• TransPerfect: Largest global language services provider with translation, interpretation, and localization offerings for both commercial and government clients—a thematically adjacent peer for the language and culture work Chi-Chack provides to DoD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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