Professional and Scientific Associates

What Professional and Scientific Associates does

Professional and Scientific Associates (PSA) is a privately held, woman-owned event management and language services contractor founded in 1980, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with additional offices in Atlanta and Colorado Springs. The company delivers turnkey conference, meeting, and ancillary support services for U.S. federal agencies and, secondarily, private-sector organizations, with operational reach covering more than 90 countries and 100+ languages. Named federal customers include the National Institutes of Health (800+ projects since 2007), the U.S. Department of Commerce (single-award CLDP contract covering approximately 300 events per year across 60+ countries), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Global Intellectual Property Academy, the U.S. General Services Administration's SmartPay Training Conferences (3,000-6,000 attendees), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Office of Minority Health.

PSA's service portfolio is organized around five lines: event management (FACA meetings, peer reviews, advisory committees, trade shows, annual meetings, training, retreats; 15 to 15,000+ participants in virtual, hybrid, or in-person formats); clinical trials support trusted by the NIH for over two decades (agent distribution, FDA audit report assistance, confidential information management, investigator registration); translation and interpretation (100+ languages with subject-matter coverage across legal, medical, commercial, sciences, and defense domains, including simultaneous, consecutive, MTPE, 508 compliance, transcription, captioning, and voiceover); travel support (flight booking, visa/passport support, embassy liaison, concierge services for 2,000+ international attendees annually); and the wholly-owned Puma Hills Mountain Retreat, a dedicated corporate retreat venue.

The business model is professional services on federal contract vehicles. PSA operates as a prime contractor on GSA Multi-Award Schedule Contract 47QRAA20D0055 and holds task-order access under HHS BPAs, with go-to-market executed through federal RFP responses, the GSA procurement channel, and reputation-based referrals from satisfied government clients. International execution is enabled through a strategic partnership with ConnectMICE for in-country logistics, interpretation, and translation across 20+ countries and 40 languages. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through task-order billings on multi-year federal engagements. The company operates from three U.S. offices, is led by CEO Lily Fernandez and President Ashley Golden, and reports average staff tenure of more than 15 years.

Name

Professional and Scientific Associates

Legal name

Professional and Scientific Associates

Website

https://explorepsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Professional and Scientific Associates is a privately held, woman-owned federal contractor founded in 1980 that provides turnkey event management, clinical trials support, translation/interpretation in 100+ languages, and travel coordination to U.S. federal agencies (NIH, Department of Commerce, USPTO, GSA, NHTSA) across 90+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Event Management Contracts: PSA generates revenue primarily through federal government contracts, including GSA Multi-Award Schedule (MAS) contracts and task orders under HHS BPAs. Services include event management, clinical trials support, translation/interpretation, and travel coordination for government agencies.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Professional and Scientific Associates (PSA) is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in Arlington, VA, that provides event management, language services (translation and interpretation), clinical trials support, and travel/logistics services primarily to U.S. federal agencies. The company leverages GSA MAS contract vehicles to deliver professional services including conferences, symposiums, webinars, translation/interpretation, clinical trials coordination, and travel support for federal clients such as NIH, USPTO, GSA, Department of Commerce, NHTSA, and the Office of Minority Health.

Product overview

PSA is a mission-driven event management and language services company offering a portfolio of integrated service offerings. The core offerings include Event Management (supporting virtual, hybrid, and in-person events for 15 to 15,000+ participants globally), Clinical Trials Support (trusted by NIH for facilitating distribution of agents and streamlining review processes), Translation & Interpretation (100+ languages with subject matter expertise across legal, medical, commercial, sciences, and defense domains), Travel Support (comprehensive international travel coordination), and Puma Hills Mountain Retreat (a dedicated facility for retreats and team building). These services work together as turnkey mission-driven event solutions for federal agencies and private businesses, supported by 40+ years of experience managing events in 90+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Puma Hills Mountain Retreat: A mountain retreat venue offering unforgettable experiences for team building and corporate retreats.

Products and services

• Event Management Services
• Translation and Interpretation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90 countries served with events ranging from 15 to 15,000 participants
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ConnectMICEkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by meeting industry professionals in Turkey, ConnectMICE has grown into one of PSA's key international partners. PSA supports ConnectMICE's growth by providing interpretation, translation, and in-country logistics support in more than 20 countries and 40 different languages. The partnership enables PSA to deliver comprehensive global event services through local on-the-ground support.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/professional-and-scientific-associates

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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