What SLA Architects does

SLA Architects (legal name Secord & Lebow Architects, LLP) is a Texas-based architectural and interior design firm established in 1978 as Daugherity & Glover, operating as a self-certified Small Business Limited Liability Partnership with a stated headcount of 11-50 employees. The firm is headquartered in Wichita Falls, TX, and is opening a San Antonio branch. Services span architecture, interior design, design project management for design/build delivery, sustainability and LEED consulting, historical preservation, and quality control/independent technical review. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is described as a core technology used across concept through construction documents, with the firm positioning itself as a BIM pioneer.

The client base is heavily weighted toward federal, state, and municipal government clients, executed through relationships with multiple US Army Corps of Engineers districts, Air Force Civil Engineering Command, Texas state agencies, and municipalities. Federal work is accessed not only directly but also through multiple joint venture structures for federal contracting, including SDVOSB and IDIQ procurement vehicles. Notable federal delivery includes a five-phase, roughly 1.5 million gross square foot barracks renovation program at Fort Hood completed at construction values up to approximately $190 million, with each phase achieving LEED Silver certification. Commercial and institutional project work spans healthcare, education, religious, industrial, banking, and oil and gas clients.

The business model is project-based professional services, with go-to-market executed through an enterprise field sales motion run by seven partners across federal, state, municipal, and commercial channels. Revenue mechanics are quote-driven, anchored by federal task orders, municipal procurement, and negotiated commercial fees, supplemented by design/build design project management engagements. The firm relies on multi-year JV partnerships and long-tenured client relationships as primary channels for new work.

Name

SLA Architects

Legal name

Secord & Lebow Architects, LLP

Website

https://slatx.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SLA Architects is a Texas-based small business architecture and interior design firm serving federal, state, municipal, commercial, and institutional clients through BIM-enabled design, LEED, and design/build project management, with a San Antonio branch complementing its Wichita Falls headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Design-build project management
• Government architecture services
• BIM building information modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture, interior design, and space planning services for federal, state, and municipal government clients. Projects range up to $190M in varying formats and delivery methods including Design/Bid/Build and Design/Build.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SLA Architects provides professional architecture, interior design, and space planning services for federal, state, municipal, and commercial clients. Their work spans new construction and renovation projects delivered through Design/Bid/Build and Design/Build methods, supported by Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. Projects range up to $190M in value and cover barracks, dining facilities, transit facilities, healthcare facilities, banks, and industrial sites.

Product overview

SLA Architects (formerly Secord & Lebow Architects, LLP) is a versatile self-certified Small Business firm specializing in architecture, interior design, and space planning. The company operates as a single unified service offering (not a platform-plus-modules architecture) centered on public and institutional architecture for Federal, State, and Municipal Government entities, as well as commercial clients including healthcare, banks, and industrial sectors. The core service portfolio includes Architecture Services, Interior Design, Design Project Management for Design/Build delivery, BIM (Building Information Modeling) Services, Sustainability/LEED Services, Historical Preservation, and Quality Control/Independent Technical Review. The firm is particularly known for its Federal Government Architecture Services, which encompasses specialized work for defense clients including US Army, Air Force, NAVFAC, and Veterans Affairs through multiple USACE districts and AETC contracting offices. Projects range from new construction to complex renovations, with multiple projects achieving LEED Silver certification. The firm uses Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology as a core differentiator, enabling virtual 3D experiences for clients throughout the design and construction process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Interior Design
• Design Project Management for Design/Build

Quantifiable outcome

• 35 barracks buildings totaling 1.5M gross square feet completed across 5 phases
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SLA-CMTA MP JVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with CAGE Code 13NS3, UEI: FU3ADLMX4723 for federal contracting
• SLA+Cyntergy JVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with CAGE Code 8DS94 for federal AE services
• Cyntergy-SLA JVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with CAGE Code 9RT90 for federal contracting
• Ballard-SLA SDVOSB JVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business joint venture with CAGE Code 8M3L4
• CSG/SLA JVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with CAGE Code 48CM1 for federal contracting
• Design for Generations, LLC (Jack Carman)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture collaboration for Meditation Garden at Rolling Meadows Retirement Center

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SmithGroup: Integrated AEC firm with substantial federal and DoD practice including barracks, training, and government facilities, competing for the same USACE and DoD task orders SLA pursues.
• CannonDesign: National AEC firm with significant federal practice in DoD healthcare, training, and administrative facilities, comparable in service mix and federal delivery model to SLA.
• Page (formerly Page Southerland Page): Texas-headquartered architecture and engineering firm with a federal practice spanning DoD, federal civilian, and healthcare clients, similar in vertical mix and region to SLA.
• Flad Architects: Specialized architecture firm with deep federal and healthcare portfolio, including DoD medical and research facilities, competing in similar NAICS and federal contracting categories.
• LEO A DALY: National architecture, engineering, and planning firm with deep federal and defense portfolio, including barracks, housing, and healthcare work for DoD, directly comparable to SLA's federal scope.

Regional players

• Marmon Mok: San Antonio-based architecture and engineering firm serving South Texas public-sector clients, including federal and municipal work, highly comparable given SLA's pending San Antonio expansion.
• BRW Architects: Texas-based architecture firm with public-sector and institutional portfolio, including K-12, municipal, and civic work, comparable in regional positioning and public-client mix.

Others

• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): Engineering and architecture firm with strong federal, institutional, and historic preservation practice, comparable in technical specialty areas and federal client overlap though weighted toward structural/preservation diagnostics.

Broad incumbents

• Heery International (Balfour Beatty): Architecture and program management firm with major federal practice (GSA, DoD, federal civilian), delivering design-build and construction administration services comparable to SLA's design-build delivery model.
• HDR (Architecture): Global AEC firm with a large federal/government architecture practice pursuing USACE, VA, and DoD work; broader and larger than SLA but competes for the same task orders and contract vehicles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SLA_Architects
• Facebookfacebook.com/SecordLebowArchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/secord-&-lebow-architects-llp

Compliance1 record

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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