State Dept awards Salient CRGT language training prime contract

Fairfax, VA-based Salient CRGT, Inc. announced on May 8 that it was awarded a base and four (4) one (1) year option period Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity prime contract from the Department of State (DoS) Foreign Service Institute’s (FSI) School of Language Studies (SLS) to provide language instruction, curriculum development and testing services to DoS employees, diplomats and other government personnel.

“Salient CRGT is proud to support the School of Language Studies at the Foreign Service Institute assisting in providing instruction, testing, and distance learning to U.S. government employees so they can continue to meet our diplomatic mission,” said Tom Ferrando, president of Salient CRGT. “This program provides critical language and cultural instruction to assist the U.S. with its foreign policy goals and objectives.”

Under this contract, Salient CRGT will deliver training, testing, and curriculum development. The company will provide instruction to hundreds of U.S. government personnel with expertise in the field of foreign language teaching, culture, and applied linguistics. Enrollments in SLS surpass 2000 students annually, including up to 1000 distance learning enrollments, and language training and testing is given in more than 70 foreign languages.

Source: Salient CRGT