Timber marking paint for the alleghany national forest
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 12444025F0056
- Awardee
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The Lighthouse For The Blind UEI TACMEJLYTNH3 Part of The Lighthouse For The Blind
- Awarding agency
-
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $49,319
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $49,318.55 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Region 9 - Eastern Region Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 424950 Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Marienville, PA 16239, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call valued at $49,318.55 for timber marking paint to Lighthouse for the Blind, doing business as LHB Industries, on August 29, 2025. This contract represents a call against the USDA Forest Service's $35 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) blanket purchase agreement for tree marking paint and associated forestry supplies. The contract is not set-aside designated and carries a firm fixed price structure, with performance scheduled to conclude by November 28, 2025, at the Marienville, Pennsylvania location. The paint and marking supplies procured under this call support forest management operations across the Alleghany National Forest within the agency's Eastern Region.
LHB Industries, a non-profit AbilityOne subsidiary of The Lighthouse for the Blind headquartered in Berkeley, Missouri, has established itself as a primary supplier of specialized forestry products to the Forest Service. The organization fulfills its mission of creating employment opportunities for individuals who are legally blind while delivering high-quality colored marking paints, tracer paint kits, and field marking supplies used for selective harvesting, replanting, and silvicultural activities. Beyond forestry applications, the parent organization and its subsidiaries have diversified their federal contract portfolio to include medical equipment and supplies through contracts with the Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, and Department of Veterans Affairs, demonstrating significant manufacturing and contracting capabilities across multiple federal agencies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 12444025F0056?
12444025F0056 was awarded to The Lighthouse For The Blind by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) on August 29, 2025.
How much is contract 12444025F0056 worth?
The government has obligated $49,319 on 12444025F0056.
Which agency awarded contract 12444025F0056?
Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) awarded 12444025F0056, with funding from Region 9 - Eastern Region (Forest Service).
Is contract 12444025F0056 an order under another contract?
Yes. 12444025F0056 is a BPA call under 12318720A0005, a blanket purchase agreement.
Was contract 12444025F0056 competed?
The extent of competition for 12444025F0056 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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