Purchase Order GSNWXB9141

The U.S. government awarded a $18,850.50 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to The Lighthouse For The Blind In New Orleans, Incorporated, a non-profit organization that empowers people with disabilities through services, employment, and advocacy. The contract is for the provision of compartmented mess trays to support military dining facilities. It is not a set-aside contract.

The Lighthouse For The Blind In New Orleans, Incorporated holds two federal contract indefinite delivery vehicles (IDVs) with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence and the Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command, which enable the organization to provide critical goods and services to federal agencies while furthering its mission. The organization has received several other federal contracts and grants, including a $1,312,500 cooperative agreement from the Social Security Administration to serve as a Work Incentives Planning and Assistance provider, and a $424,953 grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women for training and services to end violence against women with disabilities.