Purchase Order SPE3S124P0009

The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract valued at $823,824.00 to The Lighthouse For The Blind In New Orleans, Incorporated, a non-profit AbilityOne organization. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for the delivery of mess trays and compartment trays to support military dining facilities. This award is a delivery order under the organization's single-award Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contract with DLA Troop Support Subsistence, valued at up to $17,808,000, for providing disposable paper cups and related items. The Lighthouse For The Blind In New Orleans, Incorporated also holds a smaller IDV contract with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command for sign language interpreter services. In addition to its federal contract work, the organization has received a significant cooperative agreement from the Social Security Administration for the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program, which supports individuals with disabilities in understanding how work and earnings affect their disability benefits.