Indefinite Delivery Contract GS14F62443

The federal contract IDV was awarded to National Industries For The Blind, a non-profit agency and manufacturer of goods designated under the AbilityOne program. The IDV has a ceiling value of $500,000 and was awarded on May 15, 1997 by the Federal Acquisition Service, a civilian agency. Through this IDV, National Industries For The Blind has been awarded multiple fixed-price delivery orders to provide bottle applicators to the Federal Acquisition Service. The delivery orders span from 2007 to 2011, with a total combined ceiling value of over $200,000. The place of performance for all orders was Kansas City, MO. No set-asides were used for these awards. As an AbilityOne nonprofit, National Industries For The Blind provides employment opportunities for people who are blind or have significant disabilities, leveraging its federal contract awards to further this mission.

National Industries For The Blind has a strong track record of providing a variety of products to civilian federal agencies through both competitive and non-competitive contract vehicles. Beyond the bottle applicators delivered under this specific IDV, the vendor has supplied items such as paper products, cleaning supplies, food service items, medical and safety products, and other general operational goods. It has also performed IT services and Section 508 compliance support as a subcontractor. The AbilityOne designation allows National Industries For The Blind to compete for certain federal contracts, supporting its goal of creating employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.