Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE1C123DB002

This Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Clothing and Textiles division to National Industries for the Blind (NIB), a non-profit AbilityOne organization. The base IDC has a ceiling value of $250,000 and is active through September 2026. It includes task orders for the procurement of women's cravats and men's service dress neckties. Additional delivery order contracts under this IDC, valued at over $27 million, have been awarded to NIB for the supply of suspension pad sets used in military applications. These firm-fixed-price contracts, ranging from $1.8 million to $8.7 million in ceiling value, have performance periods extending through 2025. The contracts do not utilize any set-aside designations, indicating NIB's competitive position in the federal marketplace as an AbilityOne manufacturer.

As an AbilityOne non-profit agency, NIB's mission is to create employment opportunities for individuals who are blind or have significant disabilities. The award of these contracts to NIB supports this mission by providing a steady stream of textile and textile-related product orders from the DLA. The DLA, a defense agency responsible for logistics support to the U.S. military, has leveraged NIB's AbilityOne designation and manufacturing capabilities to meet its requirements for suspension pad sets and related textile items for the Clothing and Textiles program.