National Industries For The Blind

Alexandria, VA Doing business as National Industries For The Blind

UEI
E8QNBC287DY4
CAGE
9ZSM9, 5M888
Primary NAICS
315210 Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • AbilityOne Non Profit Agency
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Manufacturer of Goods
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
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Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
3000 Potomac Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, USA
Website
nib.org
Founded
1938
Employees
51-250
Estimated annual revenue
$10M-$50M
Industry
  1. Industrials
  2. Commercial & Professional Services
  3. Professional Services
  4. Human Resource & Employment Services
SIC code
79 Amusement & Recreation Services
Profiles

Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .

Recent federal awards

National Industries For The Blind's 5 most recent federal contract and grant awards, newest first. Amounts are dollars obligated.
Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Cartridge,additive Contract · 47QSSC26FEL17 Federal Acquisition Service $497
Keyboard,data entry Contract · 47QSSC26FELFK Federal Acquisition Service $239
Brush,scrub Contract · 47QSSC26FEL79 Federal Acquisition Service $37
Cartridge,additive Contract · 47QSSC26FEKV0 Federal Acquisition Service $489
Bag,plastic Contract · 47QSSC26FEL9N Federal Acquisition Service $191

About National Industries For The Blind

Written by GovTribe AI ·

National Industries For The Blind is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization and AbilityOne agency headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, that manufactures and supplies facility maintenance, office supplies, personal protective equipment, and military apparel and textile products to federal agencies as a prime contractor, with a $24 billion combined potential value across nearly 2.4 million awards spanning forty-five years. The vendor operates 100% as a prime contractor with no sub-awards in the source data, creating employment opportunities for individuals who are blind or have significant visual disabilities while filling federal procurement needs across 471 customer agencies.

NIB's customer concentration is extreme and anchored by a single dominant vehicle: GSA's Federal Acquisition Service accounts for 1.78 million awards (74% of all awards by count) and $12.78 billion in combined potential value (53% of total portfolio dollars). The Department of the Army and its subordinate commands account for the second-largest aggregate share, with roughly 200,000 awards across the Army, Materiel Command TACOM, Forces Command, and other subordinate elements; combined these represent $117 million in potential value. Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, serving DoD apparel procurement, rounds out the top tier. The concentration is asymmetric: GSA Federal Acquisition Service dominates both award count and dollars, but the Army and DLA tier sits below on the absolute dollar ranking despite substantial volume.

NIB holds a $76.2 million single-award indefinite-delivery contract with the Defense Logistics Agency's Clothing and Textiles division running through August 2028, with an initial delivery order for $4.77 million in combat shirts and Army Combat Uniform components. The vendor's top five parent vehicles are GSA-anchored IDIQs and Federal Supply Schedules, with the IDC GS02FW0003 carrying 761,423 task orders and $213 million in combined potential value. The portfolio's leading PSC and NAICS categories reflect NIB's core posture: Floor Polishers and Vacuum Cleaning Equipment (1.03 million awards), Office Supplies (989,000 awards), Office Furniture, and converted paper products dominate by count and dollar magnitude, representing commoditized facility and office supply fulfillment through GSA mechanisms.

Recent prime awards from July 2026 alone demonstrate the velocity and granularity of NIB's GSA customer base. Representative delivery orders from the Federal Acquisition Service include a $10.3 million award for mess trays with compartments, a $5.24 million order for disposable cups, a $4.78 million award for paper plates, a $4.64 million order for laundry detergent packets, and hundreds of micro-orders ($17–$3,000) for individual SKUs—plastic bags, gloves, paper towels, markers, cleaning supplies, brooms, and janitorial equipment. Performance occurs primarily in Alexandria, Virginia and Earth City, Missouri, with place-of-performance specified per individual delivery order. All awards carry firm fixed-price or fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment terms and no set-aside designation.

SCI-reportable federal service contracts show $7.5 million in invoiced revenue across nine prime records spanning FY2022–FY2024, averaging $1.6 million in FY2022, $599 thousand in FY2023, and $5.3 million in FY2024. Government-paid hourly rates on federal services work (where invoiced) cluster around a median of $71.72/hr, with the 10th percentile at $37.70/hr and the 90th percentile at $88.40/hr. The SCI dataset indicates a 78% average sub-hours share across prime contracts, suggesting the vendor relies heavily on subcontractors for labor-intensive service delivery, though the source does not name specific subs. NIB's active GSA Schedule labor rates span from $20.80/hr (assistant mail room supervisor with high school education) through $94.11/hr (supervisor roles requiring a bachelor's degree), with no security-cleared positions offered.

The recompete cliff shows 2,617 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months and a combined potential value of $48.2 million. Activity has remained stable across the past five years at roughly 237,000–276,000 awards annually, with 2026 showing 128,000 awards year-to-date as of July 12. The vendor's award portfolio reflects a fixed posture as a commodity supplier: NIB does not pursue set-asides or compete in full-and-open contract vehicles beyond its established GSA and DoD schedules. Corporate structure shows National Industries For The Blind as the named entity with no identified parent or subsidiary relationships in the source.

Contract vehicles

National Industries For The Blind holds a place on 8 federal contract vehicles. Active vehicles first.

Quick answers

What is National Industries For The Blind's UEI?

National Industries For The Blind's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is E8QNBC287DY4.

What are National Industries For The Blind's CAGE codes?

National Industries For The Blind's CAGE codes are 9ZSM9 and 5M888.

What is National Industries For The Blind's primary NAICS code?

National Industries For The Blind's primary NAICS code is 315210 (Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors).

Where is National Industries For The Blind located?

National Industries For The Blind's physical address in SAM.gov is 3000 Potomac Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, USA.

Is National Industries For The Blind registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. National Industries For The Blind's SAM.gov registration is active through November 17, 2026.

Which contract vehicles does National Industries For The Blind hold?

National Industries For The Blind holds a place on 8 federal contract vehicles, including IT-70, MAS and PSS.

What is National Industries For The Blind's most recent federal award?

National Industries For The Blind's most recent federal contract award is Cartridge,additive (47QSSC26FEL17), from Federal Acquisition Service, on September 27, 2026.

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