Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities Agency

Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities Agency (OOD Business Enterprise Program) is a U.S. state government entity registered in SAM.gov since August 2011 that operates Ohio's vocational rehabilitation and disability services programs. The organization serves as the state licensing agency for Ohio's Business Enterprise Program, which focuses on creating employment opportunities for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Through its federal contract work, OOD Business Enterprise Program provides essential dining facility management and food service operations that support military installations while advancing employment initiatives for Ohioans with disabilities.

OOD Business Enterprise Program's primary federal contract award demonstrates its capability to manage large-scale food service operations for the Department of Defense. On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base awarded the organization a firm fixed-price definitive contract valued at $12,874,318.33 for comprehensive dining facility management and full food service operations at the Pitsenbarger and 711th Dining Facilities. This contract, which extends through July 31, 2029, was awarded without competitive set-aside under the Randolph-Sheppard Act Dining Facility program—a Department of Defense acquisition initiative that prioritizes state licensing agencies focused on employment of disabled individuals. The award reflects the federal government's recognition of OOD Business Enterprise Program's capacity to deliver complex food service operations while fulfilling the statutory mission of advancing employment opportunities for individuals with visual impairments.

OOD Business Enterprise Program does not currently hold any federal grant prime awardees or sub-awardees on record. However, the organization's designation as a state government entity operating under the Randolph-Sheppard Act framework positions it to potentially access federal grant funding from vocational rehabilitation and disability services programs administered by agencies such as the Department of Education's Rehabilitation Services Administration. The organization's federal funding base is currently concentrated in its substantial Department of Defense contract for military dining facility operations, which serves as the primary mechanism through which the agency advances its statutory mission of employment creation for individuals with disabilities while generating revenue for Ohio's Business Enterprise Program.