Tarrant County Association For The Blind
Fort Worth, TX Doing business as Lighthouse For The Blind
- UEI
- EM58XMSLM5F4
- CAGE
- 1V478
- Primary NAICS
- 322219 Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
- 322220 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
- 322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
- 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
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- 339115 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
- 423410 Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- 423450 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- 424110 Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers
- 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)
- 624310 Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 912 W Broadway Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA
- Website
- lighthousefw.org
- Founded
- 1935
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- SIC code
- 83 Social Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $3,161,537 |
| FY2025 | $3,241,489 |
| FY2024 | $4,314,534 |
| FY2023 | $6,743,715 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | $3,161,537 |
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box shipping 25X14X14 XE-5 SW | Distribution (DLA) | $48,964 | |
| Box shipping 30X16X14 XE-1 SW | Distribution (DLA) | $72,027 | |
| Box shipping 6X5X2.5 XC-1 WR | Distribution (DLA) | $87,927 | |
| Pellet, hydrazine detector | Land and Maritime (DLA) | $32,840 | |
| Box shipping 8X8X12 XA-2 SW | Distribution (DLA) | $169,789 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC | 89303322DEM000077 | $0 | |
| Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC | 89303322DEM000077 | $6,568 | |
| Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC | 89303322DEM000077 | $0 | |
| Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC | 89303322DEM000077 | $46,860 |
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| Vendor | Location | Primary NAICS |
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| Lynchburg Sheltered Industrial | Lynchburg, VA | 322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing |
| Mil-Spec Packaging Of Georgia Inc. | Macon, GA | 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing |
| Ferro Solutions LLC | San Diego, CA | 322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing |
| Connecticut Container Corp. | North Haven, CT | 322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing |
| Jetco Federal Supply | Grand Rapids, MI | 322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing |
About the company
Tarrant County Association For The Blind, doing business as Lighthouse For The Blind, is a tax-exempt AbilityOne nonprofit based in Fort Worth, Texas, that manufactures corrugated shipping boxes, specialized packaging materials, and hazard-detection components for federal agencies as a prime contractor across 1,166 recent awards worth $173.8 million in combined potential value. The organization does not compete under set-asides; instead, it leverages its AbilityOne status to win full-and-open federal contracts while providing employment and rehabilitation services to individuals with visual impairments.
Lighthouse For The Blind's capability portfolio centers on corrugated box manufacturing in dozens of standard configurations—ranging from small 6×5×2.5-inch units to large 34×24×18-inch export boxes—produced at its Fort Worth facility. Beyond packaging, the organization manufactures hydrazine depropellant pellets and hazard-detecting instruments for military logistics. Representative prime contracts include a $32,839.80 delivery order from Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime for hydrazine detector pellets (July 2026), $169,789.28 for 8×8×12 shipping boxes from DLA Distribution (July 2026), $260,630.88 for 24×14×14 boxes from DLA Distribution (July 2026), and $255,926.46 for 12×12×14 boxes from DLA Distribution (October 2025). All recent awards are firm fixed-price, full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designation.
Customer concentration is heavily skewed to Defense Logistics Agency divisions. DLA Distribution leads by far: 827 awards worth $28.9 million in combined potential value represent 71% of the award count. DLA Aviation holds the second-largest dollar share despite fewer awards—33 contracts worth $125.1 million combined potential value, driven by larger individual order values for specialized components. DLA Land and Maritime contributes 66 awards worth $6.6 million. The Department of Justice (Federal Correctional Institution Fort Worth and Federal Medical Center Carswell combined) accounts for 63 small awards totaling $1.2 million. GSA Federal Acquisition Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Agriculture round out the customer set with smaller volumes. The split between volume-based and value-based rankings reflects DLA Distribution's high-frequency, lower-dollar purchase-order pattern versus DLA Aviation's concentrated, larger-value delivery orders.
Lighthouse For The Blind operates primarily through indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) contracts with DLA divisions rather than single-award vehicles. The top parent vehicle, Indefinite Delivery Contract SPM7MC12D0002 (DLA Land and Maritime), carries 64 task orders worth $1.6 million. SPE4A720D0360 (a DLA vehicle) holds 12 task orders worth $8.1 million. The vendor also holds GSA Schedule seat GS02F52275 with 9 recorded task orders. The organization's acquisition strategy relies on these standing IDVs and GSA access to generate a steady stream of purchase orders and delivery orders rather than pursuing large-value, long-term single contracts.
Activity has remained relatively stable over the past five years—averaging 60–83 awards annually—with 28 awards recorded through mid-2026. The recompete cliff over the next twenty-four months is not directly stated in the source, but the consistent annual flow of 60–83 awards suggests ongoing recompete exposure across the IDV portfolio. Recent years show 83 awards in 2022, declining to 62 in 2024, then rising to 78 in 2025, indicating modest cyclicality rather than growth or decline.
Subcontract exposure is minimal. The source lists only five sub-awards, all from January–December 2024, each for MgO Supersack Cardboard Inserts under the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) National Transuranic Waste Program contract. These sub-awards to an unidentified prime represent less than one percent of total awards and are not material to the vendor's footprint.
Lighthouse For The Blind manufactures goods exclusively; the vendor has no services-oriented contracts or labor-hour delivery arrangements in the recent record. The organization's federal footprint is dominated by NAICS 321219 (Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing)—854 of 1,171 awards—with secondary exposure in PSC 4110 (Boxes, Cartons, and Crates). Specialized products like hydrazine depropellant pellets and hazard-detecting instruments account for roughly 95 awards under PSC 4931 and 47 under aircraft parts categories, respectively, but remain niche offerings relative to the core box business.
Quick answers
Is Tarrant County Association For The Blind registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Tarrant County Association For The Blind's SAM.gov registration is active through April 14, 2027.
How much has Tarrant County Association For The Blind received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $3,241,489 to Tarrant County Association For The Blind in fiscal year 2025 and $17,461,275 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Tarrant County Association For The Blind rank among federal contractors?
Tarrant County Association For The Blind ranked #3 in NAICS 322211, #4 in PSC 8115 and #4 in NAICS 32221 in FY2025.
What is Tarrant County Association For The Blind's most recent federal award?
Tarrant County Association For The Blind's most recent federal contract award is Box shipping 25X14X14 XE-5 SW (SP330026P0956), from Distribution (DLA), on July 24, 2026.
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