The Cincinnati Association For The Blind

The Cincinnati Association For The Blind, doing business as Cabvi, is an AbilityOne-certified non-profit manufacturer and supplier that delivers industrial tapes, packaging materials, restroom supplies, emergency signage, apparel, and medical supplies to federal agencies primarily as a prime contractor on firm fixed-price purchase orders and delivery orders with no set-aside designation. Cabvi holds a single subsidiary, Route Transportation & Logistics, Inc., and operates from its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, where it manufactures goods while providing employment to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

Cabvi's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in commodity supply. The organization generated 2,371 total awards with a combined potential value of $548.6 million across recent activity, though only $32.3 million (6%) is obligated dollars, reflecting the predominance of small, discrete purchase orders rather than large multi-year contracts. The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution accounts for 755 awards (31% of the portfolio) with $6.6 million combined potential value, dominated by industrial tape orders (2-inch clear fiberglass, 2x110 tan, 1x60 filament, 3x110 tan) ranging from under $100 to over $540,000 per order. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment division, however, anchors 99% of combined potential value with 11 awards totaling $511.1 million, driven by large-ceiling indefinite delivery contracts. The Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration places 71 awards worth $17 million, primarily for baggage inspection tape. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Air Force Materiel Command, and GSA round out the active customer set. Cabvi competes exclusively full-and-open across all awards, with no set-aside designations used despite its AbilityOne status.

Cabvi's contract vehicle position centers on two large single-award blanket purchase agreements and a basic ordering agreement framework. The Air Force Materiel Command Blanket Purchase Agreement (ceiling $5.5 million, award date October 1, 2023, completion October 1, 2028) procures restroom supplies including paper towels, toilet paper, and hand soap; a March 2025 task order call for $63,490.23 demonstrates active utilization. The Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (ceiling $600,000, award date September 29, 2024, completion September 28, 2026) covers emergency signage, with a September 2024 task order for $60,000. A Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 Basic Ordering Agreement (July 15, 2023, completion July 14, 2028) establishes terms for MSPV exam table paper with no obligated ceiling. Beyond these named vehicles, Cabvi holds 1,089 task orders under Basic Ordering Agreement V797P2000 (combined potential value $272 thousand) and 35 task orders under Blanket Purchase Agreement HSTS0511AMED047 (combined potential value $4 million), indicating reliance on multiple small agency-level purchase vehicles. The top NAICS categories are Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (1,090 awards) and Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (610 awards), with Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, And Supplies (1,276 awards) and Office Supplies (740 awards) dominating the PSC profile.

Activity has remained relatively flat year-to-year, with 48 awards in 2022 rising to 65 in 2024, then declining to 58 in 2025 and 20 in the first four months of 2026. Only four awards with combined potential value of $201 thousand reach completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. Recent representative prime awards include a $442,500 delivery order from DLA Construction and Equipment for vertical lift cable packages (March 2, 2026), a $217,624 delivery order for research lab overhaul solutions (March 13, 2026), delivery orders for Cisco desk pro equipment ($55,000, March 20, 2026) and ergonomic chairs ($23,912, August 7, 2025), and recurring tape supply orders under DLA Distribution ranging from $5,310 to $87,544.80. Cabvi received a Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending project grant from the Healthcare Systems Bureau awarded September 30, 2023, with completion September 29, 2026, for construction work. The source identifies one sub-award (March 17, 2026) for supplies purchase under other-than-schedule procurement. Cabvi's portfolio reflects a mission-aligned dual revenue model: commodity supply contracts serve federal logistics operations while manufacturing and supply activities provide employment for the blind and visually impaired community.