The Lighthouse For The Blind

Lighthouse For The Blind, doing business as LHB Industries, manufactures specialized forestry marking paints, tree care products, and industrial coatings for the federal government as a prime contractor and non-profit AbilityOne agency dedicated to creating employment opportunities for individuals who are legally blind. The vendor operates as a subsidiary of The Lighthouse For The Blind parent organization, both headquartered in Missouri, and competes full-and-open without set-aside restrictions across its contracting footprint.

LHB Industries' federal work concentrates narrowly on paint and coating manufacturing—specifically tree marking paints, tracer paints, timber marking supplies, and related forestry products. Recent representative work includes a $30,220.52 purchase order from USDA Forest Service Region 6 in May 2026 for Gifford Pinchot National Forest timber tracer paint (firm fixed price, completion December 1, 2026); a $29,767.31 order from USDA Forest Service Region 9 in May 2026 for tree marking paint and forestry supplies under a blanket purchase agreement (completion September 30, 2026); and a $30,761.15 purchase order from GSA Region 9 in May 2026 for black duck tracer marking paint (completion September 30, 2026). The vast majority of awards—2,267 of 3,433 total—fall under NAICS 325910 (Paint and Coating Manufacturing), with 3,171 awards carrying PSC codes for paints, dopes, varnishes, and related products.

Customer concentration is dominated by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment, which accounts for 1,505 awards (43% of total) valued at $44.5 million combined potential value—a significant skew toward medical supplies and equipment that reflects the parent organization's broader federal contracting portfolio beyond forestry. The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region (Region 9) drives the second-largest award concentration at 620 awards worth $14.3 million, followed by Region 8–Southern ($5.1 million), Region 6–Pacific Northwest ($3.4 million), and Region 5–Pacific Southwest ($2.8 million). The two rankings diverge notably: by potential value, USDA Forest Service Washington Office Acquisitions ($15.3 million across 26 awards) places second, anchored by a single large indefinite delivery contract that enables bulk paint procurement.

LHB Industries holds two dominant parent contract vehicles: an Indefinite Delivery Contract (SPE8EG16D0015) with 1,313 task orders valued at $11.6 million combined potential value, and a Blanket Purchase Agreement (12318720A0005) with the USDA Forest Service for $35 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity capacity carrying 571 task orders valued at $15.2 million. The BPA, awarded April 21, 2020, supports tree marking paint procurement across 16 states for selective harvesting, replanting, and silvicultural activities, and forms the backbone of LHB Industries' USDA forestry business. A third vehicle, Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE8EG16D0011, carries 181 task orders worth $1.7 million.

Recent activity has contracted materially: 298 awards in 2022 declined to 106 in 2024 and 103 in 2025, with only 30 awards recorded in 2026 year-to-date. Over the next twenty-four months, only 12 awards with a combined potential value of $390 thousand face ultimate completion, representing minimal recompete exposure. The vendor is a 100% prime contractor—no sub-award activity appears in the award record—and pursues full-and-open federal competition across all major vehicles without AbilityOne set-aside restrictions, competing on manufacturing capability and product quality alone.

The parent organization, The Lighthouse For The Blind, maintains a substantially larger federal footprint ($134.6 million across 3,433 awards) spanning medical sets, kits, and outfits (notably a $241.6 million Army Medical Command contract) and supplies to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Logistics Agency. LHB Industries' narrower portfolio—nearly 2,300 awards concentrated in paint and coating manufacturing—reflects the subsidiary's specialized mission in forestry and industrial paint manufacturing while the parent handles medical and broader supply contracts. Corporate structure documents indicate LHB Industries operates as a child entity, with The Lighthouse For The Blind as the tax-exempt parent organization.