The Louisiana Association For The Blind
Barksdale Air Force Base, LA Doing business as Louisiana Association For The Blind Base Service CTR
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
Shreveport, LA
XGUEGCF761T9
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Parent
Shreveport, LA
XGUEGCF761T9
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 640 Davis Ave E, Barksdale AFB, LA 71110, USA
- Website
- lablind.com
- Founded
- 1927
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- 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 | $131,822 |
| FY2025 | $1,518,511 |
| FY2024 | $703,903 |
| FY2023 | $535,734 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | $131,822 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
The Louisiana Association For The Blind, doing business as Louisiana Association For The Blind Base Service CTR, is an AbilityOne-designated non-profit manufacturer and supplier of military apparel, personal protective equipment, and specialized goods to federal agencies as a prime contractor, with 307 awards totaling $36.8 million in combined potential value. The organization operates as a child entity of the parent Louisiana Association For The Blind, headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, and maintains its primary operational base at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. LAB competes entirely in full-and-open federal procurements—no set-asides apply to any awards in the portfolio—but its AbilityOne designation enables it to secure federal contracts while fulfilling its core mission of providing employment and rehabilitation services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
LAB's federal footprint is dominated by military apparel and equipment supply, concentrated across five NAICS categories: Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (61 awards), All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (46 awards), All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (30 awards), Other Clothing Stores (21 awards), and Abrasive Product Manufacturing (19 awards). Top PSC codes reflect this mix: Clothing, Special Purpose (70 awards), Individual Equipment (34 awards), Paper and Paperboard (33 awards), Marine Hardware and Hull Items (31 awards), and Specialized Flight Clothing and Accessories (18 awards). Representative prime work includes a $424,496 purchase order from the Air Force for materials and equipment (December 2024), a $399,654 purchase order from Air Combat Command for jackets (September 2022), a $179,750 BPA call from Air Combat Command for cold weather gear (October 2024), and a $115,882 purchase order from Air Combat Command for personal protective equipment gear (September 2023). Recent 2025–2026 work spans personal protective equipment, cold weather gear, office supplies, fire department gear, combat shirts, and specialized headsets, all serving Air Force installations.
Customer concentration is spread across 21 agencies but anchored by Department of Defense commands. The Defense Logistics Agency Document Services leads by potential value at 29 awards worth $10.5 million, while the Department of the Air Force Global Strike Command ranks second with 59 awards carrying $8.2 million in potential value. Air Combat Command holds 40 awards valued at $4.6 million, the Coast Guard (Homeland Security) holds 70 awards worth $3 million, and the Air Force (unspecified command) holds 38 awards worth $2 million. These top five customers account for 77% of recent award count and 85% of combined potential value, with the Air Force (all commands) representing the overwhelming majority of the active contract base.
LAB holds two primary blanket purchase agreements with the Air Force. The $5 million single-award BPA with Global Strike Command, awarded March 20, 2024, and running through March 19, 2029, serves as the primary contract vehicle and has generated 29 task orders valued at $1.7 million as of the source snapshot. A second multiple-award BPA with the 94th Logistics Readiness Squadron, awarded July 29, 2025, carries a $1.25 million ceiling through July 28, 2030, and provides a secondary vehicle for military clothing and deployment-related items. The Defense Logistics Agency IDC vehicle HSCG4011AK00156 has generated 45 task orders worth $1.4 million combined potential value, and a DLA Blanket Purchase Agreement (SP700013A0002) has generated 28 task orders worth $542 thousand. LAB places work exclusively as a prime contractor; no subcontracting footprint appears in the source data.
Activity has grown in recent years—six awards in 2023, fifteen in 2024, and twenty-one in 2025—with the most recent award on June 4, 2026. Combined obligated dollars stand at $18.4 million (50% of combined potential value), indicating substantial invoiced delivery against the portfolio. LAB operates at scale within the AbilityOne program, leveraging its tax-exempt non-profit status and disability-employment mission to secure full-and-open federal procurements across military apparel, equipment, and specialized goods without reliance on set-aside categories or reserved vehicles.
Quick answers
Is The Louisiana Association For The Blind registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The Louisiana Association For The Blind's SAM.gov registration is active through October 23, 2027.
What is The Louisiana Association For The Blind's CAGE code?
The Louisiana Association For The Blind's CAGE code is 1PTG5, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is MFK2U67B43N5.
How much has The Louisiana Association For The Blind received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $1,518,511 to The Louisiana Association For The Blind in fiscal year 2025 and $2,889,970 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does The Louisiana Association For The Blind rank among federal contractors?
The Louisiana Association For The Blind ranked #36 in PSC 1510, #52 in NAICS 315990 and #54 in NAICS 3159 in FY2025.
What is The Louisiana Association For The Blind's most recent federal award?
The Louisiana Association For The Blind's most recent federal contract award is This requirement is for personal protective equipment (PPE) on behalf of the 2D operations group (2 OG) at barksdale… (FA460826F0071), from Global Strike Command (USAF), on June 4, 2026.
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