Federal contractor · CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT FOR THE

BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT FOR THE received $10.7M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 895 awards (+70% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $57.8M. Its largest customer was Federal Acquisition Service ($7.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$10.7M
New awards
895
Sole-source
78%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 6.7MFY2017
  2. 6.5MFY2018
  3. 8.5MFY2019
  4. 3.7MFY2020
  5. 2.5MFY2021
  6. 3MFY2022
  7. 3.9MFY2023
  8. 6MFY2024
  9. 6.3MFY2025
  10. 10.7MFY2026
  11. -60.1KFY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Federal Acquisition Service$7.7M72%
    859 awards
  2. Defense Logistics Agency$2.3M22%
    28 awards
  3. Department of the Navy$561.5K5.3%
    3 awards
  4. Department of the Air Force$48.2K0.5%
    1 awards
  5. Department of the Army$44.5K0.4%
    1 awards
  6. Washington Headquarters Services$14.1K0.1%
    2 awards
  7. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$2,7560.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$10.7M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Charlottesville city, VA$10M94%
  2. Norfolk city, VA$311.9K2.9%
  3. San Diego County, CA$249.7K2.3%
  4. Hampton city, VA$48.2K0.5%
  5. Sedgwick County, KS$44.5K0.4%
  6. Frederick County, MD$14.1K0.1%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition78%
    US 39% · $8.4M
  • Sole-source awards78%
    US 30% · $8.4M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Federal Acquisition Service$7.7M
    General Services Administration · 846 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$561.5K
    Department of Defense · 3 awards
  3. Department of the Air Force$48.2K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  4. Department of the Army$44.5K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  5. Washington Headquarters Services$14.1K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. 8511761645!SURFACE SHIELD PANEL, 6'X5'$716K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Charlottesville city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Nov 18, 2025 – Nov 18, 2025· SPE8EN26F0247
  2. 8511887332!RELOCATABLE DEHUMIDIFIER AIR$567.7K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Charlottesville city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Jan 28, 2026 – Jan 28, 2026· SPE8EJ26F3583
  3. 8511665040!SCSS1011000$464.7K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Charlottesville city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 25, 2025 – Dec 2, 2025· SPE8EJ25F224U
  4. COVER DECK IN THE BOX$249.7K
    Department of the Navy· San Diego County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 16, 2026 – Mar 16, 2026· N0024426PS053
  5. PRC DECKING ICO WSP$234.5K
    Department of the Navy· Norfolk city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Jan 9, 2026 – Jan 9, 2026· N0018926P0036
  6. 8511929422!27TH SHOP TOOLING$118.9K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Charlottesville city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 19, 2026 – Feb 19, 2026· SPE8EN26F1301
  7. 8512037940!WARDROOM NAGASHIELD CHAIR COV$118.2K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Charlottesville city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 13, 2026 – Apr 13, 2026· SPE8EN26F1996
  8. 8511890697!STORE ROOM CABINETRY OUTFIT$103.1K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Charlottesville city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Jan 29, 2026 – Jan 29, 2026· SPE8EN26F1062

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 19 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND, INCORPORATED$114M−35% in FY2026
    SEATTLE, WA · 2 entities · 87% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Office supplies, stationery, and gift storesDefense Logistics Agency · Support activities for air transportation
  2. ARIZONA INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND$50M+18% in FY2026
    PHOENIX, AZ · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Logistics Agency · Support activities for air transportationFederal Acquisition Service · Office supplies, stationery, and gift storesAir Force · Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing
  3. ALABAMA INSTITUTE FOR DEAF & BLIND$18.1M−27% in FY2026
    TALLADEGA, AL · 21% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Logistics Agency · Support activities for air transportationAir Force · Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturingAir Force · Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 11, 2026, loaded Oct 11, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 11, 2026, loaded Oct 11, 2026.