Federal contractor · WEST ALLIS, WI
INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INC.
INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INC. received $13.6M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 90 awards (−61% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $470.9M. Its largest customer was Department of the Air Force ($5.9M).
- Obligations · FY2026
- $13.6M
- New awards
- 90
- Sole-source
- 92%
- Single offer
- 2.9%
- UEI
- LHSBQKG97P89
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- 33.7MFY2017
- 52.4MFY2018
- 57MFY2019
- 71.5MFY2020
- 79.8MFY2021
- 44.6MFY2022
- 37.7MFY2023
- 46.1MFY2024
- 34.5MFY2025
- 13.6MFY2026
Top buying agencies
Obligations in FY2026.
- Department of the Air Force$5.9M43%13 awards
- Department of the Navy$5.1M38%17 awards
- U.S. Coast Guard$4M30%3 awards
- Defense Logistics Agency$917.6K6.7%38 awards
- Defense Health Agency$105.4K0.8%5 awards
- Department of the Army$88.5K0.7%4 awards
- 2 awards
- 1 awards
- National Park Service$00.0%1 awards
- Department of Veterans Affairs-$2220.0%1 awards
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- Other equipment & supplies$8.2M54%
- Professional services$5.5M37%
- Facilities & utilities$1.4M9.0%
- Health & medical$24.9K0.2%
Where the work was performed
- Milwaukee County, WI$5.2M38%
- District of Columbia, DC$2.8M21%
- Fresno County, CA$1.7M12%
- Yuba County, CA$1.4M9.9%
- Shelby County, TN$984.9K7.2%
- Middlesex County, MA$740K5.4%
- Kern County, CA$606.5K4.5%
- Norfolk city, VA$123.2K0.9%
- Jackson County, MO$88.5K0.7%
- Cascade County, MT$36.3K0.3%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition95%US 39% · $12.9M
- Sole-source awards92%US 30% · $12.5M
- Single-offer competitions2.9%US 8.7% · $390.9K
- Urgency justifications0.0%US 5.1% · -$22.8K
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
- Department of Defense · 5 awards
- Department of Defense · 11 awards
- Department of Homeland Security · 3 awards
- Department of the Army$88.5KDepartment of Defense · 1 awards
- Department of Defense · 3 awards
Largest awards
- FF&E CENSUS HQ REIMANGED$38.1MU.S. Census Bureau· Milwaukee County, WI· Construction & real property· Sep 17, 2021 – Sep 22, 2026· 1333LC21P00000114
- Department of the Air Force· Milwaukee County, WI· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 24, 2020 – Mar 6, 2026· FA461020P0070
- Department of the Army· Milwaukee County, WI· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 9, 2025 – Apr 16, 2026· W912CH25F0330
- U.S. Coast Guard· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026· 70Z02326FCGRC0008
- Department of the Air Force· Yuba County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Jul 31, 2025 – May 11, 2026· FA468625FS001
- Department of the Air Force· Fresno County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 31, 2026 – Jun 15, 2026· FA461026C0005
- Department of the Navy· Milwaukee County, WI· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 28, 2026 – Apr 28, 2026· N0018926FD025
- Bureau of Land Management· Milwaukee County, WI· Equipment maintenance· Apr 30, 2024 – Apr 15, 2026· 140L0624F0043
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 54 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.
- MEDIACROSS, INC.$13.5M−46% in FY2026SAINT LOUIS, MO · 14% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Advertising, public relations, and related services
- SOUTH TEXAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND FOUNDATION$41.9M−43% in FY2026CORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 15% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Hardware manufacturingDefense Logistics Agency · Support activities for air transportationArmy · Other miscellaneous manufacturing+1 more
- SPENDSMART GROUP LLC$17.1M−1.2% in FY2026PARK RIDGE, IL · 11% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Hardware manufacturingAir Force · Facilities support services
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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.
Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.