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
Other than small businessNonprofit

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 33.7MFY2017
  2. 52.4MFY2018
  3. 57MFY2019
  4. 71.5MFY2020
  5. 79.8MFY2021
  6. 44.6MFY2022
  7. 37.7MFY2023
  8. 46.1MFY2024
  9. 34.5MFY2025
  10. 13.6MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. 13 awards
  2. 17 awards
  3. 3 awards
  4. 38 awards
  5. 5 awards
  6. 4 awards
  7. 2 awards
  8. 1 awards
  9. 1 awards
  10. 1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$8.2M54%
  2. Professional services$5.5M37%
  3. Facilities & utilities$1.4M9.0%
  4. Health & medical$24.9K0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Kern County, CA$606.5K4.5%
  2. Norfolk city, VA$123.2K0.9%

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

  1. Department of Defense · 5 awards
  2. Department of Defense · 11 awards
  3. Department of Homeland Security · 3 awards
  4. Department of Defense · 1 awards
  5. Department of Defense · 3 awards

Largest awards

  1. U.S. Census Bureau· Milwaukee County, WI· Construction & real property· Sep 17, 2021 – Sep 22, 2026· 1333LC21P00000114
  2. Department of the Air Force· Milwaukee County, WI· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 24, 2020 – Mar 6, 2026· FA461020P0070
  3. Department of the Army· Milwaukee County, WI· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 9, 2025 – Apr 16, 2026· W912CH25F0330
  4. U.S. Coast Guard· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026· 70Z02326FCGRC0008
  5. Department of the Air Force· Yuba County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Jul 31, 2025 – May 11, 2026· FA468625FS001
  6. Department of the Air Force· Fresno County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 31, 2026 – Jun 15, 2026· FA461026C0005
  7. Department of the Navy· Milwaukee County, WI· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 28, 2026 – Apr 28, 2026· N0018926FD025
  8. 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.

  1. MEDIACROSS, INC.$13.5M−46% in FY2026
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 14% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Advertising, public relations, and related services
  2. CORPUS 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
  3. SPENDSMART GROUP LLC$17.1M−1.2% in FY2026
    PARK 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.