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Contract Award: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind (Corpus Christi, Texas) – $8,254,953

South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, Texas, is awarded an $8,254,953 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, requirements contract for the acquisition of miscellaneous items for the Navy Exchange Service Command Ship Store Program. The contract will include a 12-month base period, four one-year options, and a six-month extension option in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.217-8. If all options are exercised, the total value of this contract will be $48,472,179. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (24%); Seattle, Washington (18%); Norfolk, Virginia (16%); Mayport, Florida (15%); Oahu, Hawaii (14%); and Diego Garcia (13%). Work is expected to be completed by September 2025; if all options are exercised, work will be completed by March 2030. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Appropriate fiscal year working capital funds (Navy) will be used as individual orders are issued. This sole-source requirement is authorized or required by statute in accordance with FAR Part 8.7 Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S. Code 46-48c) and the rules of the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (41 Code of Federal Regulations Chapter 51) which implements the AbilityOne Program. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N00604-24-D-4001).



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