$27.5M Contract Option Brings Lighthouse for the Blind’s Navy Deal to $54M

South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, Texas, is being awarded a $27,459,229 modification (P00007) under a previously awarded contract (N00604-24-D-4001) to exercise Option Year One for the acquisition of miscellaneous items for the Navy Exchange Service Command Ship Store Program. The exercise of this option will bring the estimated cumulative value of the total contract to date to $54,118,675. The original contract included a 12-month base period, four 12-month options, and a six-month extension option in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.217-8 which if exercised, the total value of this contract will be $156,541,340. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia (37%); San Diego, California (24%); Oahu, Hawaii (11%); Mayport, Florida (10%); Seattle, Washington (9%); and Diego Garcia (9%). Work is expected to be completed by September 2026; 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 was authorized or required by statute in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 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.