Proposed Additions to Nonprofit Procurement List
Published Date: 12/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The government plans to add a cool 12-piece Swiss hand file set and grounds maintenance services at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to its official buying list. These products and services will be provided by nonprofits that hire people who are blind or have severe disabilities, helping create more job opportunities. If you want to share your thoughts, make sure to comment by January 3, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Wright-Patterson grounds maintenance set aside
The Committee intends to add grounds maintenance for US Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Area B (2380 Memorial Road, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH) as a mandatory purchase only for that contracting activity and location, to be provided by CW Resources, Inc., New Britain, CT. That service will be furnished by a nonprofit that employs persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities; the Committee will consider comments about geographically limiting the requirement.
Government buys Swiss hand file set from nonprofit
The government proposes to buy the 12-piece Swiss hand file set (NSN 5110-00-204-2685) only from South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind in Corpus Christi, TX as the mandatory source for the Total Government Requirement. The product will be furnished by a nonprofit that employs people who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
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