Feds Drop Blind Worker Contracts at Military Bases
Published Date: 5/21/2026
Notice
Summary
The government is removing some services like shelf stocking and base supply from the list that requires hiring people who are blind or severely disabled. This change affects places like Camp Pendleton and Cherry Point and takes effect on June 20, 2026. It won’t cause extra costs or paperwork but might open doors for other small businesses to step in.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Mandatory Procurement Removed
The Committee removed certain services from the Procurement List effective June 20, 2026. The deleted services are Shelf Stocking, Custodial & Warehousing at the Defense Commissary Agency, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA, and Base Supply Center services at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, which had been furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have severe disabilities.
New Opportunities for Small Businesses
Removing these services from the Procurement List may allow small businesses to be authorized to provide them to the Government. The locations named are the Defense Commissary Agency at MCB Camp Pendleton, CA, and the SERVMART/Base Supply at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, with the deletions effective June 20, 2026.
No New Reporting or Paperwork
The Committee certified this deletion will not result in additional reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements for small entities. That certification covers the action deleting the listed services effective June 20, 2026.
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