Procurement List Gets Routine Additions and Deletions Update
Published Date: 9/24/2026
Notice
Summary
Starting October 25, 2026, some products and services will be added to or removed from the government’s special Procurement List. This list supports nonprofit agencies that employ people who are blind or have severe disabilities, helping them get government contracts. These changes mean certain federal purchases will now come from these nonprofits, boosting their opportunities without extra cost to the government.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Specific Products and Services Removed from Procurement List
On October 25, 2026, multiple products and services were deleted from the Procurement List, including items such as Strap, Webbing (NSN 5340-00-543-3557), various ECWCS drawers (multiple NSNs), numerous combat identification kits (multiple NSNs), and services like Administrative Service at CBP SENTRI Enrollment Centers in San Diego, furniture design for Pennsylvania National Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap, laundry at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and IRS mailroom operations in Austin, TX. The named previously-authorized nonprofits (for example, The Charles Lea Center; New Horizons Rehabilitation Services; Crossroads Rehabilitation Center; Job Options; Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Northwest Center; Austin Task) are no longer the mandatory AbilityOne sources for those items/services.
Battery Contracts Assigned to AbilityOne Nonprofit
On October 25, 2026, three battery items (NSNs 6140-01-108-2159, 6140-01-518-5195, and 6140-01-691-1088) were added to the Federal Procurement List and made mandatory for the Department of Defense, DLA Land and Maritime. Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc., Greenville, NC, is the authorized source of supply for these 12V lead-acid/AGM storage batteries.
Multiple Federal Service Contracts Shift to AbilityOne Nonprofits
Several federal service contracts were added to the Procurement List effective October 25, 2026 (with some made effective October 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 to avoid service disruption). New mandatory AbilityOne providers include ServiceSource, Inc. (janitorial for CDC Fort Collins, CO), The Centers for Habilitation (janitorial for Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma, AZ), Chimes District of Columbia (custodial for Maryland Procurement Office), SourceAmerica and Global Connections to Employment (housekeeping at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK), and VisionCorps (Dept. of Commerce contract closeout service in Washington, DC).
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