EAST TEXAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND
Doing business as EAST TEXAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND CAGE 5U446 UEI YMJBUJ1Y3XG1 TYLER, TX SAM active until 2027-09-09 Small business horizonind.com ↗
EAST TEXAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND (CAGE 5U446) appears as the awardee on 2 indexed government parts awards across 2 federal supply classes, most recently in Sep 2026.
About
Horizon Industries, a division of East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, converts industrial wiping towels and paracord for U.S. government customers. Its product range covers light, medium and heavy duty wipers, tech wipes, and Hex Buster cleaning solutions and supplies. Paracord is described as built to Mil-C-5040 specifications. The company says it operates through the AbilityOne program, which provides employment for blind workers. Orders are offered with free ground shipping within the continental United States.
Products
- Industrial wiping towels
- Paracord
- Tech wipes
- Shop towels
- Hex Buster cleaning solutions
- Scrim wipers
- Superfeet
- Absorbent and spill kits
Capabilities
- Converting industrial wiping towels
- Paracord manufacturing
- Government contract supply via AbilityOne
Certifications named on its site
- Mil-C-5040
Summary of horizonind.com pages read October 19, 2026, written automatically; check the company's site for details. Pages read: High Quality Disposable Wipers, Shop Towels and…, Contact us - Horizon Industries, Hex Buster - Horizon Industries, About - Horizon Industries.
Contact
- Address
- 500 N BOIS D ARC AVE
TYLER, TX 75702-5310 - Mailing address
- 500 N BOIS DARC AVE
TYLER, TX 75702 - Points of contact in SAM.gov
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- LEE TILLSON, VP SALES/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Government Business POC
- HEATH HONZELL Alternate Government Business POC
- JEREMY HUBBARD, QUALITY ADMINISTRATOR Past Performance POC
- LAURA ROQUEMORE, QUALITY AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Electronic Business POC
- MICHAEL HUBBARD Alternate Electronic Business POC
- Phone, from its website
- (903) 595-3444 from horizonind.com
- Email, from its website
- weborders@horizonind.com from horizonind.com
Address and points of contact are the public record in SAM.gov, last updated September 22, 2026 (find it on SAM.gov). Phone and email are as the company publishes them on its own website.
Registration
- SAM.gov status
- Active
- Registered
- Apr 14, 1999
- Expires
- Sep 9, 2027
- Last updated
- Sep 22, 2026
- Business started
- Apr 24, 1976
- Structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- State of incorporation
- TX
- Business types
- A8
- Manufacturer of Goods
- A7
- Product and service codes registered
- 2090
- 4020
- 6840
- 7210
- 7240
- 7920
- 7930
- 8540
| NAICS | Primary | Size standard |
|---|---|---|
| 314994 | Small | |
| 322299 | Primary | Small |
| 325320 | Small | |
| 339999 | Small |
Source: SAM.gov public entity data (SAM_PUBLIC_MONTHLY_V2_20261013.ZIP) · SAM.gov record ↗
Performance
Last 12 months against the 12 before
| Period | Awards | Award dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Last 12 months | 2 | $11,016 |
| Prior 12 months | 0 | — |
Award dollars in the last 12 months compare with none recorded in the 12 months before.
Rank among suppliers
- Award dollars, last 12 months#1,974
- Award dollars, all time#1,974
- Awards won, last 12 months#1,771
- Awards won, all time#1,771
- Distinct NSNs#1,721
- Distinct supply classes#1,351
Top parts
The NSNs this supplier appears on most often in the indexed awards.
| NSN | Item | Awards | Award dollars | Latest award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7240-01-697-3841 | PAIL,UTILITY | 1 | $8,640 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| 7920-01-697-3353 | STARTER KIT,CLEANING CLOTH | 1 | $2,376 | Sep 9, 2026 |
Supply classes
Federal supply classes of the NSNs in this supplier's indexed awards, with the number of awards in each.
Open bids for parts they make
3 part numbers are listed for CAGE 5U446 in the federal catalog (FLIS). None of those NSNs has an open solicitation today.
Parts listed for this supplier (3)
| NSN | Item | Part number |
|---|---|---|
| 6850-01-506-6533 | ANTIFOAM COMPOUND,SILICONE | SAG-30/5 GL/CN |
| 8110-00-178-8291 | CAN,FRICTION TOP | PPP-C-96 TY5CL2PLA |
| 8110-00-178-8292 | CAN,FRICTION TOP | 8292 |
All awards
| NSN | Awarded | Item | Qty | Unit price | Total | Agency | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7240-01-697-3841 | Sep 28, 2026 | PAIL,UTILITY | 288 | $30.00 | $8,640 | — | Source ↗ |
| 7920-01-697-3353 | Sep 9, 2026 | STARTER KIT,CLEANING CLOTH | 12 | $198.00 | $2,376 | — | Source ↗ |
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About this data
- Awards come from DLA DIBBS award records and other indexed award records; each row links to its source.
- The supplier's name and location come from the public CAGE file in DLA's PUB LOG.
- Registration, address and points of contact come from SAM.gov public entity data. Phone, email and the website summary come from the company's own website, read by NSNExplorerBot (how it behaves).
- This list covers the awards NSN Explorer has indexed, not everything this supplier has won.
- Award dollars add each award's recorded total, or unit price times quantity when no total is recorded; awards with neither are not counted.
- Data last refreshed: 2026-10-05.
- Totals and ranks as of Nov 6, 2026.
- Full methodology →
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NSN Explorer. "EAST TEXAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND." nsnexplorer.com, https://nsnexplorer.com/supplier/5U446/. Data as of November 7, 2026.
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