Contracted with NISH since: June 1, 2006

NPA: Professional Contract Services, Inc. (PCSI)

Number of jobs for the disabled created through the contract: Up to 40 fulltime positions.

Project Description: PCSI was awarded a nearly $5 million contract to provide comprehensive management of the base’s fleet operations, including, scheduled maintenance of 450 tactical vehicles and more than 800 general-use vehicles that include sedans, pickups, forklifts, emergency response vehicles, cranes and buses.

Additionally, PCSI provides vehicle services that include such tasks as movement of cargo on and off base, towing and recovery of vehicles on base and within 75 miles of the base, taxi service on and off post, management of command vehicles, flight line services, management and operation of the vehicle registration/drivers license office, management and operation of the base fuel facilities, management and coordination of car-washing services, and management of GSA fleet vehicles.

Once a NISH contractor was selected, it allowed for the government and NISH to discuss and fine-tune the statement of work; therefore, the scope and approach detailed in the proposal met all government expectations which expedited contracting and contract implementation.

Contracted with NISH since: January 2007

NPA: Skookum Contract Management Solutions

Number of jobs for the disabled created through the contract: 8

Project description: At Ft. Riley, Skookum is contracted to provide all repair and maintenance services for nearly 1400 non-tactical vehicles and pieces of support equipment. Although its largest customer at this location is the GSA Transportation Motor Pool, Skookum also provides services to other GSA customers coming in from out of town, such as the 91st Division Training Support Brigade from Ft. Carson, CO.

For GSA, Skookum oversees all aspects of scheduled maintenance, unscheduled repair, vehicle washing, vehicle marshalling, emergency service, parts supply management and warranty work coordination (excluding windshield and glass repair, and onsite warranty and body work).

Contracted with NISH since: September 2002

NPA: Skookum Educational Programs

Number of jobs for the disabled created through the contract: Between 120 -300 individuals with severe disabilities (depending on surge requirements)

Project Description: Skookum Contract Management Solutions in Port Townsend, Washington has a $17 million contract with the Army at Fort Lewis, Washington to handle scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services on 13,000 pieces of equipment annually, to perform fleet maintenance duties which include control of the maintenance/repair processes, and to develop analyses of the work performed/to be performed. The maintenance operations take place in fourteen different shop facilities. In a “surge” mode, the team can include 300 employees working two shifts to service, repair and maintain equipment in the highest state of combat readiness for these special assignments:

This contract has provided the opportunity to enable AbilityOne employees to work within a Department of Labor-approved journeyman training program in Installation Vehicle Maintenance on 105 various models of tactical and non-tactical equipment. Individual employees are encouraged to participate in the company's apprenticeship program and are supported in every aspect of reaching their goals of obtaining a Journeyman Diesel Mechanic rating status.

For these maintenance operations, the NISH team manages parts inventory of more than 2,000 lines totaling nearly $1 million.

Contracted with NISH since: August 2001

NPA: Training, Rehabilitation, & Development Institute Inc. (TRDI), San Antonio, Texas

Number of jobs for the disabled created through the contract: 15

Project Description: Through this contract, TRDI supports recovery, service and launch of a variety of aircraft (to include Air Force-1), maintain the airfield’s vehicle fleet and ground support generators. The contract is valued at over $1.4 million.

Contracted with NISH since: July 1998

NPA: ARC Imperial Valley of el Centro, California

Number of jobs for the disabled created through the contract: 4

Project Description: ARC’s four disabled employees wash and detail U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s vehicles in harsh heat and salt air environment. Their work ensures vehicle presentability and maintains the vehicle marketability. ARC furnishes the vehicle washing materials and equipment to ensure compliance with environmental laws and specifications.

Contracted with NISH since: October 2001

NPA: Training, Rehabilitation, & Development Institute Inc. (TRDI), San Antonio, TX

Number of jobs for the disabled created through the contract: 6

Project Description: TRDI provides motor pool and shuttle bus services at Brooks AFB. The motor pool consists of about 30 vehicles while the shuttle services includes between 10 to 15 44-passenger buses plus 7- and 9-passenger vans.

Motor pool services include management and administrative support, fleet management activities that require maintenance/repair actions, vehicle dispatching, vehicle presentation, etc.