Products and Services
Products
Clothing and Textiles
WSIFB is a quality cut-sew provider of apparel for the United States Military. WSIFB manufactures more than $40 million annually in clothing items worn everyday by our soldiers in the field. As a flexible and adaptive manufacturer, we serve the needs of our customers requiring rapid fielding of a new item as well as long-term high-volume sustainment for existing products. Our close partnerships with world-class United States fabric suppliers give you the ability to have a one stop outsourced manufacturing and development partner to validate new designs and fabric technologies. Call us today at 800.242.7726 about your requirements.
Products include:
- Army Advanced Combat Shirt
- Air Force Battle Dress uniform coats and trousers for both Men and Women
- Army and Marine Poncho Liners
- Navy Fleece Parka liner
- Enhanced Suspender Assembly for the MOLLE
- Army and Coast Guard Moisture Wicking T-shirts
- Flier’s Kit bag
- Army Improved Physical Fitness Uniform (IPFU) Jacket
- Air Force Physical Training Uniform Jacket
Mattresses

WSIFB is a North Carolina licensed, quality builder of innerspring and foam/polyester core mattresses. WSIFB manufactures more than 60,000 mattresses annually for a variety of institutional buyers including the United States Military, colleges and universities, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and shipboard customers. As a flexible and adaptive manufacturer, we serve the needs of our customers by offering a wide variety of styles, allowing you to customize the product to your requirements. Our close partnerships with world-class domestic suppliers give you quick turn around on any size order.
Call us today at 800.242.7726 about your requirements. Quotes provided within two business days.
Sleep products manufacturer’s license—
Registration number: NC-78
License Number: 877
Date Issued: 5/8/2009
Office Supplies
WSIFB manufactures and assembles a wide variety of quality office supply products from scissors to staplers, from markers and highlighters to computer and hand sanitizing wipes for United States Government customers. For your convenience, our products are offered directly or through over 300 AbilityOne Authorized Distributors. The distributors list can be found at www.Abilityone.gov
For your convenience, our products are offered through 4 different procurement vehicles: our Federal Supply Schedule 75 at www.gsaadvantage.gov, through over 300 AbilityOne Authorized Distributors (the distributor's list can be found at www.Abilityone.gov), on-line at www.paperclipsetc.com or by calling customer service direct at 800.242.7726.
Packaging, Warehousing & Distribution
WSIFB manages simple to complex item packaging and logistics programs for a diverse customer base. Our supply chain team stands ready to be your outsource partner of choice and manage those value added activities for you and your customers that usually are the most inefficient and therefore create the highest cost labor component of any operation.
Call us today at 800.242.7726 for more information or to schedule a tour of our consolidated packaging and kitting operations.
Contract Services
WSIFB partners with commercial and federal entities to provide on-site human capital resources to meet your business needs. With access to a trained pool of individuals who are blind, we can round out your contact center, copy center, and/or contract management department with the people you need to get the job done and serve your customers with excellence. It’s never been easier to hire a person with a disability. WSIFB will ensure the adaptive technology solutions are in place so that a person can do the job right at your facility.
Call our business development team today at 800.242.7726 to learn more about our on-site service offerings.
Optical
Community
Located on the premises of IFB Winston-Salem, IFB Optical provides an extensive array of eyewear products. Clients of IFB Optical receive quality eyeglasses, excellent service and complete satisfaction at an exceptional value. IFB Optical offers products at lower prices without compromising quality, craftsmanship or service.
Having achieved ISO 9001 certification, the optical services division of WSIFB guarantees the highest quality workmanship, processes, and materials. All manufactured eyewear meets strict FDA and ANSI standards, and patient satisfaction with IFB optical products is routinely near 100%. For employees in the optical unit, there are many career-expanding opportunities for Upward Mobility. Workers may achieve training for and promotions into customer service, administration, and data entry, as well as training to become ABO certified, where the hourly wage is nearly double that of an employee with no experience.
IFB Optical is:
- A Certified Training Establishment for North Carolina Opticians
- Staffed with North Carolina Licensed Opticians and American Board of Opticianry Certified Opticians
- National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE) certified
- Able to fill prescriptions for contact lenses and eyeglasses
- Equipped with an on-site laboratory that fabricates several types and variations of prescription lenses
The starting cost for some of our products and services are:
- Complete pair single vision start at $50
- Bifocals start at $75
(20% off if you mention this website. Excludes in-store specials and eye exams)
* Outside prescriptions are accepted
* Eye Examination Appointments Available. Walk-ins Welcome.
* Designer frames, contact lenses, and prescription sunwear available.
* Eye exam provided by Doctor of Ophthalmology
Hours of Operation
Monday- Friday
8am – 4:30pm
Phone: 336.759.2257
336.759.0551 Ext. 5709 and Ext. 5710
Open to the public.
Veterans Administration
WSIFB established its optical services business with the Veterans Administration in 2002, forming a relationship with the Veterans Administration that has grown dramatically each year, providing hundreds of technologically sophisticated employment opportunities to blind and visually impaired workers. With optical centers serving veterans in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and New York, WSFIB focuses its expertise to accommodate the individual needs of every VA Hospital served. To achieve dependable on-time delivery, WSIFB maintains a balanced inventory, enabling fulfillment of almost every eyewear order within 72-96 hours.
Base Service Centers

Paperclips, Etc and Gearin' Up are a service mark of Industries for the Blind (IFB) selling office supplies and cleaning products on military installations to soldiers across America. Military personnel and government employees are encouraged to frequent our stores and support blind made products through Skilcraft and physically challenged made products through JWOD.
IFB also specializes in Individual Equipment Element issues through it's Gearin' Up store at McGuire Air Force Base. Military personnel can purchase battle dress uniforms, uniforms, clothing and equipment at extremely reasonable prices.
Paperclips, Etc., Gearin' Up and the Hazmat Pharmacy all support the mission of Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, "to provide employment opportunities for blind individuals that will enhance their economic growth, self-esteem and personal independence."
For further information, please contact our BSC Operations Manager, Peggy Lovell, at 609-324-0393 or a base supply store in your area.
| Paperclips, Etc. | Paperclips, Etc. |
|---|---|
| US Department of Energy Room R-008 19901 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874-1290 (301) 515-9109 Frank Quadrel, Manager |
US Department of Energy Room GA-171 1000 Independence Ave SW Washington,DC 20585-0001 (202) 554-1451 Nanette Andrews, Manager |
| Paperclips, Etc. | Paperclips, Etc. |
| US Department of Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 (202) 289-4220 Kenny Fountain, Manager |
US Military Academy Bldg. 667-A 2nd Floor West Point, NY 10996 (845) 446-1381 Cathy Orem, Manager |
| Paperclips, Etc. | Paperclips, Etc. |
| Bldg. 3130 Supply Road Ft. Dix, NJ 08640 (609) 723-1260 Stella Samaritano, Manager |
US Census Bureau 4600 Silver Hill Road Suitland, MD 20746 (301) 568-4040 James Logan, Manager |
| Gearin’ Up | Hazmat Pharmacy |
| Bldg. 3101 Vandenberg Avenue McGuire AFB, NJ 08641 (609) 723-4700 Shannon Martin, Manager |
Bldg. 2314 Radon Road McGuire AFB, NJ 08641 (609) 723-6633 Andrea Tucker, Manager |
| Paperclips, Etc | Paperclips, Etc |
| 6th Supply Squadron 8307 Cypress Stand Drive MacDill AFB, FL 33621 (813) 840-0488 Sheryl Cooks, Manager |
Borinqueneer St., Bldg. 541 Ft. Buchanan, PR 00934 (787) 793-2848 Naomi Hernandez, Manager |
| Hazmat Pharmacy | Paperclips, Etc |
| 6th Supply Squadron 8307 Cypress Stand Drive MacDill AFB, FL 33621 (813) 828-1947 Thomas Johnson, Manager |
Department of Commerce Room B322, 1401 Constitution Ave. Washington, DC 20230 (202) 482-3554 |
| Paperclips, Etc | Paperclips, Etc |
| US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 011-5399-74603 Thomas Warren, Manager |
US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 011-5399-74608 Andrew Perry, Manager |
| Paperclips, Etc | |
| USDA South Bldg., Room SM-8 1400 Independence Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20250 (202) 479-2893 Christopher Bell – Mgr. |

