[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 83 (Monday, May 2, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10431]


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[Federal Register: May 2, 1994]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
 

Procurement List Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List shipping boxes to be 
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have 
other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 31, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Square 3, suite 403, 1735 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Milkman (703) 603-7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 4, 1994, the Committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notice (59 FR 5396) of proposed additions to the Procurement List.
    Comments were received during the development phase of this 
addition to the Procurement List from one of the current contractors. 
The contractor claimed that the addition would be devastating as it 
would remove a sizeable part of its sales and would undermine the 
company's ability to supply other boxes--for which it is not the 
current contractor--to the Government. The contractor also indicated, 
without details, that the Committee's action would ``alter the delicate 
balance'' of its sales base.
    The percentage of its sales which the contractor claimed it would 
lose if the boxes were added to the Procurement List does not reach the 
level which the Committee normally considers severe adverse impact. 
Also, the percentage of sales the contractor claimed is almost double 
the percentage of sales the Committee calculated based on the 
contractor's statement of its total sales and the value of the 
contractor's current contracts for the boxes as provided by the 
Government purchasing agency. Consequently, the Committee has concluded 
that loss of these sales will not constitute a severe adverse impact on 
the contractor.
    The contractor did not provide information to explain its claim 
that the Committee's action would undermine the company's ability to 
supply other boxes to the Government and would alter the balance of its 
sales base. Consequently, the Committee has concluded that these claims 
represent factors which would not add significantly, if at all, to the 
impact of the Committee's action on the company.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the boxes, fair 
market price, and impact of the addition on the current or most recent 
contractors, the Committee has determined that the boxes listed below 
are suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 
46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4.
    I certify that the following action will not have a significant 
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors 
considered for this certification were:
    1. The action will not result in any additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other 
than the small organizations that will furnish the commodities to the 
Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the commodities.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities to the Government.
    4. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would 
accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-
48c) in connection with the commodities proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.
    Accordingly, the following commodities are hereby added to the 
Procurement List:

Box, Shipping
8115-00-117-9524
8115-00-165-6599
8115-00-176-8062
8115-00-176-8064
8115-00-183-9484
8115-00-183-9487
8115-00-183-9488
8115-00-183-9489
8115-00-183-9490
8115-00-183-9491
8115-00-183-9493
8115-00-183-9494
8115-00-183-9496
8115-00-183-9497
8115-00-183-9498
8115-00-183-9499
8115-00-183-9500
8115-00-183-9501
8115-00-183-9503
8115-00-183-9504
8115-00-183-9505
8115-00-190-4863
8115-00-190-4888
8115-00-190-4921
8115-00-190-4936
8115-00-190-4950
8115-00-190-4959
8115-00-190-4968
8115-00-190-5002
8115-00-190-5007
8115-00-200-6954
8115-00-200-6961
8115-00-229-9340
8115-00-255-1346
8115-00-281-3877
8115-00-281-3882
8115-00-281-3886
8115-00-281-3889
8115-00-285-1116
8115-00-292-0724
8115-00-417-9318
8115-00-417-9320
8115-00-417-9378
8115-00-418-4653
8115-00-418-4656
8115-00-418-4660
8115-00-451-7853
8115-00-514-2404
8115-00-526-1617
8115-00-579-9153
8115-00-174-2354
8115-00-183-9481
8115-00-183-9482
8115-00-190-4864
8115-00-190-4865
8115-00-190-5012
8115-00-190-5017
8115-00-190-5053
8115-00-201-1123
8115-00-275-5777
8115-00-417-9236
8115-00-417-9292
8115-00-418-4657
8115-00-428-4183
8115-00-428-4185
8115-00-514-2409
8115-00-190-5011
8115-00-190-5018
8115-00-190-5020
8115-00-418-4654
8115-00-428-4158
8115-00-579-9155
8115-00-579-9156
8115-00-985-7312
8115-00-656-0912
8115-00-190-5015
8115-00-292-0120
8115-00-292-0123
8115-00-428-4145
8115-00-417-9416
8115-00-190-4969

    This action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the 
effective date of this addition or options exercised under those 
contracts.
E. R. Alley, Jr.,
Deputy Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 94-10431 Filed 4-29-94; 8:45 am]
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