[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 116 (Friday, June 17, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-14821]


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[Federal Register: June 17, 1994]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

 

Procurement List; Addition

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

ACTION: Addition to the procurement list.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 18, 1994.

ADDRESS: 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 April 22, 1994, the Committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notice (59 F.R. 19164) of proposed addition to the Procurement List. 
Comments were received from the current contractor for the applicator 
in response to a request for sales data. The contractor indicated that 
it is near a labor surplus area that is home to most of its workers and 
that it is experiencing less demand than it can supply. The contractor 
indicated that most of its workers are the sole support for their 
families. Consequently, the contractor believes that addition of the 
applicator to the Procurement List would have a severe adverse impact 
on the company.
    The proportion of the contractor's sales which it would lose if it 
were unable to sell this applicator to the Government is very small. It 
was not the current contractor for another item mentioned in its 
comments at the time the item was added to the Procurement List. 
Consequently, the loss of sales would not constitute severe adverse 
impact on the company.
    As the contractor admitted, it is not located in a labor surplus 
area even though some of its workers live in one. The contractor also 
did not state that workers would be discharged if the applicator is 
added to the Procurement List. Because these workers live near an area 
which is not considered a labor surplus area, they may well secure 
other employment if they are discharged. People with severe 
disabilities, on the other hand, have unemployment rates exceeding 65% 
nationally. Like the contractor's workers, people with severe 
disabilities are often the sole support for their families. 
Consequently, the Committee believes that the definite creation of jobs 
for people with severe disabilities by addition of the applicator to 
the Procurement List outweighs the possible loss of employment for 
people who can more easily find other jobs.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the commodity, 
fair market price, and impact of the addition on the current or most 
recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the commodity 
listed below is 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 commodity to the 
Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the commodity.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodity 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 commodity proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.
    Accordingly, the following commodity is hereby added to the 
Procurement List:

Applicator, Disposable
    6515-00-059-5235

    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. 94-14821 Filed 6-16-94; 8:45 am]
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