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[FR Doc No: 94-20463]


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[Federal Register: August 19, 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 commodities to be 
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have 
other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 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 June 17, 1994, the Committee for Purchase 
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices (59 FR 
31218) proposed addition to the Procurement List.
    Comments were received from two cap manufacturers. Both firms noted 
the serious decline in military uniform headwear purchases of recent 
years and indicated that the loss of any more headwear items from 
competitive purchasing would further reduce the competitive market and 
increase their chances of going out of business.
    The Committee is aware of the decline in Government purchasing of 
clothing items. However, it should be noted that nonprofit agencies 
participating in the Committee's program which produce military uniform 
items are also experiencing the results of this decline, and their 
employees with severe disabilities have traditionally had higher rates 
of unemployment, and thus more difficulty in securing other work, than 
workers without disabilities employed by commercial uniform item 
manufacturers. The nonprofit agency which will produce the cap under 
the Committee's program is also recovering from the employment losses 
caused by a severe hurricane which closed the military base on which 
the agency was performing other contracts under the Committee's 
program.
    It should also be noted that neither of the commenters is currently 
producing the cap for the Government, as the current competitive 
contract was won by the nonprofit agency which will produce the cap 
under the Committee's program. Accordingly, the commenters will not 
lose anything they currently have, other than a chance to bid on future 
competitive contracts for the cap. Because there is no guarantee under 
the competitive bidding system that any particular company will get a 
contract, the Committee does not consider the loss of this chance to 
constitute severe adverse impact on a company.
    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 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:
Cap, Garrison, Women's
    8410-01-381-5481
    8410-01-381-5504
    8410-01-381-5507
    8410-01-381-5521
    8410-01-381-5536
    8410-01-381-5544
    8410-01-381-5559
    8410-01-381-5566
    8410-01-381-5612
    8410-01-381-5627
    8410-01-381-5647

    This action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the 
effective date of this addition or options exercised under those 
contracts.
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 94-20463 Filed 8-18-94; 8:45 am]
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