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[FR Doc No: 94-23005]


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[Federal Register: September 16, 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 service to be 
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have 
other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 17, 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 May 13, 1994, the Committee for Purchase 
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (59 FR 
25038) of proposed addition to the Procurement List.
    Comments were received from the current contractor, which alleged 
that loss of the ability to provide this service to the Government 
would have a severe impact on the company. First, the portion for the 
janitorial services that will remain available for the current 
contractor to compete for if the Committee adds this service to the 
Procurement List represents more than 70 percent of the value of the 
commenter's current contract.
    Second, the commenter, which was informed by the Government 
contracting activity in 1993 of its plans to divide the service 
requirement in its current contract into two contracts and offer one to 
the Committee's program, has not held contracts for the service for a 
long period, so it can not be considered to be especially dependent on 
contracts for this service. For these reasons, the Committee has 
concluded that addition to the Pro curement List of the services 
specified in this notice will not have a severe adverse impact on the 
commenter.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the service, fair 
market price, and impact of the addition on the current or most recent 
contractors, the Committee has determined that the service 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 service to the 
Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the service.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the service 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 service proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.
    Accordingly, the following service is hereby added to the 
Procurement List:
    Janitorial/Custodial
    Norfolk Naval Shipyard
    Portsmouth, Virginia
    for the following buildings: 1SJ, 2SJ, 3SJ, 4SJ, 6SJ, 7SJ, 8SJ, 
11SJ, 12SJ, 14SJ, 19, 26SJ, 38SJ, 41 & 42SJ, 51, 59, 67, 69SJ, 79SJ, 
82SJ, 89SJ, 91SJ, 94SJ, 124SJ, 164SJ, 165SJ, 166SJ, 167SJ, 168SJ, 
170SJ, 171SJ, 172SJ, 174SJ, 183SJ, 185SJ, 193 & 194SJ, 201SJ, 202SJ, 
203SJ, 213SJ, 217SJ, 252SJ, 277, 277SJ, Trailer 39, 41, 305SJ, 307SJ, 
310, 316, 384SG, 400SJ, 491, 492, 1439, 1480, 1500, 1502, 1503, 1510SC, 
1555SJ, HSJ, M-1SJ, M-4SJ, IUSSD Trailer 1 & 2, IUSSD Guard Shack, 
674SH, Trailer 1700-1

    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. 94-23005 Filed 9-15-94; 8:45 am]
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