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[FR Doc No: 94-23007]


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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.

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 March 18, 1994, the Committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notice (59 F.R. 12895) of proposed addition to the Procurement List.
    Comments were received through a Member of Congress from an 
employee of the current contractor for this service indicating that 
addition of the service to the Procurement List would greatly increase 
the cost of the service. The commenter also indicated that the tasks 
involved are dangerous for people with severe disabilities.
    The Committee is required by law to set a fair market price for 
each service it places on the Procurement List. Consequently, the price 
the Government pays will not increase substantially beyond what it is 
currently paying, contrary to the commenter's contention.
    Grounds maintenance services have long been a part of the 
Committee's program and have been performed by people with severe 
disabilities without incident. People with severe disabilities are not 
assigned tasks which are not within their capabilities. Where such 
tasks exist, they are performed by the non-disabled direct labor 
workers nonprofit agencies are permitted to employ under the 
Committee's program. Nonprofit agencies participating in the 
Committee's program must conform to the same occupational safety and 
health requirements as other Government contractors. Under these 
circumstances, the Committee believes that the commenter's concerns are 
unfounded.
    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:

Grounds Maintenance, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.

    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. 94-23007 Filed 9-15-94; 8:45 am]
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