[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24361]


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[Federal Register: September 30, 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 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 August 5, 1994, the committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notices (59 FR 40010) of proposed addition to the Procurement List.
    Comments were received from the current contractor for this 
service, which noted that most of the Government grounds maintenance 
contracts in its area have recently been combined into a small number 
of large contracts which small grounds maintenance companies are unable 
to perform. Consequently, the contractor claims its business has been 
reduced substantially, to the point where loss of the opportunity to 
provide the grounds maintenance service which is the subject of this 
Committee action may force the contractor out of business.
    This grounds maintenance service constitutes a very small 
percentage of the contractor total sales. More importantly, the service 
is a new requirement, and the contractor was given a short-term interim 
contract to perform it while the Committee processed the service for 
addition to the Procurement List. Under these circumstances, the 
contractor could not have become so dependent on the contract that 
losing it would threaten its continued viability.
    Government grounds maintenance services generally, and this one in 
particular, are not appreciably different from similar services 
performed for non-Government customers. The contractor has given the 
Committee no indications why it cannot seek additional opportunities in 
the commercial grounds maintenance market to replace the ones it 
believes it will lose because of the consolidation of Government 
grounds maintenance contracts in its area. As a result, the Committee 
does not believe the consolidation of Government contracts 
substantially increases the impact on the contractor of adding this 
service requirement to the Procurement List.
    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 services 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
Admiral Bakerfield U.S. Army Reserve Center
San Diego, California

    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. 94-24361 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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