[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6701-6702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2715]



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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions

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

ACTION: Proposed additions to procurement list.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement 
List commodities and services to be [[Page 6702]] furnished by 
nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: March 6, 1995.

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: This notice is published pursuant to 41 
U.S.C. 47(a) (2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3. Its purpose is to provide 
interested persons an opportunity to submit comments on the possible 
impact of the proposed actions.
    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the commodities and services listed below from nonprofit 
agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities.
    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 and 
services to the Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the commodities and services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities and services 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 and services proposed for 
addition to the Procurement List. Comments on this certification are 
invited. Commenters should identify the statement(s) underlying the 
certification on which they are providing additional information.
    The following commodities and services have been proposed for 
addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies 
listed:

Commodities

Cup, Disposable, Paper
7350-01-359-9524
NPA: Royal Maid Association for the Blind, Inc., Hazlehurst, 
Mississippi
Sweatsuit, USAF
(Sweatshirt)
8415-00-NIB-0054 (X-Small)
8415-00-NIB-0055 (Small)
8415-00-NIB-0056 (Medium)
8415-00-NIB-0057 (Large)
8415-00-NIB-0058 (X-Large)
(Sweatpants)
8415-00-NIB-0059 (X-Small)
8415-00-NIB-0060 (Small)
8415-00-NIB-0061 (Medium)
8415-00-NIB-0062 (Large)
8415-00-NIB-0063 (X-Large)
NPA: The Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind, Little Rock, Arkansas
    Georgia Industries for the Blind, Bainbridge, Georgia at its 
facility in Atlanta, Georgia
    Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland at 
its facility in Salisbury, Maryland
    Mississippi Industries for the Blind, Jackson, Mississippi
    Lions Club Industries for the Blind, Inc., Durham, North 
Carolina
    Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina
    Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina at its facility in Asheville, North Carolina
    Lions Volunteer Blind Industries, Inc., Morristown, Tennessee
    San Antonio Lighthouse, San Antonio, Texas
    Virginia Industries for the Blind, Richmond, Virginia
    BESB Industries, West Hartford, Connecticut

Services

Janitorial/Custodial, Denver Federal Center, Buildings 76, 80, 93, 
and 94, Denver, Colorado, NPA: North Metro Community Services for 
Developmentally Disabled, Westminister, Colorado

Janitorial/Custodial, John Weld Peck Federal Building, 550 Main 
Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, NPA: Ohio Valley Goodwill Rehabilitation 
Center, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 95-2715 Filed 2-2-95; 8:45 am]
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