[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 68706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33124]


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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 furnished by nonprofit agencies 
employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: January 29, 1997.

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: 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

Stake/Lath, Survey, Wood
    5510-00-NSH-0044 thru -0097
    (Requirements for the USDA Forest Service, Fort Jones, 
California)
    NPA: Siskiyou Opportunity Center, Mt. Shasta, California.
Gloves, Patient Examining
    6515-00-NIB-0053 (Small)
    6515-00-NIB-0054 (Medium)
    6515-00-NIB-0055 (Large)
    (75% of the Government's requirement for gloves of this quality 
in 132 VA Hospitals (list available upon request))
    NPA: Bosma Industries for the Blind, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana.

Services

Grounds Maintenace
    Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
    NPA: Trace, Inc., Eagle, Idaho.
Mailroom Operation
    Department of Housing and Urban Development, Richmond, Virginia
    NPA: Virginia Industries for the Blind, Richmond, Virginia.
Louis R. Bartalot,
Associate Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 96-33124 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45 am]
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