[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10518-10519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5688]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Additions

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

ACTION: Additions 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: April 7, 1997.

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.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 30, 1996, the Committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notice (61 FR 68706) of proposed addition to the Procurement List. 
Comments were received from counsel for the previous contractor for 
this service, which was the current contractor at the time the service 
was proposed for addition to the Procurement List. The contractor 
claimed that loss of the contract was potentially devastating, and 
asked that an impact analysis be done by the Committee on the basis of 
the information the contractor had submitted.
    Until a year ago, the service was performed by Government 
personnel. The contracting activity for this service has informed the 
Committee that if the service is not added to the Procurement List at 
this time, it will be placed with the Small Business Administration 
(SBA)'s 8(a) Program. The contracting office also furnished a letter 
from the regional SBA office requesting it to begin negotiations with a 
designated 8(a) firm to perform the service. Because the service will 
not be competitively procured in the future regardless of whether or 
not the Committee adds it to the Procurement List, the commenting 
contractor will not be eligible to provide it. Consequently, the 
Committee has concluded that addition of the service to the Procurement 
List will not be the cause of any adverse impact the contractor may 
suffer.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the service and 
impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the 
Committee has determined that the service listed below is 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 will not 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, Richmond (Hunter Holmes McGuire) VAMC, 
Richmond, Virginia

    This action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the 
effective date of this addition or options that may be exercised under 
those contracts.
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 97-5688 Filed 3-6-97; 8:45 am]
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