[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17782-17783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9408]


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

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 12, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 7, 1997, the Committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notice (62 FR 5797) of proposed addition to the Procurement List. 
Comments were received from the most recent contractor, whose contract 
was awarded in 1994. The contractor indicated that it

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had filed for bankruptcy reorganization that year. Although it has 
emerged from this reorganization, the contractor expressed concern over 
the loss of any sales and the impact such loss might have on its 
ability to meet its repayment schedule. The contractor also indicated 
that any of its employees who would be displaced might have 
difficulties locating other work in the local market.
    The contract represents a very small percentage of the contractor's 
total sales. In addition, the nonprofit agency will give the contractor 
the opportunity to compete for subcontracts to perform the embroidery 
work on the insignia to the contractor. Moreover, the contractor has 
begun doing embroidery subcontracting for an interment flag being 
produced under the Committee's program by another nonprofit agency. 
Consequently, the Committee does not believe the addition of the 
insignia to the Procurement List will have a severe adverse impact on 
the contractor, and the Committee further believes the chance of the 
contractor's employees being displaced by the addition is minimal.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the commodity and 
impact of the addition on the current or most recent contractors, the 
Committee has determined that the commodity 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 commodity to the 
Government.
    2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on current 
contractors for the commodity.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodity 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 commodity proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.
    Accordingly, the following commodity is hereby added to the 
Procurement List:

Insignia, Embroidered, Marine PFC
8455-00-292-9558.

    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. 97-9408 Filed 4-10-97; 8:45 am]
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