[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33584-33585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16210]


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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: July 21, 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: 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

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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 not known regulatory alternatives which 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

Cross ``Solo'' Pen and Refill
    7520-01-424-4846
    7520-01-424-4881
    7520-01-424-4860
    7520-01-424-4848
    7520-01-424-4871
    7510-01-425-6802 (Refill)
NPA: In-Sight; Providence, Rhode Island
VuRyte--VuRyser Ergonomic Computer Workstation
    7520-01-443-4902
NPA: Tarrant County Association for the Blind, Fort Worth, Texas
Bag, T-Shirt Style & Bag, Produce, Star Bottom
    8105-00-NIB-1023 (23'' x 12'')
    8105-00-NIB-1046 (20'' x 15'') (Requirements for the Defense 
Commissary Agency (DeCA), Fort Lee, Virginia)
NPA: Envision, Inc, Wichita, Kansas

Services

Janitorial/Custodial, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington
NPA: Skookum Educational Programs, Port Townsend, Washington
Mailroom Operation, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
NPA: Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited, Inc., Springfield, Virginia
Switchboard Operation, Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 
800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky
 NPA: Kentucky Industries for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director,
[FR Doc. 97-16210 Filed 6-19-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6353-01-M