[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34686-34687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16921]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

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

ACTION: Additions to and Deletions from the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List services to be 
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have 
other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List 
commodities previously furnished by such agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 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: On November 15, 1996, January 17, May 2, 9, 
1997 the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled published notices (61 F.R. 58510, 62 F.R. 2644, 24077 and 
25586) of proposed additions to and deletions from the Procurement 
List:

ADDITIONS: After consideration of the material presented to it 
concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the 
services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent 
contractors, the Committee has determined that the services 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:

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    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 services to the 
Government.
    2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on current 
contractors for the services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the 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 services proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.
    Accordingly, the following services are hereby added to the 
Procurement List:

Facilities Services Support, Air Base Ground Defense Training Campus, 
Camp Bullis, Texas
Grounds Maintenance, Picatinny Arsenal, Picatinny, New Jersey
Janitorial/Custodial, DoD Center, Monterey, California
Laundry Service, Fleet Industrial Supply Command--Norfolk, Norfolk, 
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.

Deletions

    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.
    2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on future 
contractors for the commodities.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities 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 deleted from the Procurement 
List.
    After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee 
has determined that the commodities listed below are no longer suitable 
for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 
CFR 51-2.4.
    Accordingly, the following commodities are hereby deleted from the 
Procurement List:

Surgical Pack, Disposable 6532-01-018-3286

Pillowcase, Disposable 7210-00-852-3417

Trousers, Night Camouflage, Desert 8415-01-102-6285 thru -6299
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 97-16921 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6353-01-P