[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36255-36256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17638]


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

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 6, 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 January 31, February 14, May 9 and 16, 1997 the Committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notices (62 F.R. 4722, 6946, 25586 and 27011) of proposed additions to 
the Procurement List.

The following Comments Pertain to Paper, Kraft Treated

    Comments were received from the current contractor for the paper, 
along with expressions of support for the contractor from two Members 
of Congress. The contractor noted that a large part of the price it 
receives for kraft paper is the cost of the paper, which is passed 
through to the customer. Accordingly, the contractor stated that the 
Committee should look at its net sales rather than gross sales as the 
Committee usually does to assess the extent of impact adding the paper 
to the Procurement List would have on the contractor. We discovered, 
however, that calculating impact by this method made only a slight 
difference (less than one percent) in the percentage of the 
contractor's sales which this Procurement List addition represents. The 
amount of impact using either method was well below the level which the 
Committee normally considers to be severe. Consequently, the Committee 
has concluded that this addition to the Procurement List will not have 
a severe adverse impact on the contractor, even when the effect of 
recently losing a major customer is taken into account.

The following Comments Pertain to Laundry Service, San Diego, CA

    Comments were received from a previous contractor which was asked 
to supply sales data. The contractor indicated that addition of the 
service to the Procurement List would minimally impact the 
corporation's overall operations. However, the contractor indicated 
that the addition would greatly impact the commercial business side of 
its laundry operations and might cause the layoff of a few workers.
    As the contractor has indicated, losing this business will have 
little effect on the corporation, so the Committee has concluded that 
there will not be severe adverse impact on the contractor. While the 
Committee regrets displacing any workers, the possible layoff of a few 
workers is outweighed by the creation of jobs for people with severe 
disabilities, who have an unemployment rate well

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above that of other workers, who can more easily find replacement 
employment. After consideration of the material presented to it 
concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the 
commodities and services and impact of the additions on the current or 
most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the 
commodities and 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:
    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 will not 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.
    Accordingly, the following commodities and services are hereby 
added to the Procurement List:

Commodities

Dog Bones
    M.R. 405 thru 411
Paper, Kraft Treated
    8135-00-966-2532
    8135-00-966-2533
    8135-00-973-1835

Services

Laundry Service, Transient Personnel Unit, BEQ & BOQ, Fleet Anti-
Submarine Warfare Center, San Diego, California
Laundry Service, U.S. Air Force Academy Hospital, Colorado Springs, 
Colorado

    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. 97-17638 Filed 7-3-97; 8:45 am]
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