[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 203-204] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-130] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, and deletes from the Procurement List commodities previously furnished by such agencies. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 9, 1998. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202-4302. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Milkman (703) 603-7740. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 7, August 15, September 26, October 24, 31, November 7 and 14, 1997, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices (62 FR 36256, 43698, 50555, 55391, 58939, 60218 and 61081) of proposed additions to and deletions from the Procurement List. Additions The following comments pertain to Cap, Camouflage, Desert (8415-01- 326-1570 thru -1581). Comments were received from the current contractor for the caps. The contractor indicated that the caps represent a relatively small part of its sales, so it will not be severely impacted by the decision to add them to the Procurement List. However, the contractor questioned the appropriateness of adding the caps to the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program because it claimed that two JWOD nonprofit agencies had failed to produce them successfully in the past two years. Consequently, the contractor stated that the addition would do little to help people with severe disabilities while taking business away from commercial hat manufacturers. The previous contractor has been authorized to produce under the JWOD Program, but has not yet done so. Moreover, the contract it defaulted on was acquired through competitive bidding. The other JWOD nonprofit agency the contractor mentioned is the one which will be producing these caps, which differ only in color from caps this nonprofit agency has successfully produced for the Government. The second nonprofit agency's only role in the previous contract was to help the first nonprofit agency after that agency had fallen far behind in production. The second nonprofit agency bore no responsibility in the contract default. The Government contracting activity which purchases the caps has informed the Committee that it considers the nonprofit agency designated by the Committee capable of producing the caps, and it confirmed this assessment when asked to react to the commenting contractor's assertions on this point. Consequently, the Committee believes that this addition to the Procurement List will successfully create considerable employment for people with severe disabilities. 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 Office and Miscellaneous Supplies (Requirements for the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, MS) Office and Miscellaneous Supplies (Requirements for the Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis, MS) Office and Miscellaneous Supplies (Requirements for Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma) Tape, Electronic Data Processing 7045-00-377-9235 7045-01-123-0367 7045-01-293-4809 7045-01-338-6542 7045-01-372-8269 7045-01-364-2466 7045-01-269-8115 7045-01-115-0502 7045-01-193-4994 Illuminator/Corrector Stx and Refills 7520-01-386-2407 7520-01-386-2441 7510-01-390-0704 7510-01-390-0705 7510-01-390-0708 7510-01-390-0709 Cap, Camouflage, Desert 8415-01-326-1570 thru-1581 Services Food Service Attendant for the following locations: Schofield Barracks, Building 3004, Fort Shafter, Hawaii Building 300, Helemano Military Reservation, Hawaii Food Service Attendant U.S. Coast Guard, Integrated Support Command, Seattle, Washington [[Page 204]] HVAC System Filter Maintenance Basewide (less Family Quarters), Fort Sam Houston, Texas Kennel Caretaker, U.S. Customs Service, JFK Airport, Jamaica, New York Janitorial/Custodial, Albany Research Center, Albany, Oregon Janitorial/Custodial Mount Weather Emergency Assistance Center, Bldgs. 400, 401, 403, 405, 409, 411 (offices and restrooms only), 413, 431 and Walkway (between 411 & 413), Bluemont, Virginia Janitorial/Custodial U.S. Marine Corps Base, Buildings 2042, 2048, 2082, 3078, 3092, 3093 & 3094, Quantico, Virginia Janitorial/Custodial U.S. Forest Service Building, Elkins, West Virginia Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance VA Outpatient Clinic, Griffiss Air Base, Rome, New York Laundry Service Naval Amphibious Base, Buildings 302, 303 and 505, Coronado, California 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: Organizer, Day Planner, Travel Size 7530-01-366-5856 Bag, Currency 8105-00-NIB-0006 Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 98-130 Filed 1-2-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P