[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]


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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 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

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    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]
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