[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 30705-30706] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-14999] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List commodities and services previously furnished by such agencies. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 6, 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 April 20, 1998, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (63 FR 19474) 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: 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. [[Page 30706]] 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: Administrative Services Chicago Cooperative Administrative Support Unit (CASU) Philadelphia Operations Center, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Base Supply Center, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina Grounds Maintenance, Department of the Navy, Engineering Field Activity, West, San Bruno, California Recycling Service, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska 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 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 commodies and services deleted from to the Procurement List. After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the commodities and services 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 and services are hereby deleted from the Procurement List: Commodities Ladder, Extension (Wood) 5440-00-223-6027 5440-00-223-6026 5440-00-242-0998 Ladder, Straight (Wood) 5440-00-242-0995 5440-00-816-2575 5440-00-223-6029 5440-00-223-6030 Apron, Construction Worker's 8415-00-257-4290 Services Grounds Maintenance, McClellan Air Force Base, California Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve Center, 1001 & 1005 Lakecrest Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas Painting Service, McClellan Air Force Base, California Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 98-14999 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P