[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44834-44835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22537]


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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 and services previously furnished by such 
agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 21, 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 24, June 12 and 26, July 2 and 10, 
1998, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled published notices (63 F.R. 20377, 32190, 34848, 36211, 36212 
and 37317) of proposed additions to and deletions from the Procurement 
List:

Additions

    The following comments pertain to Cushion, Seat Back:
    Comments were received from the current contractor for this 
cushion, who stated that Government contracts for this type of product 
were essential to the firm's survival. The contractor claimed that 
addition of the cushion to the Procurement List is in direct conflict 
with other State and Federal programs that are assisting the company. 
The contractor did not identify those programs.
    Federal sales of this cushion are only a very small percentage of 
the contractor's total sales. The Committee does not consider losses at 
this level to constitute severe adverse impact on a contractor. As for 
the other State and Federal programs the contractor mentioned, the 
Committee is not aware of any which bar the Committee from adding 
commodities and services to the Procurement List to create 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

Cushion, Seat Back
    2540-01-314-7834
Carbon-Removing Compound
    6850-00-965-2332
    6850-00-281-3042

Services

Administrative Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service 
(ERS), 1031 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC

Grounds Maintenance

USARC, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Janitorial/Custodial

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Hampton National 
Historic Site, Baltimore, Maryland

Janitorial/Custodial

USARC, Building 3392, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Janitorial/Custodial

Pentagon Building, 3rd and 4th Floor, Arlington, Virginia

Laundry Service

Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana

Litter Pickup

Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

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Mailroom Operation & Administrative Support

Buildings 5250 & 5308, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

    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 commodities and services deleted from 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

Roll, Tools and Accessories
    5140-00-106-5616
Cover, Generator Set
    6115-00-960-2703
    6115-00-941-1655
Tag, Cattle, Ear
    9905-00-NSH-0028
    9905-00-NSH-0027
    9905-00-NSH-0029

Services

Carpet Cleaning, Portland, Oregon, plus 10-mile radius
Carwash Service, Bureau of Land Management, Medford District Office, 
3040 Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon
Car Wash/Operation of Recycling Station, Olympic National Park, Port 
Angeles, Washington
Commissary Shelf Stocking, Naval Administrative Unit, Scotia, New 
York

Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the following Yakima, Washington 
locations: Fort Lewis Resident Office, Project Office adjacent to 
Building 810, Yakima Firing Center
Pallet Repair, Naval Supply Center, Puget Sound, Bremerton, 
Washington
G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-22537 Filed 8-20-98; 8:45 am]
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