[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58362-58363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29154]


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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 a service previously furnished by such 
agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 30, 1998.

ADDRESS: 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 June 19, August 28, September 11 and 18, 
1998, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled published notices (63 FR 33631, 45996, 48696 and 49895) of 
proposed additions to and deletions from the Procurement List:

Additions

    The following comments pertain to Warehouse Operation, the Dredge 
WHEELER Spare Parts Warehouse, 400 Edwards Avenue, Suite F, Harahan, 
Louisiana.
    Comments were received from the current contractor for this 
service. The contractor stated that tasks to be performed did not 
appear to be suitable for people who are blind or severely disabled. 
These tasks include operating a forklift, making shipping crates, 
operating power tools, and lifting heavy items.
    These tasks will in fact be performed by people who are blind, one 
of whom is a qualified forklift operator. Accordingly, the Committee 
has concluded that performance of this service is suitable for people 
who are blind.
    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 (41U.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

Rag, Wiping

7920-01-454-1147

Red Shop Towels

7920-01-454-1148

Services

Call Center Services

Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS)
Battle Creek Customer Support Center (CSC)
Federal Center, 74 North Washington Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan

Food Service

U.S. Marine Corps Base, Dining Facilities, Quantico, Virginia

Janitorial/Custodial

Austin Memorial AFRC/AMSA #1, Austin, Texas

Warehouse Operation

The Dredge WHEELER Spare Parts Warehouse, 400 Edwards Avenue, Suite F, 
Harahan, Louisiana

    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.

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    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 service 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 service are hereby 
deleted from the Procurement List:

Commodities

Cover, Bed

7210-01-116-7856
7210-01-120-0679
7210-01-120-8019
7210-01-116-7855
7210-01-120-8018
7210-01-120-8009
7210-01-120-8017
7210-01-120-8014
7210-01-120-8016
7210-01-116-7853
7210-01-124-8303
7210-01-118-4085
7210-01-120-8022
7210-01-120-8021
7210-01-122-5015
7210-01-123-5149
7210-01-125-9250
7210-01-120-8015
7210-01-120-8012
7210-01-120-8011
7210-01-116-7859
7210-01-123-5148
7210-01-116-7858
7210-01-116-7860
7210-01-120-8020
7210-01-116-7857
7210-01-116-7854
7210-01-120-8013
7210-01-124-7626
7210-01-120-8010

Service

Grounds Maintenance

U.S. Army Reserve Center, 1816 East Main Street, Albemarle, North 
Carolina
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-29154 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]
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