[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 43 (Friday, March 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5206]



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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to procurement list.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement 
List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons 
who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

DATES: Comments be received on or before April 3, 2000.

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: Louis R. Bartalot (703) 603-7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to 41 
U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3. Its purpose is to provide interested 
persons an opportunity to submit comments on the possible impact of the 
proposed actions.
    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the services listed below from nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
    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.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the services to the Government.
    3. 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. Comments on this certification are invited. 
Commenters should identify the statement(s) underlying the 
certification on which they are providing additional information.
    The following services have been proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Base Supply Center

Key West Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Customization and Distribution of Navy Recruiting Promotional 
Merchandise

Department of the Navy, FISC Norfolk, Detachment Washington DC, 
Washington, DC
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Grounds Maintenance

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, 
Kentucky
NPA: C. G. M. Services, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky

Installation Support Services

Basewide, Fort Hood, Texas
NPA: Training, Rehabilitation & Development Institute, Inc., San 
Antonio, Texas

Landscape Maintenance

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Western Regional 
Center (WRC), 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, Washington
NPA: AtWork!, Issaquah, Washington

Operation of HAZMART

Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
NPA: Alphapointe Association for the Blind, Kansas City, Missouri

Switchboard Operation

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 510 East Stoner 
Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana
NPA: North Louisiana Goodwill Industries & Rehabilitation Center, 
Inc., Shreveport, Louisiana

Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 00-5206 Filed 3-2-00; 8:45 am]
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