[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19135-19137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9234]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List Proposed Additions and Deletions

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

ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletions from procurement list.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies

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employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and 
to delete a commodity previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: May 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick T. Mooney (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.

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the commodities and 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 commodities and 
services to the Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities and 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 commodities and 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 commodities and services are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Commodities

Hose, Fire
    4210-00-542-3480
NPA: The Oklahoma League for the Blind, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Proform MAXIM, Proform CHOICE, Conform ICF Medical Mattress
    7210-00-NIB-0048 (Proform MAXIM)
    7210-00-NIB-0049 (Proform MAXIM)
    7210-00-NIB-0050 (Proform MAXIM)
    7210-00-NIB-0051 (Proform CHOICE)
    7210-00-NIB-0052 (Proform CHOICE)
    7210-00-NIB-0053 (Proform CHOICE)
    7210-00-NIB-0054 (Comform ICF)
    7210-00-NIB-0055 (Comform ICF)
    7210-00-NIB-0056 (Comform ICF)
NPA: Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind, Inc., Raleigh, North 
Carolina

Services

Administrative Services, Building 8-1078, 1-3571, C-7417, 8-6643, 
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
NPA: ServiceSource, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
Base Supply Center, United States Coast Guard, Integrated Support 
Command, Building #42, Alameda, California
NPA: Associated Industries for the Blind, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Base Supply Center, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
NPA: Associated Industries for the Blind, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Call Center Services, Department of State, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs (Various locations throughout USA), Washington, DC
NPA: National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Data Entry, Department of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization 
Service, Washington, DC
NPA: Goodwill Industries of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Employment Placement Services, Defense Logistics Agency, National 
Human Resource Offices, (HRO) Locations--Columbus, OH; Richmond, VA; 
Battle, Creek, MI; Philadelphia, PA; New Cumberland, PA, Fort 
Belvoir, Virginia
NPA: Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, Washington, DC
The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually 
Impaired, Chicago, Illinois
Delaware County Branch of the Pennsylvania Association for the 
Blind, Chester, Pennsylvania
Virginia Industries for the Blind, Richmond, Virginia
The Clovernook Center for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio
Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Food Service Attendant, Main Dining Facility--Building 3650, 
Expanded Flight Kitchen--Building 4507, Seymour Johnson Air Force 
Base, North Carolina
NPA: Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville, Inc, Jacksonville, North 
Carolina

Janitorial/Custodial

Veterans Affairs, Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, East Los 
Angeles Out Patient Clinic, East Los Angeles, CA
NPA: Job Options, Inc., San Diego, California

Janitorial/Custodial

Social Security Administration, Western Program Center, 1221 Nevin 
Avenue, Richmond, California
NPA: Calidad Industries, Inc., Oakland, California

Janitorial/Custodial

Bureau of Land Management, 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno, Nevada
NPA: United Cerebral Palsy of Northern Nevada, Sparks, Nevada

Janitorial/Custodial

Chateaugay Border Station, Chateaugay, New York
NPA: Citizen Advocates, Inc., Malone, New York

Janitorial/Custodial

Defense Enterprise Computing Center (DECC), Buildings 308 & 309, 
Naval Supply Activity (NSA), Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
NPA: Goodwill Services, Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Janitorial/Custodial

Veteran Affairs Building, 5000 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania
NPA: Elwyn, Inc., Concordville, Pennsylvania

Janitorial/Custodial

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
NPA: Community Foundation for the Disabled, Inc., Salt Lake City, 
Utah

Janitorial/Custodial

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia
NPA: Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA, Inc., Huntington, West Virginia

Janitorial/Custodial

ATF Building, Martinsburg, West Virginia
NPA: The Jeanne Bussard Center, Inc., Frederick, Maryland

Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance

At the following Locations:

U.S. Border Patrol Sector Headquarters, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Border Patrol Station One, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Border Patrol, Ysleta Border Patrol Station, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Border Patrol, Ysleta Traffic Checkpoint, Highway 62/108, El 
Paso, Texas
NPA: Training, Rehabilitation & Development Institute, Inc., San 
Antonio, Texas

Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance

At the following Locations:

U.S. Border Patrol, Laredo Sector, Laredo, Texas
U.S. Border Patrol Laredo South Station, Laredo, Texas
Laredo Border Patrol Traffic Checkpoint, Laredo, Texas
Border Patrol Sector Headquarters, 207 W. Del Mar Boulevard, Laredo, 
Texas
U.S. Border Patrol Station, Freer, Texas
U.S. Border Patrol Traffic Checkpoint, Freer, Texas
The Hebbronville Border Patrol Station, 802 N. Sigrid Street, 
Hebbronville, Texas
The Hebbronville Checkpoint, Hebbronville, Texas
The Border Patrol Traffic Checkpoint, Bruni, Texas

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Laredo Sector Air Operations Hangar, Laredo, Texas
U.S. Border Patrol Station, San Antonio, Texas
Zapata Border Patrol Station, Zapata, Texas
Laredo North Border Patrol Station, 11119 N. McPherson Road, Laredo, 
Texas
NPA: Professional Contract Services, Inc., Austin, Texas

Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance

    At the following Locations:

Border Patrol Station, Corpus Christi, Texas
Border Patrol Station, Falfurrias, Texas
Border Patrol Traffic Checkpoint, Falfurrias, Texas
Border Patrol Station, Harlingen, Texas
Border Patrol Station (E/T), Kingsville, Texas
Border Patrol Traffic Checkpoint (Sarita), Kingsville, Texas
Border Patrol Station (Mercedes), Weslaco, Texas
Border Patrol Station, Port Isabel, Texas
Border Patrol Station, Rio Grande City, Texas
Border Patrol Raymondville Annex, Raymondville, Texas
Border Patrol Port of Entry, Roma, Texas
U.S. Border of Patrol, McAllen Sector, Texas
Border Patrol Traffic Checkpoint, Brownsville, Texas
NPA: Training, Rehabilitation & Development Institute, Inc., San 
Antonio, Texas
Operation of Self Service Supply Store, General Services 
Administration, Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, 600 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Place, Louisville, Kentucky
NPA: New Vision Enterprises, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky
Ophthalmic Support Services, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, 
Yorktown, Virginia
NPA: Association for Retarded Citizens of the Peninsula, Inc., 
Hampton, Virginia

Deletion

    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 result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities and 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 commodities and services proposed for 
deletion from the Procurement List.
    The following commodity is proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Commodity

Bracket, Eye, Nonrotary
    3040-01-240-4456

Patrick T. Mooney,
Director, Pricing and Program Operations.
[FR Doc. 01-9234 Filed 4-12-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6353-01-P