[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34612-34613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16462]


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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 previously furnished by such agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louis R. Bartalot (703) 603-7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 13, April 20 and May 11, 2001, the 
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
published notices (66 FR 19136, 20234 and 24100) 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 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:

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    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

Pallet, Wood
    3990-00-NSH-0073
Belt, Military Police, Black Leather
    8465-00-924-7943
    8465-00-924-7944
    8465-00-924-7945
    8465-00-924-7946
    8465-00-924-7947
    8465-00-924-7948
    8465-00-924-7949

Services

Employment Placement Services

Defense Logistics Agency, National Human Resource Offices, (HRO) 
Locations-Columbus, Ohio; Richmond, Virginia; Battle Creek, 
Michigan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 
Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Federal Building, Courthouse and Post Office, Pierre, South 
Dakota

    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 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 are hereby deleted 
from the Procurement List:

Commodities

SuperDisk Drive

7025-01-454-8199

Apron, Laboratory

8415-00-715-0450

Louis R. Bartalot,
Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 01-16462 Filed 6-28-01; 8:45 am]
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