[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31762-31765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11752]


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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 Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List products and services 
to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind 
or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement 
List products and services previously furnished by such agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 9, 2002.

ADDRESS: 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: Sheryl D. Kennerly, (703) 603-7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

Additions

    On October 5, 2001, March 8, and March 15, 2002, the Committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notice (66 F.R. 51005, 67 FR 10663, 10664, and 11661) of proposed 
additions to the Procurement List.
    The following comments pertain to the Janitorial/Custodial Service, 
Ronald Reagan Building at the Federal Tenant Spaces only, Washington, 
DC.
    Comments were received from a subcontractor to the current 
contractor for this service. The subcontractor claimed that addition of 
this service to the Procurement List would have a severe adverse impact 
on the company. The subcontractor also questioned whether the addition 
met Committee regulatory requirements concerning creation of employment 
opportunities and qualification of the designated nonprofit agency to 
participate in the Committee's program. The Committee's regulation, at 
41 CFR 51-2.4(a)(4), requires the Committee to assess impact of a 
Procurement List addition on the

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current contractor. This requirement exists because the current 
contractor is usually the most likely organization to win a competition 
for the next contract for the service in question, if it is not added 
to the Procurement List. Whether a subcontractor will continue to hold 
a subcontract for a service is at the discretion of the contractor, not 
the competitive procurement process or the Government contracting 
activity. Accordingly, the Committee does not consider impact on a 
subcontractor to constitute the severe adverse impact on the current 
contractor which the Committee's regulation requires the Committee to 
avoid in making its Procurement List addition decisions.
    The subcontractor's contentions concerning the nonprofit agency's 
capability and program qualification are based on the subcontractor's 
beliefs that the people to be employed are not capable of safely 
operating machinery or otherwise performing some of the tasks involved 
in providing this janitorial service, and that security requirements 
will require the nonprofit agency to permanently retain people without 
disabilities who currently hold security clearances to work in the 
building. This service does not have specialized equipment or 
performance requirements unlike other janitorial services performed by 
this nonprofit agency. The Committee's determination that the nonprofit 
agency is capable of performing this service was based on an assessment 
by an industrial engineer who is familiar with the capabilities of the 
nonprofit agency and the Government customer. The Committee has 
approved a phase-in of the people with severe disabilities who will 
perform the service. One reason for the phase-in is to allow time for 
security clearances to be granted. Current employees with security 
clearances will be retained only as long as they are needed to meet the 
Government's requirements.
    The following material pertains to all of the items being added to 
the Procurement List.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the products and 
services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent 
contractors, the Committee has determined that the products 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 products and 
services to the Government.
    2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on current 
contractors for the products and services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the products 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 products and services proposed for addition 
to the Procurement List.
    Accordingly, the following products and services are added to the 
Procurement List:

Products

Product/NSN: Holder, Key and Credit Card/7510-01-445-9348
NPA: The Travis Association for the Blind, Austin, TX
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Commodity 
Center, New York, NY
Product/NSN: Holder, Key and Credit Card, with Custom Logo/7510-01-
NIB-0613
NPA: The Travis Association for the Blind, Austin, TX
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Commodity 
Center, New York, NY

Services

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial/Alton Federal Building, 
Alton, IL
NPA: Challenge Unlimited, Inc., Alton, IL
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial/Ronald Reagan Building 
at the Federal Tenant Spaces only, Washington, DC
NPA: The Chimes, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance/Ed Jones 
Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, TN
NPA: Madison Haywood Developmental Services, Jackson, TN
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance/Federal 
Building & U.S. Post Office, Dyersburg, TN
NPA: Madison Haywood Developmental Services, Jackson, TN
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service
Service Type/Location: Mailroom/Communications Center Operation/U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Kansas City, MO
NPA: Independence & Blue Springs Industries, Inc., Independence, MO
Contract Activity: Department of Agriculture
Service Type/Location: Shipboard & Shore-Based Logistics/CONUS 
Facilities for the Navy and Various other DOD Military Installations 
(20% of the Government's Requirement)
NPA: The Arc of the Virginia Peninsula, Inc., Hampton, VA
Contract Activity: Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Acquisition 
Center
Service Type/Location: Switchboard Operation/Tennessee Valley 
Healthcare System, Murfreesboro, TN
NPA: Prospect Inc., Lebanon, TN
Contract Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs

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.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the products and service to 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 products and services deleted from the 
Procurement List.
    After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the committee 
has determined that the products 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 products and service are hereby deleted 
from the Procurement List:

Products

Product/NSN: Hood, Sleeping Bag/8465-00-518-2769
NPA: North Bay Rehabilitation Services, Inc., Rohnert Park, CA
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center--Philadelphia, 
Philadelphia, PA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0001
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0002
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0003
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0004
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0005

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NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0006
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0007
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0008
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0009
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0010
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0011
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0012
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0013
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0014
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0015
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0016
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0017
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0018
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0019
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0020
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0021
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0022
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0023
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0024
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0025
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0026
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0027
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0028
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0029
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0030
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0031
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0032
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0033
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0034
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0035
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0036
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0037
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0038
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: McClellan AFB
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0045
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0046
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0047
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0048
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0049
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0050
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0051
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0052
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0053
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0054
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0055
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0056
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0057
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0058
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0059
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0060
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0061
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0062
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0063
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0064
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0065
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0066
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0067
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0068

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NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0069
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0070
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0071
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0072
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0073
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0074
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0075
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0076
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0077
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0078
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0079
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0080
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0081
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA
Product/NSN: Stamp, Rubber/7520-00-NSH-0082
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Travis AFB, CA

Service

Service Type/Location: Vehicle Operation and Maintenance/Travis AFB, 
CA
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contract Activity: Department of the Air Force


Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 02-11752 Filed 5-9-02; 8:45 am]
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