[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79044-79045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32765]


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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 
products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete 
products previously furnished by such agencies. Comments Must Be 
Received On or Before: January 26, 2003.

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: Sheryl D. Kennerly, (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 additions, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this notice for each product or 
service will be required to procure the products 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. If approved, 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. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the products 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 products 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 products and services are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

    Product/NSN: Large Format Inkjet Paper, 7530-00-NIB-0670.
    NPA: Wiscraft Inc.--Wisconsin Enterprises for the Blind, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin.
    Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.
    Product/NSN: Skilcraft Aerosol Cleaners, Clean ``N'' Disinfect/
7930-00-NIB-0223, Glass Pro/7930-00-NIB-0191, Maximum/7930-00-NIB-0192, 
Office Plus/7930-00-NIB-0190, X-Spot Carpet Stain Remover/7930-00--NIB-
0224.
    NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, Missouri.
    Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.

Services

    Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Muskegon, Michigan.
    NPA: Goodwill Industries of West Michigan, Inc., Muskegon, 
Michigan.
    Contract Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Battle Creek, 
Michigan.
    Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Herbert Hoover 
Library, West Branch, Iowa.
    NPA: Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
    Contract Activity: National Archives & Records Service, College 
Park, Maryland.
    Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Naval Reserve Center, 
La Crosse, Wisconsin.
    NPA: Riverfront Activity Center, Inc., La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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    Contract Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Crane, 
Indiana.
    Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Saylorville Lake Project, Johnston, Iowa.
    NPA: Goodwill Solutions, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa.
    Contract Activity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--Contracting Div, 
Rock Island, Illinois.
    Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, VA Central Iowa Health 
Care System, Day Care Center, Des Moines, Iowa.
    NPA: Goodwill Solutions, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa.
    Contract Activity: VA Central Iowa Health Care System, Des Moines, 
Iowa.
    Service Type/Location: Printer Toner Cartridge & Ribbons 
Management, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Danville, Illinois.
    NPA: Thresholds Rehabilitation Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
    Contract Activity: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Danville, 
Illinois.
    Service Type/Location: Rehabilitation Support Services, Veteran's 
Industries, Central Arkansas Veteran's Healthcare System, Little Rock 
and North Little Rock, Arkansas.
    NPA: Pathfinder, Inc., Jacksonville, Arkansas.
    Contract Activity: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 
North Little Rock, Arkansas.

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. If approved, 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 to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the products 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 products proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following products have been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Products

    Product/NSN: Marker, Tube Type, Fine Tip
7520-00-051-5031
7520-00-051-5033
7520-00-051-5035
7520-00-051-5036
7520-00-116-2886
7520-00-116-2887
7520-00-116-2888
7520-00-116-2889
7520-00-935-0979
7520-00-935-0980
7520-00-935-0981
7520-00-935-0982

    NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina.
    Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.
    Product/NSN: Pen, Essential LVX Translucent and refills
7510-01-454-1174
7510-01-454-1178
7510-01-454-1185
7510-01-454-1188

    NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.
    Product/NSN: Pen, Executive Fountain and refills
7520-01-451-2277

    NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.
    Product/NSN: Pen, Metal Barrel & Refills
7510-01-446-4835
7510-01-446-4845
7510-01-446-4846
7510-01-446-4850

    NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.
    Product/NSN: Refill, Ballpoint Pen
7510-00-754-2688

    NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 02-32765 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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