[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 2498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1143]



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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 
services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who 
are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a product 
and a service previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: February 16, 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 service 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. 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 
services to the Government.
    2. If approved, 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 are proposed for addition to Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

    Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center U.S. Coast Guard 
Integrated Support Command, Kodiak, Alaska.
    NPA: Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind, Inc., Raleigh, North 
Carolina.
    Contract Activity: U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command, 
Kodiak, Alaska.

    Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, U.S. Customs Service, 457 
Aviation Hanger, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Customs Service, Bldg 
2, 447 Sandau Road, San Antonio, Texas.
    NPA: Mavagi Enterprises, Inc., San Antonio, Texas.
    Contract Activity: U.S. Customs Service, Indianapolis, Indiana.
    Service Type/Location: Hospital Housekeeping Services, Darnall Army 
Community Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas.
    NPA: Professional Contract Services, Inc., Austin, Texas.

    Contract Activity: Headquarters, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.
    Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve 
Center, Duluth, Minnesota.
    NPA: Goodwill Industries Vocational Enterprises, Inc., Duluth, 
Minnesota.
    Contract Activity: Headquarters, 88th Regional Support Command, 
Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

    Service Type/Location: Mess Attendant, Willow Grove Naval Air 
Station Joint Reserve Base; Liberty Dining Hall, Horsham, Pennsylvania.
    NPA: Occupational Training Center of Burlington County, Mt. Holly, 
New Jersey.
    Contract Activity: Fleet Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Det 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the product and service 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 deletion 
from the Procurement List.
    The following product and service are proposed for deletion from 
the Procurement List:

Products

    Product/NSN: Brush, Tooth Brush Style, 7920-00-900-3577.
    NPA: None currently authorized.
    Contract Activity: GSA, General Product Center.

Services

    Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Courthouse and 
Customhouse, Toledo, Ohio.
    NPA: ContracTech, Inc., Toledo, Ohio.
    Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 03-1143 Filed 1-16-03; 8:45 am]
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