[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42684-42685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18336]


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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 
a product previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received on or Before: August 17, 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 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.

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    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.

(End of Certification)

    The following products and services are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

Product/NSN: Remanufactured Ink Jet Cartridge (50% of the Government 
Requirement)

7510-01-443-2122
7510-01-443-2123

NPA: Work Transition Services, San Bruno, California
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition Center, 
New York, NY

Services

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, National Personnel Records 
Center, St. Louis, Missouri
NPA: Challenge Unlimited, Inc., Alton, Illinois
Contract Activity: GSA, Service Contracts (6PEF-C), Kansas City, 
Missouri
Service Type/Location: Mailroom Operation, Internal Revenue Service 
Mailrooms, ServiceSource, Arlington, Virginia (Prime Contractor) and at 
the following locations for the Nonprofit Agencies identified: Internal 
Revenue Service Mailroom, Alliance Tower, Houston, Texas
NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston, Houston, Texas; Internal 
Revenue Service Mailroom, Atlanta SE, Atlanta, Georgia
NPA: Bobby Dodd Institute, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, Baltimore, Maryland
NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; 
Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, Boston, Massachusetts
NPA: Work, Incorporated, North Quincy, Massachusetts; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, Buffalo, New York
NPA: Phoenix Frontier, Inc., Buffalo, New York; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, Cincinnati, Ohio
NPA: Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 
Cincinnati, Ohio; Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, Detroit, Michigan; 
Internal Revenue Service Mailroom Computing Center, Detroit, MI
NPA: Jewish Vocational Service and Community Workshop, Southfield, 
Michigan; Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, Headquarters, Washington, 
DC and New Carrollton, Maryland (Contractor Owned & Operated)
NPA: ServiceSource, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
NPA: Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, Washington, DC; Internal 
Revenue Service Mailroom, Denver, Colorado
NPA: Bayaud Industries, Inc., Denver, Colorado; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, Greensboro, North Carolina
NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina; Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, Hartford, Connecticut
NPA: Easter Seals Greater Hartford Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 
Windsor, Connecticut; Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, Indianapolis, 
Indiana
NPA: GW Commercial Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana; Internal 
Revenue Service Mailroom, Laguna Niguel, California

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NPA: Landmark Services, Inc., Santa Ana, California; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, Los Angeles, California
NPA: Goodwill Industries of Southern California, Los Angeles, 
California; Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, North Florida; Internal 
Revenue Service Mailroom, Modis Building, Jacksonville, Florida
NPA: CCAR Services, Inc., Green Cove Springs, Florida; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, Nashville, Tennessee
NPA: Goodwill Government Services, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee; Internal 
Revenue Service Mailroom, New Orleans, Louisiana
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans, 
Louisiana; Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, Oakland, California; 
Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, San Francisco, California
NPA: Pacific Coast Community Services, Truckee, California; Internal 
Revenue Service Mailroom, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NPA: The Oklahoma League for the Blind, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 
Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NPA: Horizon House, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, Phoenix, Arizona
NPA: Goodwill Community Services, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona; Internal 
Revenue Service Mailroom, South Florida, Plantation, Florida
NPA: ServiceSource, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, Richmond, Virginia
NPA: Goodwill Services, Inc., Richmond, Virginia; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, Riverside, Chicago, Illinois
NPA: Jewish Vocational Service and Employment Center, Chicago, 
Illinois; Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, Springfield, New Jersey
NPA: New Jersey Association for the Deaf-Blind, Inc, Somerset, New 
Jersey; Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, St. Louis, Missouri
NPA: MGI Services Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri; Internal Revenue 
Service Mailroom, St. Paul, Minnesota
NPA: Tasks Unlimited, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Contract Activity: U.S. Treasury, IRS Headquarters, Oxon Hill, Maryland
Service Type/Location: Reproduction and Courier Service; Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command, Chesapeake, Washington, DC
NPA: Sheltered Occupational Center of Northern Virginia, Inc., 
Arlington, Virginia
Contract Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Chesapeake, 
Washington, DC

Deletions

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    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 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 product proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.

(End of Certification)

    The following product is proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List:

Product

Product/NSN: Scraper and Squeegee

7920-00-045-2556

NPA: L.C. Industries For The Blind, Inc., Durham, North Carolina
Contract Activity: GSA, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, Texas

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 03-18336 Filed 7-17-03; 8:45 am]
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