[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1567-1568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-461]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions and Deletion

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 a product previously furnished by such agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date for addition of the product Forest 
Fire Shovel (5120-00-965-0609) will be November 8, 2004. The addition 
for all other products and services in this notice will be effective 
February 8, 2004.

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:

Additions

    On October 10, October 24, November 7, and November 14, 2003, the 
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
published notice (68 FR 58651, 60908, 63057/63058, and 64589) of 
proposed additions 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.

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. 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 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.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following products and services are added to the 
Procurement List:

Products

Product/NSN: Forest Fire Shovel, 5120-00-965-0609.
NPA: Mississippi Industries for the Blind, Jackson, Mississippi.
Contract Activity: GSA, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Product/NSN: Nylon Duffel Bag, 8465-01-117-8699 (Surge requirements 
only above current contractor capacity, not to exceed 180,000 units).
NPA: Industrial Opportunities, Inc., Andrews, North Carolina.
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.
Product/NSN: Type C Pallet, 3990-00-NSH-0002.
NPA: Goodwill Industries of South Texas, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas.
Contract Activity: Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas.

Services

Service Type/Location: Administrative Support Services, USDA, Rural 
Development Agency, St. Louis, Missouri.
NPA: MGI Services Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri.
Contract Activity: USDA, Rural Development Agency, St. Louis, Missouri.
Service Type/Location: Mailing Services, U.S. Mint, Washington, DC.
NPA: ServiceSource, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia.
Contract Activity: U.S. Mint, Washington, DC.
Service Type/Location: Virtual Call Center Services, Internal Revenue 
Service, Oxon Hill, Maryland.
NPA: National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts.
Contract Activity: U.S. Treasury, IRS Headquarters, Oxon Hill, 
Maryland.

Deletion

    On November 7, 2003, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (68 FR 63058) of proposed 
deletion to the Procurement List. After consideration of the relevant 
matter presented, the Committee has determined that the product listed 
below is no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government 
under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4.

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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. The action may result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or 
other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. The action may 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 deleted from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following product is deleted from the Procurement 
List:

Product

Product/NSN: Scraper, Ice, 7920-01-323-0793.
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. 04-461 Filed 1-8-04; 8:45 am]
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