[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 54 (Friday, March 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13019-13020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6231]


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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 deletion 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 services previously furnished by such agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 18, 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:

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Additions

    On October 10, 2003, January 9, and January 23, 2004, the Committee 
for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notice (68 FR 58651, 69 FR 1568, and 3329) of proposed additions to the 
Procurement List.
    The following comments pertain to Grounds Maintenance, Naval & 
Marine Corps Reserve Center, 995 E. Mission Street, San Jose, 
California.
    Comments were received from the current contractor in response to a 
request for impact information. While conceding that the financial 
impact on the company of losing this contract will be negligible, the 
contractor did not believe it fair for its entry-level employees to be 
losing their jobs. The contractor did not provide any indication of how 
many jobs would actually be lost as a result of the Committee's action.
    The Committee is sympathetic to the plight of the contractor's 
workers, many of whom are from immigrant backgrounds and have limited 
job and communication skills. However, due to the extremely high 
unemployment rate of the people with severe disabilities whom the 
Committee's program serves, the Committee believes that the creation of 
jobs for these people outweighs the possible loss of jobs for people 
whose unemployment rate is normally lower, and who could thus more 
easily replace any jobs lost.
    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.

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: Tree Marking Paint, Water Resistant,
    8010-01-511-5057--2400-401 Type D Orange (16 oz. Aerosol),
    8010-01-511-5059--2400-401 Type D Yellow (16 oz. Aerosol),
    8010-01-511-5061--2400-401 Type D Green (16 oz. Aerosol),
    8010-01-511-5063--2400-401 Type D Black (16 oz. Aerosol),
    8010-01-511-5066--2400-401 Type D White (16 oz. Aerosol),
    8010-01-511-5067--2400-401 Type D Blue (16 oz. Aerosol),
    8010-01-511-5095--2400-401 Type C Orange (Quart),
    8010-01-511-5097--2400-401 Type C Orange (Gallon),
    8010-01-511-5098--2400-401 Type C Yellow (Quart),
    8010-01-511-5100--2400-401 Type C Yellow (Gallon),
    8010-01-511-5101--2400-401 Type C Green (Gallon),
    8010-01-511-5102--2400-401 Type C Green (Quart),
    8010-01-511-5103--2400-401 Type C Blue (Quart),
    8010-01-511-5104--2400-401 Type C Blue (Gallon),
    8010-01-511-5105--2400-401 Type C White (Quart),
    8010-01-511-5107--2400-401 Type C White (Gallon),
    8010-01-511-5108--2400-401 Type C Black (Quart),
    8010-01-511-5109--2400-401 Type C Black (Gallon).
NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, Missouri.
Contract Activity: GSA, Hardware & Appliances Center, Kansas City, 
Missouri.

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, Harley O. Staggers 
Federal Building, 75 High Street, Morgantown, West Virginia.
NPA: PACE Training and Evaluation Center, Inc., Star City, West 
Virginia.
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service, Region 3 (3PMT), 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, Naval & Marine Corps 
Reserve Center, 995 E. Mission Street, San Jose, California.
NPA: Social Vocational Services, Inc., Torrance, California.
Contract Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Alameda, 
California.

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Naval & Marine Corps 
Reserve Center, 995 E. Mission Street, San Jose, California.
NPA: Social Vocational Services, Inc., Torrance, California.
Contract Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Alameda, 
California.

Deletion

    On January 9, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 1568) of proposed 
deletion to the Procurement List. After consideration of the relevant 
matter presented, the Committee has determined that the service 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.

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 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 service deleted from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Service

Service Type/Location: Microfilming of EEG Records, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 
Madison, Wisconsin.
NPA: Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Contract Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Madison, 
Wisconsin.

G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 04-6231 Filed 3-18-04; 8:45 am]
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