[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 94 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26804-26805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10973]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletion from Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
product and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete 
a service previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received on or Before: June 13, 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: 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,

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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: Battery Non-rechargeable, Lithium.
    6135-01-398-5922,
    6135-01-333-6101
NPA: Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc., Greenville, North 
Carolina
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond, 
Virginia
Product/NSN: Flag, National, Interment (Additional 10% of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Requirement)
    8345-00-656-1432.
NPA: Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc., Miami, Florida
NPA: Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, Huntsville, Alabama
NPA: North Bay Rehabilitation Services, Inc., Rohnert Park, 
California
Contract Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
Product/NSN: Glow Plug
    2920-01-188-3863.
NPA: Shares Inc., Shelbyville, Indiana
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services,
    IRS Building,
    106 S. 15th Street, Omaha, Nebraska
NPA: Goodwill Specialty Services, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service (Region 6), Kansas 
City, Missouri
Service Type/Location: Custodial Services,
    Judiciary Square,
    633 3rd Street, NW., Washington, DC
NPA: Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Contract Activity: GSA, National Capital Region, Washington, DC
Service Type/Location: Custodial Services,
    Key West Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida
NPA: Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc., Miami, Florida
Contract Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, North 
Charleston, South Carolina
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial,
    Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Center, Roanoke, Virginia
NPA: Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, Inc., Salem, Virginia
Contract Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts, 
Norfolk, Virginia

Deletion

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 may result in additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. If approved, 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 proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Service

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial,
    Federal Building & U.S. Post Office, Dyersburg, Tennessee
NPA: Madison Haywood Developmental Services, Jackson, Tennessee
Contract Activity: General Services Administration

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 04-10973 Filed 5-13-04; 8:45 am]
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