[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43969-43970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16871]


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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 services to be 
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have 
other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List 
products previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Effective Date: August 22, 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 May 14, May 21, and May 28, 2004, the Committee for Purchase 
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 
26805, 29261, and 30609) of proposed additions to the Procurement List.
    The following comments pertain to Mechanical Maintenance at four 
locations in New Jersey.
    Comments were received from an Alaska Native small disadvantaged 
business. The commenter indicated it had responded to a Sources Sought 
Notice posted by the Government contracting office responsible for 
these services, and that it had several contacts with that office 
concerning award of a contract for these services to the company. The 
commenter claimed that it is improper for the services to be added to 
the Procurement List while a small disadvantaged business is attempting 
to obtain a contract for the services.
    The Committee contacted the Government contracting office, which 
confirmed that it had issued the Sources Sought Notice as claimed by 
the contractor. However, this Notice did not make any commitment to 
award a contract to any firm which responded to the notice. 
Furthermore, the contracting office did not make any commitment to 
award a contract to the commenter. Under these circumstances, the 
Committee does not believe that it is improper to add these services to 
the Procurement List.
    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 services and 
impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the 
Committee has determined that the 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:

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    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 services to the 
Government.
    2. 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.

End of Certification

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

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial & Grounds Maintenance, Avery Street 
Building, Public Debt Facility, 320 Avery Street, Parkersburg, West 
Virginia.
NPA: SW Resources, Inc., Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Contract Activity: Bureau of Public Debt, Parkersburg, West 
Virginia.
Service Type/Location: Food Service, Volk Field Air National Guard, 
Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.
NPA: Challenge Unlimited, Inc., Alton, Illinois.
Contract Activity: Iowa Air National Guard, Des Moines Iowa.
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Naval & Marine Corps 
Reserve Center, 3463 Barnes Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia.
NPA: Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, Inc., Salem, Virginia.
Contract Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts, 
Norfolk, Virginia.
Service Type/Location: Mechanical Maintenance, Martin Luther King 
Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Newark, New Jersey; Paterson 
Federal Building, Paterson, New Jersey; Peter W. Rodino Federal 
Office Building, Newark, New Jersey; Veterans Administration 
Building, Newark, New Jersey.
NPA: Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc., New York, New York.
Contract Activity: GSA, PBS--NJ Property Management Center, Newark, 
New Jersey.

Deletion

    On April 2, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 17391) of proposed 
deletions 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.

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: Tray, Repositional Note Pad, 7520-01-207-4351.
NPA: L.C. Industries For The Blind, Inc., Durham, North Carolina.
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 04-16871 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]
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