[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 23 (Friday, February 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5963-5964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2202]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Addition

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

ACTION: Proposed addition to the procurement list; reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for the addition to the 
Procurement List of vegetable oil (domestic) to be furnished to the 
Federal government by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are 
blind or have other severe disabilities. In this document, we are 
clarifying the Federal government requirement for this product. This 
action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and 
submit comments.

DATES: Submit your written comments on this action on or before March 
6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this action to the 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 OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Sheryl D. 
Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 10, 2004, we published in the 
Federal Register (69 FR 71777-71778) a notice to add five products and 
one service to the Procurement List, and to delete one service from the 
Procurement List. We solicited public comments on these actions for 30 
days, ending January 9, 2005.
    Since the publication of the notice, we have determined that it is 
necessary to clarify the Federal government requirement for one of the 
products to be added: Vegetable Oil (Domestic), 10 percent of U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Requirement, 8945-00-NSH-0002; NPA: 
Advocacy and Resources Corporation, Cookeville, Tennessee; Contracting 
Activity: USDA, Farm Service Agency, Washington, DC. At this time the 
product would be provided exclusively as liquid oil (all

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types) in one gallon bottles in a quantity equivalent to 10% of the 
total government requirement for refined, packaged, vegetable oil for 
domestic purchases regardless of type or pack style according to CID A-
A-20091, Salad Oil, Vegetable. If the Committee approves this addition, 
USDA will be required to procure the product from the specified 
nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities.
    As a result of this clarification, we are reopening the comment 
period for this proposed addition to the Procurement List for an 
additional 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. This 
will give interested persons additional time to respond. We will also 
consider all comments we received during the original comment period 
(December 10, 2004 through January 9, 2005).

    Authority: 41 U.S.C. 46-48c.

    Dated: February 1, 2005.
G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-2202 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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