[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 23 (Friday, February 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 5965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2204]



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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


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

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 6, 2005.

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 OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Sheryl D. 
Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Addition

    On December 3, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 F.R. 70223) of proposed 
additions to the Procurement List.
    The following comments pertain to Tape, Pressure Sensitive.
    Comments were received from the current contractor for these tapes 
in response to a Committee request for sales data. The contractor 
stated that it would experience an initial drop in sales volume, 
followed by termination of three employees, all with families, 
immediately. The contractor also noted that it had recently been 
certified as a participant in the 8(a) program.
    The percentage of its sales which the contractor stated it would 
lose is well below the level which the Committee normally considers to 
constitute severe adverse impact. The current contract was not awarded 
under the 8(a) program, so the Committee's policy on refraining from 
adding products and services on 8(a) contracts to the Procurement List 
is not applicable in this situation. Taking all these circumstances 
into account, the Committee considers it appropriate to add the tapes 
to the Procurement List and create jobs for blind persons, whose 
unemployment rate is higher than the persons who will likely lose their 
jobs as a result of the Committee's action.
    The following material pertains to item 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 
impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the 
Committee has determined that the products 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 to the 
Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the products 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 proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Products

Product/NSN: Tape, Pressure Sensitive; 7510-00-266-6707; 7510-00-
266-6708; 7510-00-266-6710.
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, NY.

Deletion

    On December 10, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From People Who 
Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 71778) of 
proposed deletion to the Procurement List.
    After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee 
has determined that the service listed below are 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: Food Service Attendant; Mississippi Air 
National Guard; Building 129, Dining Facility, Jackson, Mississippi.
NPA: Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, Inc., Ridgeland, 
Mississippi.
Contracting Activity: Mississippi Air National Guard, Jackson, 
Mississippi.

G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-2204 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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