[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7229-7230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2717]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List Proposed Additions

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

ACTION: Proposed additions to Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who 
are blind or have other severe disabilities.
    Comments Must be Received on or Before: March 13, 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 CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 
603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email SK[email protected].

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.
    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in the notice for each service will 
be required to procure the 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:

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    1. If approved, 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. If approved, 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.
    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 services are proposed for addition to Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance;
    VA Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
NPA: Goodwill Specialty Services, Inc., Omaha, NE.
Contracting Activity: VA Medical Center Nebraska-West Iowa Health 
Care System, Omaha, Nebraska.
Service Type/Location: Medical Transcription;
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA.
NPA: National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., Boston, MA.
Contracting Activity: VA, Network Business Center (664/NBC/MP), San 
Diego, CA.
Service Type/Location: Medical Transcription;
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, CA.
NPA: National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., Boston, MA.
Contracting Activity: VA Network Business Center (664/NBC/MP), San 
Diego, CA.
Service Type/Location: Medical Transcription;
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA.
NPA: National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., Boston, MA.
Contracting Activity: VA Network Business Center (664/NBC/MP), San 
Diego, CA.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 05-2717 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]
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