[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 37 (Friday, February 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9269-9270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3681]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

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 a product and 
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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 27, 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:

Additions

    On December 10, and December 30, 2004, the Committee for Purchase 
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 
F.R. 71777 and 78388) of proposed additions to the Procurement List.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the product and 
services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent 
contractors, the Committee has determined that the product and 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 product and services 
to the Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the product 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 product and services proposed for addition 
to the Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Product

    Product/NSN: Personal Hygiene Kit, 8970-00-NIB-0034.
    NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
    Contracting Activity: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Fort 
Worth, Texas.
    Contracting Activity: UNICOR, Washington, DC.

Services

    Service Type/Location: Base Operating Services, Defense Supply 
Center Richmond, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, Virginia.
    NPA: Goodwill Services, Inc., Richmond, Virginia.
    Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond, 
Virginia.

    Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center, Building T39, Fort Knox, 
Kentucky.

    NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
    Contracting Activity: Directorate of Contracting, Fort Knox, 
Kentucky.
    Service Type/Location: Mailroom Operation, ServiceSource, 
Alexandria, VA (Prime Contractor), at the following location for the 
Nonprofit Agencies identified: Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, 4050 
Alpha Road, Dallas, Texas.

    NPA: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Dallas, Texas.
    Contracting Activity: U.S. Treasury, IRS Headquarters, Oxon Hill, 
Maryland.

Deletions

    On December 30, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From People Who 
Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 78388) of 
proposed deletions to the Procurement List. After consideration of the 
relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the 
products 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 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 deleted from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following products are deleted from the 
Procurement List:

Products

    Product/NSN: Staff Section, 1025-01-044-2587.
    NPA: Montgomery County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., Amsterdam, New York.
    Contracting Activity: U.S. Armament & Chemical Acquisition, Rock 
Island, Illinois.

    Product/NSN: Table, Office, Steel, 7110-00-113-0448, 7110-00-113-
0454, 7110-00-149-2044, 7110-00-149-2045, 7110-00-149-2046.
    NPA: Yuma WORC Center, Inc., Yuma, Arizona.
    Contracting Activity: GSA, National Furniture Center, Washington, 
DC.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 05-3681 Filed 2-24-05; 8:45 am]
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