[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 97 (Friday, May 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 29274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2531]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions

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

ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletions from 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, and to delete products 
previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received On Or Before: June 19, 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: 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.

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this notice for each product or 
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:
    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: Custodial Services (At the following 
locations), Desert Chemical Depot, Utah, Tooele Army Depot, Tooele, 
Utah.
NPA: Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center Davis County School 
District, Clearfield, Utah.
Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, 
Illinois.

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, William R. Burke 
Courthouse, Third Street and Lufkin Avenue, Lufkin, Texas.
NPA: Burke Center, Inc., Lufkin, Texas.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service, Central Area--
7PCD, Dallas, Texas.

Service Type/Location: Document Destruction, Department of 
Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, 6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, 
Missouri.
NPA: Independence and Blue Springs Industries, Inc., Independence, 
Missouri.
Contracting Activity: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service 
Agency, Kansas City, Missouri.

Service Type/Location: Mail Delivery Services (At the following 
locations at Fort Hood, Texas),
    11 Army Secure Operating Systems, Building 22019, 22019 53rd 
Street,
    712 Army Secure Operating Systems, Building 22020, 22020 53rd 
Street,
    9 Army Secure Operating Systems & 3 WS, Building 90042, 90042 
Clarke Road,
    Dormitory, Building 91220, Headquarters Avenue, Room C104,
    III Corps Building, 1001 761st Tank Battalion Avenue, Fort Hood, 
Texas.
NPA: Professional Contract Services, Inc., Austin, Texas.
Contracting Activity: 2nd Contracting Squadron/LGC, Barksdale AFB, 
Louisiana.

Deletions

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. If approved, the action may result in additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. If approved, 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 proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    The following products are proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Products

Belt, Automobile, Safety NSN: 2540-00-894-1273--Belt, Automobile, 
Safety
    NSN: 2540-00-894-1275--Belt, Automobile, Safety
    NSN: 2540-00-894-1276--Belt, Automobile, Safety
    NSN: 2540-00-894-1274--Belt, Automobile, Safety
NPA: Arizona Industries for the Blind, Phoenix, Arizona.
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, 
Ohio.
Tray, Desk
    NSN: 7520-00-232-6828--Tray, Desk.
NPA: Opportunity Workshop of Lexington, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky.
Contracting Activity: GSA/Office Supplies & Paper Products 
Acquisition Center New York, NY.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E5-2531 Filed 5-19-05; 8:45 am]
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