[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50297-50298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4674]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions 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 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.

DATES: Effective September 25, 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 June 17, June 24 and July 1, 2005, the Committee for Purchase 
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices (70 FR 
35223, 36561, and 38099) of proposed additions to the Procurement List.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the products and 
services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent 
contractors, the Committee has determined that the products 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.

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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 and 
services to the government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the products 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 products 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

Mop, Deck, Cotton, Blue & Refill
    NSN: M.R. 1068--Blue Cotton Deck Mop Refill
    NSN: M.R. 1067--Blue Cotton Deck Mop
NPA: L.C. Industries for the Blind, Inc., Durham, North Carolina.
    Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Fort 
Lee, Virginia.

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, Philadelphia Naval 
Business Center, Engineering Field Activity Northeast, 4903 S. Broad 
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
NPA: Elwyn, Inc., Aston, Pennsylvania.
Contracting Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command/Northern 
Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Service Type/Location: Food Service Attendant, Naval Construction 
Battalion Center, Building 1050, Gulfport, Mississippi.
NPA: Lakeview Center, Inc., Pensacola, Florida.
Contracting Activity: Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, 
Jacksonville, Florida.
Service Type/Location: Laundry Service, Health & Human Services 
Supply Center, Perry Point, Maryland.
NPA: Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, Inc., Fredericksburg, 
Virginia.
Contracting Activity: Health & Human Services, Program Support 
Center, Perry Point, Maryland.

Deletion

    On July 1, 2005, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR 38099) of proposed 
deletion 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 product 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 deleted from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following product is deleted from the Procurement 
List:

Product

Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
    NSN: 7520-01-439-3396--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
    NSN: 7520-01-439-3401--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
    NSN: 7520-01-439-3402--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
    NSN: 7520-01-439-3405--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
    NSN: 7520-01-439-3406--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
    NSN: 7520-01-439-3395--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E5-4674 Filed 8-25-05; 8:45 am]
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