[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60062-60063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5648]


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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 services 
previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received on or Before: November 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 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.

Addition

    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this 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:
    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: Basewide Custodial Services U.S. Naval 
Academy Complex, Annapolis, Maryland.
NPA: Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Upper Marlboro, 
Maryland.
Contracting Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 
Chesapeake, Washington, DC.

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, U.S. Geological Survey--
Warehouse, 800 Ship Creek Avenue, USGS Storage Area, Anchorage, 
Alaska.
U.S. Geological Survey--Warehouse, Huffman Business Park, Building P 
12100 Industry Way, Anchorage, Alaska.
NPA: Assets, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska.
Contracting Activity: U.S. Geological Survey--Oregon, Corvallis, 
Oregon.

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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 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 deletion from 
the Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Services:

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Naval Reserve Readiness 
Command, Regional North Central, 715 Apollo Avenue, Minneapolis, 
Minnesota.
NPA: AccessAbility, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contracting Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
Contracts.

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve 
Center, Kenton, Jacob Parrott, 707 N. Ida Street, Kenton, Ohio.
NPA: None currently authorized.
Contracting Activity: Department of the Army.

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Coast Guard, 2420 
South Lincoln Memorial Parkway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
NPA: GWS, Inc., Waukegan, Wisconsin.
Contracting Activity: U.S. Coast Guard, Dept. of Transportation.

G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E5-5648 Filed 10-13-05; 8:45 am]
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