[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4567-4568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1027]


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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 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 Date: February 26, 2006.

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 e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On November 25, and December 2, 2005, the Committee for Purchase 
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR 
71084, and 27788) 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.

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

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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 products and services are added to the 
Procurement List:

Products

Product/NSNs: Battery, Nonrechargeable (Silver Oxide).
    6135-01-110-9470--Battery, Button, Silver Oxide.
    6135-01-106-7740--Battery, Button, Silver Oxide, Miniature.
Product/NSNs: Battery, Nonrechargeable (Size N).
    6135-01-031-0862--Battery, Size N, Alkaline-Manganese Dioxide.
NPA: Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc., Greenville, North 
Carolina.
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond, 
Virginia.
Product/NSNs: Paper or Stationer's Shears (GSA Global Supply Only).
    5110-00-161-6912--9'' Shears have 4\5/8\'' length of cut.
Product/NSNs: Straight Trimmer's Shears (GSA Global Supply Only).
    5110-00-293-9199--7'' Shears have 3'' length of cut.
NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Hardware & Appliances Center, Kansas 
City, Missouri.

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services.
    Cliffside Gas Field Facility, 15 Miles NW of Amarillo, Amarillo, 
Texas.
NPA: World Technical Services, Inc., San Antonio, Texas.
Contracting Activity: Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico.
Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance.
    USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Weslaco Center, 2413 E. 
Highway 83, Weslaco, Texas.
NPA: World Technical Services, Inc., San Antonio, Texas.
Contracting Activity: USDA, Agriculture Research Service, College 
Station, Texas.

Deletions

    On December 2, 2005, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR 72289) 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/NSNs: Gloves, Patient Examining.
    6515-01-411-4796--Gloves, Patient Examining.
    6515-01-441-6103--Gloves, Patient Examining.
    6515-01-373-8306--Gloves, Patient Examining.
NPA: Bosma Industries for the Blind, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, 
DC.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E6-1027 Filed 1-26-06; 8:45 am]
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