[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8565-8566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2308]


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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 
products and 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: March 19, 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 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 products and 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 
products and services to the Government.
    2. If approved, 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.
    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 products and services are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

PRODUCT/NSNs: V Belt.,
    NSN: 3030-01-017-4340--0.50 x 37 inches.
    NSN: 3030-01-146-7057--47.75 x .785 inches.
    NSN: 3030-01-200-6004--0.688 x 43.125 inches.
    NSN: 3030-01-271-3754--1.125 x 68.0 inches.
    NSN: 3030-01-293-8544--1.125 x 60.5 inches.
    NSN: 3030-01-387-5679--0.38 x 30.0 inches.
    NSN: 3030-01-387-5760--0.38 x 43.0 inches.
    NSN: 3030-01-466-9476--29.480 mm.
    NSN: 3030-00-844-4456--.050 x 58.0 inches.
NPA: East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Tyler, Texas.
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Services

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance & Snow Removal.
    Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building,
    1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
NPA: Tasks Unlimited, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service, Region 5, 
Chicago, Illinois.

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

PRODUCT/NSNs: Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.,
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0254--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0311--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0240--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0244--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0252--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0242--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0241--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0304--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0305--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0306--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0309--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0308--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0310--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0253--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0243--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0312--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0313--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0314--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.

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    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0315--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0316--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0317--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0318--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0307--Frame With Handle and Dustmop Head.
NPA: New York City Industries for the Blind, Inc., Brooklyn, New 
York.
Contracting Activity: Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center, 
Hines, Illinois.
PRODUCT/NSNs: Mop, Dusting, Cotton.,
    NSN: 7920-00-205-0484--Mop, Dusting, Cotton.
    NSN: 7920-00-205-0483--Mop, Dusting, Cotton.
    NSN: 7920-00-205-0481--Mop, Dusting, Cotton.
NPA: New York City Industries for the Blind, Inc., Brooklyn, New 
York.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, 
Texas.
PRODUCT/NSNs: Mophead, Dust.,
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0159--Mophead, Dust.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0158--Mophead, Dust.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0157--Mophead, Dust.
    NSN: 7920-00-NIB-0156--Mophead, Dust.
NPA: New York City Industries for the Blind, Inc., Brooklyn, New 
York.
Contracting Activity: Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center, 
Hines, Illinois.
PRODUCT/NSNs: Mophead, Dusting, Cotton.
    NSN: 7920-00-205-0485--Mophead, Dusting, Cotton.
    NSN: 7920-00-205-0488--Mophead, Dusting, Cotton.
    NSN: 7920-00-205-0487--Mophead, Dusting, Cotton.
NPA: New York City Industries for the Blind, Inc., Brooklyn, New 
York.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, 
Texas.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E6-2308 Filed 2-16-06; 8:45 am]
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