[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9516-9517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2637]


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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 a 
product and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete 
products and a service previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received on or Before: March 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 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 product 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 
product and services to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the product 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 product 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:

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Product

Product/NSNs: Remanufactured Ink Cartridges (USDA, Farm Service 
Agency, Kansas City, Missouri Only).
    NSN: 7510-00-NSH-0114--Black.
NPA: Thresholds Rehabilitation Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Contracting Activity: USDA, Farm Service Agency, Washington, DC.

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services/Bureau of Reclamation, 
6150 West Thunderbird Road, Glendale, Arizona.
NPA: Goodwill Community Services, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona.
Contracting Activity: Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix, Arizona.

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, Gerald R. Ford Federal 
Building & U.S. Courthouse, 110 Michigan Street, Grand Rapids, 
Michigan.
NPA: Hope Network Services Corporation, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service, Region 5, 
Chicago, Illinois.

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance & Snow Removal, Hart-
Dole-Inouye Federal Center, 74 North Washington Avenue, Battle 
Creek, Michigan.
NPA: Navigations, Inc., Battle Creek, Michigan.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service, Region 5, 
Chicago, Illinois.

Service Type/Location: Multi-Function Support Services,Naval & 
Marine Corps Reserve Center, 6400 Bloomington Road, Fort Snelling, 
St. Paul, Minnesota. Naval Air Reserve Center, 5905 34th Avenue S., 
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
NPA: AccessAbility, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contracting Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Field Activity 
Midwest, Great Lakes, 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 and service 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 service proposed for deletion 
from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Products

Product/NSNs: Light, Desk.
    NSN: 6230-00-682-3423--Light, Desk.
    NSN: 6230-00-299-7771--Light, Desk.
NPA: None Currently Authorized.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, 
Texas.

Service

Service Type/Location: Duplication and Copy Machine Operation, GSA, 
10 Causeway Street, 9th Floor Region 1, Boston, Massachusetts.
NPA: Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Boston, Massachusetts.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Region 1, Boston, Massachusetts.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E6-2637 Filed 2-23-06; 8:45 am]
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