[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 98 (Friday, May 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23999-24000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11973]



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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: 6/22/2009.

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: Barry S. 
Lineback, 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

NSN: 7530-01-346-4849--Pad, Writing Paper (Yellow 3 x 5 Note).
NSN: 7530-01-425-4088--Pad, Writing Paper (4 x 5 Phone Message).
NPA: Assoc f/t Blind &Visually Impaired & Goodwill Ind. of Greater 
Rochester, Rochester, NY
Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition Service, GSA/FSS OFC SUP 
CTR--Paper Products, New York, NY.
Coverage: A-List for the total Government requirement as aggregated 
by the General Services Administration.
NSN: 7530-01-033-8891--Paper, Copying, Xerographic Process.
NPA: Louisiana Association for the Blind, Shreveport, LA.
Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition Service, GSA/FSS OFC SUP 
CTR--Paper Products, New York, NY.
Coverage: A-list for the total Government requirement as aggregated 
by the General Services Administration.

Services

    Service Type/Location: Food Service Attendant. Rickenbacker 
Reserve, Redtail Building Reserve Base, 7370 Minuteman Way, 
Columbus, OH.
NPA: Goodwill Columbus Outsource Solutions, Columbus, OH.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, XRAW7NU USPFO Activity OH 
ARNG, Columbus, OH.
Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center/Individual Equipment 
Element Hazmat (BSC/IEE Hazmat) Forbes Field, KS, ISPFO for Kansas, 
2737 S. Kansas Avenue, Topeka, KS.
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., West Allis, WI.
Contracting Activity: DOD/Department of the Air Force, Kirtland AFB, 
NM.
Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, Ellington Field--Houston, 
TX, 14555 Scholl Street, Houston, TX.
NPA: On Our Own Services, Inc., Houston, TX
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, XR W6bb ACA Presidio of 
Monterey, CA.
Service Type/Location: Vehicle Retrofitting Service.
Retrofit Facility (Prime Contract): Bremerton, WA, Skookum Contract 
Services, 2600 Burwell Street, Bremerton, WA.
NPA: Skookum Educational Programs, Bremerton, WA
Contracting Activity: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, SBI 
Acquisition Office, Washington, DC.
Requirement: 100% of the vehicles that overflow/exceed the capacity 
of Federal Prison Industries' to provide the service; designated NPA 
will produce 50% of the requirement of overflow of vehicles
Service Type/Location: Vehicle Retrofitting Service, Good Vocations, 
Inc., 5171 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, GA.
NPA: Good Vocations, Inc., Macon, GA.
Contracting Activity: Bureau of Customs and Border and Protection, 
SBI Acquisition Office, Washington, DC.
Requirement: 100% of the vehicles that overflow/exceed the capacity 
of Federal Prison Industries' to provide the service; designated NPA 
will produce 50% of the requirement of overflow of vehicles.
Service Type/Location: Recycling Services, Martinsburg Computing 
Center, 250 Murall Drive, Kearneysville, WV.
NPA: NW Works, Inc., Winchester, VA
Contracting Activity: Internal Revenue Service, Dept of Treasury, 
IRS, Office of Procurement Operations, Oxon Hill, MD.

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 will not 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

NSN: 7520-01-484-5262--Pen, Retractable, Transparent, Cushion Grip 
``VISTA.''
NPA: Industries of the Blind, Inc., Greensboro, NC.
Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR--Paper Products, New York, 
NY
NSN: 7520-01-445-0737--File, Horizontal Desk.
NSN: 7520-01-445-0738--File, Horizontal Desk.
NSN: 7520-01-445-0740--File, Horizontal Desk.
NSN: 7520-01-445-0742--File, Horizontal Desk.
NSN: 7520-01-445-0734--File, Horizontal Desk.
NSN: 7520-01-452-1559--File, Horizontal Desk.
NPA: Occupational Development Center, Inc., Thief River Falls, MN.

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Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR--Paper Products, New York, 
NY.
NSN: 7520-01-483-8987--Presentation Sheets, ``SmartChart Economy.''
NSN: 7520-01-483-8976--Presentation Sheets, ``SmartChart'', Refill 
Roll.
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (Seattle Lighthouse), 
Seattle, WA.
Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR--Paper Products, New York, 
NY.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-11973 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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