[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7451-7452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3260]


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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 the 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.

DATES: Effective Date: March 22, 2010.

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: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 
603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions

    On 12/18/2009 (74 FR 67176-67177), the Committee for Purchase From 
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed 
additions to the Procurement List.
    Comments were received from the incumbent contractor indicating 
that adding Warehouse--Receiving & Distribution Services to the 
Procurement List would result in negative economic and business impact 
to its company. The contractor also commented that it has worked in 
partnership with the government for over nine years to provide 
consistently excellent service, innovation and best value. Finally, the 
contractor questioned the qualifications and capabilities of persons 
with certain disabilities to perform some of the functions of this 
service.
    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled (Committee) operates pursuant to statutory and regulatory 
requirements. Committee decisions on what items are suitable for 
addition to the Procurement List are specifically guided by regulations 
in 41 CFR Chapter 51. The Committee regulation states that for a 
commodity or service to be suitable for addition to the Procurement 
List each of the following criteria must be satisfied: Employment 
potential; nonprofit agency qualifications, capability, and level of 
impact on the current contractor for the commodity or service.
    The Committee, as an independent federal agency, is responsible for 
implementing the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act. In accordance with the Act 
and the Code of Federal Regulations, the Committee determines which 
products and services produced and/or provided by nonprofit agencies 
employing people who are blind or with other severe disabilities are 
suitable for procurement by the government. The members independently 
consider and appropriately decide whether each product or service meets 
its established criteria for addition to the Procurement List. While 
the incumbent contractor has stated that this addition would result in 
adverse impact to his company, the evaluation by the Committee had 
determined that it would not result in severe adverse financial impact. 
The Committee has also determined that the nonprofit agency--and its 
employees--is capable and qualified to provide the service to the 
government. Therefore, in this situation, all four criteria have been 
evaluated by the Committee and the service has been determined to be 
suitable for addition to the Procurement List.
    The Committee appreciates the struggle of small business at the 
local level to maintain training and employment opportunities. However, 
the obligation of the Committee is to focus on increasing opportunities 
for nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or with other 
severe disabilities.
    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 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

NSN: 8415-00-NSH-1746--Armored Survival Vest Ensemble, Small.
NSN: 8465-00-NSH-2008--Set of Pockets (Armored Survival Vest).
NSN: 8465-00-NSH-2007--HABD/SEA Pocket, Armored Survival Vest.
NSN: 8465-00-NSH-2006--Radio Pocket, Armored Survival Vest.
NSN: 8465-00-NSH-2005--General Pocket, Armored Survival Vest.
NSN: 8415-00-NSH-1783--Armored Survival Vest, Extra Large.
NSN: 8415-00-NSH-1782--Armored Survival Vest, Large.
NSN: 8415-00-NSH-1781--Armored Survival Vest, Medium.
NSN: 8415-00-NSH-1780--Armored Survival Vest, Small.
NSN: 8415-00-NSH-1749--Armored Survival Vest Ensemble, Extra Large.
NSN: 8415-00-NSH-1748--Armored Survival Vest Ensemble, Large.
NSN: 8415-00-NSH-1747--Armored Survival Vest Ensemble, Medium.
NPA: Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc., Lansing, MI.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command 
Headquarters, Patuxent River, MD.
Coverage: C-List for the requirements of the Department of the Navy, 
Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD.

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial/Building Maintenance/
Groundskeeping, San Angelo Air and Marine Unit, 8092 Hangar Road, 
San Angelo, TX.
NPA: Mavagi Enterprises, Inc., San Antonio, TX.
Contracting Activity: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement, Washington, 
DC.

Service Type/Location: Consolidated Facilities Maintenance (CFM)
    Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 620 John Paul Jones Circle, 
Portsmouth, VA.
    Boone Clinic, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, 1035 Nider 
Blvd., Norfolk, VA.

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    Yorktown Clinic, Naval Weapons Station, Naval Weapons Station, 
Yorktown, VA.
    Dam Neck Clinic, Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic, 1885 
Terrier Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA.
    Oceana Clinic, Naval Air Station Oceana, 1550 Tomcat Blvd., 
Suite 150, Virginia Beach, VA.
    Sewells Point Clinic, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA.
    NNSY Clinic, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
NPA: Professional Contract Services, Inc., Austin, TX.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, Naval FAC Engineering CMD 
MID LANT, Norfolk, VA.

Service Type/Location: Warehouse--Receiving & Distribution Services
    Chamblee, 4770 Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA.
    Roybal Campus, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA.
    Peachtree Distribution Center, 3719 N. Peachtree Road, Chamblee, 
GA.
NPA: Goodwill Industries of North Georgia, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
Contracting Activity: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention 
(CDC), Procurement Grants Office (PGO), Atlanta, GA.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-3260 Filed 2-18-10; 8:45 am]
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