[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31335-31336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12755]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletion from the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add products and services to the 
Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes a 
service previously provided by such agency.
    Comments Must Be Received on or Before: June 25, 2012.

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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: Patricia 
Briscoe, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to 41 
U.S.C. 8503(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 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. 
8501-8506) 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 
the Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

Extreme Cold Weather Sleep System (ECW)

NSN: 8415-MD-001-0270--Module, Extreme Cold Weather Sleeping Bag 
(ECW M) US Marine Corps, One size fits all.
NSN: 8415-MD-001-0267--Bag, Sleeping, Outer, Extreme Cold Weather 
(ECW OSB) US Marine Corps, One size fits all.
NPA: ReadyOne Industries, Inc., El Paso, TX.
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, W6QK ACC-APG NATICK, NATICK, 
MA.
Coverage: C-List for 100% of the requirement of the Department of 
the Army, as aggregated by the Army Contracting Command--Aberdeen 
Proving Ground, Natick Contracting Division, Natick MA.

NSN: 1670-01-598-5067--Containerized Unitized Bulk Equipment (CUBE) 
Lifeliner, Water Kit.
NSN: 1670-01-598-5071--Containerized Unitized Bulk Equipment (CUBE) 
Lifeliner, Fuel Kit.
NPA: Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc., Lansing, MI.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W6QK ACC-APG Natick, Natick, 
MA.
Coverage: C-List for 50% of the requirement of the Department of the 
Army, as aggregated by the Army Contracting Command--Aberdeen 
Proving Ground, Natick Contracting Division, Natick MA.

Services

Service Type/Location: Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service, Buckley Air 
Force Base Lodging & Medical Facilities, Buckley AFB, CO.
NPA: Goodwill Industrial Services Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Air Force, FA2543 460 CONS LGC, 
Buckley AFB, CO.

Service Type/Location: Kitting Service--Defense High Threat Training 
Course (Offsite: 1102 Monticello Road, Charlottesville, VA), 
Department of State, 2216 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA.
NPA: Virginia Industries for the Blind, Charlottesville, VA
Contracting Activity: Department of State, Dunn Loring, VA.

Deletion

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 provide the service to the Government.
    3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would 
accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 USC 
8501-8506) in connection with the service proposed for deletion from 
the Procurement List.

End of Certification

    The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List:

Service

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Army 
Reserve Center: Mt. View, Mt. View, CA.
NPA: Social Vocational Services, Inc., San Jose, CA.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W40M Natl Region Contract 
OFC, Fort Belvoir, VA.

Patricia Briscoe,
Deputy Director, Business Operations, (Pricing and Information 
Management).
[FR Doc. 2012-12755 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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