[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62220-62221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25113]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions

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 products and services to the Procurement List 
that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are 
blind or have other severe disabilities.

DATES: Effective Date: 11/12/2012.

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 email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 7/20/2012 (77 FR 42701-42702), 7/27/2012 (77 FR 44220), and 8/
17/2012 (77 FR 49784), the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled published notices of proposed additions to 
the Procurement List.
    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. 8501-8506 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. 
8501-8506) 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: 8455-00-NIB-0007--Neck Lanyard, Cord Style, Swivel Hook, Black, 
36 x .25
NSN: 8455-00-NIB-0020--Neck Lanyard, Cord Style, Shielded 
Cardholder, Black, 36 x .25
NSN: 8455-00-NIB-0021--Neck Lanyard, Strap Style, Swivel Hook, 
Black, 36 x .75
NSN: 8455-00-NIB-0022--Neck Lanyard, Strap Style, Clip, Black, 
36 x .75
NSN: 8455-00-NIB-0023--Neck Lanyard, Strap Style, Retractable Reel, 
Black, 36 x .75
NSN: 8455-00-NIB-0024--Neck Lanyard, Strap Style, Key Ring, Black, 
36 x .75
Coverage: A-List for the Total Government Requirement as aggregated 
by the General Services Administration.
NSN: 8455-00-NIB-0005--Neck Lanyard, Cord Style, Clip, Black, 
36 x .25
NSN: 8455-00-NIB-0031--Identification Card Holder, Opaque, 
2.375 x 3.5
Coverage: B-List for the Broad Government Requirement as aggregated 
by the General Services Administration.
NPA: West Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, San Angelo, TX
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, Fort Worth, 
TX

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, Fort Leonard Wood Area and 
Resident Office, Fort Leonard Wood, MO.
NPA: Challenge Unlimited, Inc., Alton, IL
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W071 ENDIST Kansas City, 
Kansas City, MO
Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, Customs and Border 
Protection, Port Angeles Station, 110 South Penn St, Port Angeles, 
WA.

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NPA: Morningside, Olympia, WA
Contracting Activity: Dept of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, Procurement Directorate, Washington, DC
Service Type/Location: Base Operations Support Services (BOSS), 
Department of Public Works (DPW), 453 Novosel Street, Fort Rucker, 
AL.
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W6QM MICC-FT Rucker, Fort 
Rucker, AL

    A commercial contractor submitted comments indicating its 
opposition to adding the services to the AbilityOne Procurement List. 
The contractor states that having the services provided by 
AbilityOne[supreg] Program nonprofit agencies will result in higher 
costs to the Government. The contractor argues that the services should 
be acquired through a competitive procurement involving small 
businesses.
    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled (Committee) administers the AbilityOne Program in accordance 
with 41 U.S.C. 8501 et seq. Pursuant to the statute, the Commission's 
responsibilities include determining which products and services 
produced or provided by qualified nonprofit agencies employing people 
who are blind or with other severe disabilities, are suitable for 
procurement by the Government and establishing the fair market price 
for products and services placed on the Procurement List. Consequently, 
Congress has determined that it is in the Government's best interest to 
have a program designed to promote employment for people who are blind 
or severely disabled and have charged the members of the agency 
appointed by the President to make the appropriate programmatic 
decisions, including how the Government will acquire certain items and 
the price they will pay for such items. The commercial contractor that 
submitted comments did not provide any evidence that the services will 
not be provided at a fair market price as established by the Committee.
    Information was also submitted from a representative of the Army 
contracting command headquarters responsible for this project. The 
representative provided information from the Performance Work Statement 
(PWS) for this project, including identification of specific services 
required in the PWS, and recommended that the Committee cite these in 
its description of the services to be added to the Procurement List.
    When the Committee considers service projects for addition to the 
Procurement List, the PWS is among the documents provided for their 
consideration. Accordingly, the Committee has specific PWS information 
on the services and locations of the proposed project. The Committee's 
practice in describing a service requirement by name is to sufficiently 
inform the public and the applicable Federal agency that will procure 
the service, without identifying specific functions or tasks in that 
name. However, the service provided is defined more specifically within 
the Committee's records and is bounded by the Government's requirement 
as defined in the relevant PWS.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-25113 Filed 10-11-12; 8:45 am]
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