[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71581-71582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28641]


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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 and deletions from the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: This action adds products and a service to the Procurement 
List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who 
are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and 
services previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Effective Date: 12/30/2013.

ADDRESS: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 10800, Arlington, Virginia, 
22202-4149.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 
603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions

    On 6/28/2013 (78 FR 38952-38953); 8/9/2013 (78 FR 48656-48657); and 
9/6/2013 (78 FR 54871), 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 
service and impact of the additions on the current or most recent 
contractors, the Committee has determined that the products and service 
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 service 
to the Government.
    2. The action will 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. 
8501-8506) in connection with the products and service proposed for 
addition to the Procurement List.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following products and service are added to the 
Procurement List:

Products

Binder, Loose-leaf, View Framed, \1/2\''

NSN: 7510-01-462-1384--Black.
NSN: 7510-01-462-1387--White.

Binder, Loose-leaf, View Framed, 1''

NSN: 7510-01-462-1388--Navy Blue.
NSN: 7510-01-462-1390--Black.

Binder, Loose-leaf, View Framed, 1\1/2\''

NSN: 7510-01-462-1389, Black.
NSN: 7510-01-462-1391 White.
NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, TX.
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, New York, NY.
Coverage: A-List for the Total Government Requirement as aggregated by 
the General Services Administration.
Serving Bowl, Patriotic, Plastic 7Qt/MR 358.
Serving Bowl, Holiday, Plastic 7Qt/MR 370.
Chip and Dip Bowl, Holiday, Plastic/MR 373.
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., West Allis, WI.
Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency, Fort Lee, VA.
Coverage: C-List for the requirements of military commissaries and 
exchanges as aggregated by the Defense Commissary Agency.

Service

Service Type/Location: Courier Service, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical 
Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX.
NPA: Southeast Vocational Alliance, Inc., Houston, TX.
Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, 580-Houston, 
Houston, TX.

Deletions

    On 9/20/2013 (78 FR 57844) and 10/25/2013 (78 FR 63967-63968), the 
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
published notice of proposed deletions from the Procurement List.
    After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee 
has determined that the products and services listed below are no 
longer 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 additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to provide 
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 deleted from 
the Procurement List.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following products and services are deleted from 
the Procurement List:

Products

Flexible Erasable Wall Planners

NSN: 7510-01-600-8043--Dated 12-Month 2-Sided Laminated Wall Planner, 
24'' x 37''
NSN: 7510-01-600-8028--Dated 18-month Paper Wall Planner, 24'' x 37''
NPA: The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually 
Impaired, Chicago, IL
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, FSS Household 
and Industrial Furniture, Arlington, VA.

Services

Service Type/Location: Integrated Prime Vendor Supply Chain Management 
Service [to support production, assembly, receipt, storage, packaging, 
preservation, delivery and related products/services for Expeditionary 
Force Provider (EFP) Modules and Modification System Cold Weather], US 
Army, Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems, Natick, MA.
NPA: ReadyOne Industries, Inc., El Paso, TX.

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Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W6QK ACC-APG Natick, Natick, 
MA.
Service Type/Location: Integrated Prime Vendor, Supply Chain Management 
Service (inventory control, obsolescence identification, engineering 
support and some material procurement services), U.S. Navy, Naval 
Surface Warfare Center, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN.
NPA: Knox County Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc., Vincennes, 
IN.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, NSWC Crane, Crane, IN.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-28641 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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