[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63603-63604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25334]


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

DATES:  Effective Date: 11/24/2014.

ADDRESSES: 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 5/30/2014 (79 FR 31095-31096); 6/20/2014 (79 FR 35320); 8/22/
2014 (79 FR 49756); 9/12/2014 (79 FR 54683) and 9/19/2014 (79 FR 
56345), 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 furnish 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

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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: 6230-00-NIB-0052--Flashlight, Tactical, Lithium-Ion 
Rechargeable, Multi-color LEDs
NSN: 6230-00-NIB-0053--Penlight, Tactical-Style, LED, 2 AAA, 5'' 
Long
NSN: 6230-00-NIB-0054--Flashlight, Tactical-Style, LED, 2 AAA, 6'' 
Long
NPA: Central Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Utica, 
NY
Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, 
Philadelphia, PA
Coverage: B-List for the Broad Government Requirement as aggregated 
by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA.
NSN: MR 919--Brush, Scrubber Plastic Block
NSN: MR 1078--Broom, Corn Whisk
NPA: Alphapointe, Kansas City, MO
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, Fort Lee, 
VA.
NSN: 6140-01-545-0940--Battery, Storage, 12V
NPA: Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc., Greenville, NC
Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, 
Columbus, OH
Coverage: C-List for 100% of the requirement of the Department of 
Defense, as aggregated by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and 
Maritime, Columbus, OH.

Services

Service Type/Location: Janitorial, Grounds and Refuse Collection 
Service, U.S. Air Force, Arnold Air Force Base, 100 Kindel Drive, 
Arnold AFB, TN
NPA: CW Resources, Inc., New Britain, CT
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Air Force, FA9101 AEDC PKP, 
Procurement Branch, Arnold AFB, TN

    Additional Information: The Arnold Engineering Development Complex 
(AEDC) and U.S. AbilityOne Commission (Commission) have agreed to a 
mutually beneficial approach to adding the AEDC's requirement for 
Custodial, Grounds, and Refuse Service to the Commission's Procurement 
List (PL) while assuring reasonable stability in the AEDC workforce. 
Due to unique workforce considerations at AEDC, the Commission will 
issue a Purchase Exception (PE) for the period October 1, 2014 to 
September 30, 2019; therefore, the PL addition will not be implemented 
or ``active'' until October 1, 2019.
    During the PE period, the AEDC and Commission have agreed to ensure 
a plan is developed to transition the custodial, grounds, and refuse 
collection (Big Three) requirements from the incumbent Facility Support 
Service (FSS) contractor to the designated NPA--including the process 
for negotiating a firm-fixed price contract. A key component of the 
transition plan will be a communications strategy of how the Big Three 
effort will be transitioned to performance under the AbilityOne Program 
in accordance with the PL.
    As AEDC implements its acquisition strategy to acquire FSS for the 
PE period, it has agreed to incorporate language into the FSS contract 
that (1) provides notice that the requirement for custodial, grounds, 
and refuse service is on the PL, and requirements for these services 
will be performed by the NPA designated by the Commission no later than 
October 1, 2019 and (2) encourages the contractor to employ people with 
disabilities.

Service Type/Locations:
    Custodial and Grounds Maintenance Service, GSA, PBS, Region 2, 
Federico Degetau Federal Building and Clemente Ruiz Nazario US 
Courthouse, 150 Carlos Chardon Street, Hato Rey, PR
    GSA, PBS, Region 2, GSA Center, Insular Road No. 28, Guaynabo, 
PR
NPA: The Corporate Source, Inc., New York, NY
Contracting Activity: GSA/Public Buildings Service, Hato Rey, PR
Service Type/Location: Janitorial Service, National Oceanic & 
Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service Office, 2500 
Challenger Drive, Midland, TX
NPA: World Technical Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX
Contracting Activity: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO
Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, US Army, Warrior 
Transition Battalion, 4-2027 Normandy Drive, Fort Bragg, NC
NPA: The Chimes, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W074 ENDIST Wilmington, 
Wilmington, NC

Deletions

    On 9/19/2014 (79 FR 56345), 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 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 entity 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. 
8501-8506) in connection with the products deleted from the Procurement 
List.

End of Certification

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

Products

Liner, Flyer's Jacket, Air Force, Green Quilted

NSN: 8415-00-844-9811--Small.
NSN: 8415-00-844-9812--Medium.
NSN: 8415-00-844-9813--Large.
NSN: 8415-00-844-9814--X Large.
NPA: Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc., Lansing, MI.
Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, 
Philadelphia, PA.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-25334 Filed 10-23-14; 8:45 am]
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