[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38178-38179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16299]


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

DATES: Effective Date: 7/31/2015.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 715, 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 3/20/2015 (80 FR 14973) and 5/22/2015 (80 FR 29664), 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

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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

Product Name/NSN(s): Bag, Insulated, Thermal, Reusable, MR 408--
Small, MR 409--Large
Mandatory Purchase For: Requirements of military commissaries and 
exchanges as aggregated by the Defense Commissary Agency
Mandatory Source of Supply: Industries for the Blind, Inc., West 
Allis, WI
Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency, Fort Lee, VA
Distribution: C-List

Service

Service Type: Base Operations Service
Service Is Mandatory For: US Army, US Army Garrison-Detroit Arsenal, 
6501 East Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI
Mandatory Source of Supply: Professional Contract Services, Inc., 
Austin, TX
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W4GG HQ US Army TACOM, 
Warren, MI

Deletions

    On 5/1/2015 (80 FR 24905-24906), 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 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. They have not been performed since Fort Ord, CA closed 
to all operations in 1994.

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 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 services deleted from the Procurement 
List.

End of Certification

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

Services

Service Type: Grounds Maintenance Service
Service Mandatory For: Golf Course, Fort Ord, CA; Ballfields, Fort 
Ord, CA; Hospital, Fort Ord, CA
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W40M Northern Region 
Contract Office, Fort Belvoir, VA

    All services at Fort Ord, CA are effectively deleted from the 
Procurement List. Fort Ord closed all operations in 1994.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-16299 Filed 7-1-15; 8:45 am]
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