[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7016-7017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03272]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Addition

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

ACTION: Addition to from the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: This action adds a service to the Procurement List that will 
be provided by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or 
have other severe disabilities.

DATES: Date added to the Procurement List: February 28, 2018

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: Amy B. Jensen, Telephone: (703) 603-
7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Addition

    On 11/27/2017 (82 FR 226), the Committee for Purchase From People 
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published a notice of proposed 
addition to the Procurement List.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agency to provide the service and 
impact of the addition on the current or most recent contractors, the 
Committee has determined that the service listed below is 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 organization that will provide the service to the 
Government.
    2. The action will 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 U.S.C. 
8501-8506) in connection with the service proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following service is added to the Procurement 
List:

Service

Service Type: Grounds Maintenance Service
Mandatory for: US Navy NAVFAC Mid Atlantic, Greater Sandy Run Area, 
Camp Davis, Onslow Beach, Wilson Bay, Hwy 24 Bell Fork foot Bridge & 
Verona Loop, Marine Corps Base, 1005 Michael Road, Camp Lejeune, NC
Mandatory Source of Supply: Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville, 
Inc., Jacksonville, NC
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD 
MID LANT

    Comment: The Committee finds good cause to dispense with the 30-day 
delay in the effective date normally required by the Administrative 
Procedure Act. See 5 U.S.C. 553(d). This addition to the Committee's 
Procurement List is effectuated because of the expiration of the U.S. 
Navy NAVFAC Mid Atlantic Grounds Maintenance Service contract. The 
Federal customer contacted, and has worked diligently with the 
AbilityOne Program to fulfill this service need under the AbilityOne 
Program. To avoid performance disruption, and the possibility that the 
U.S. Navy will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must be 
effective on February 28, 2018, ensuring timely execution for a March 
1, 2018 start date while still allowing 11 days for comment. Pursuant 
to its own regulation 41 CFR 51-2.4, the Committee has been in contact 
with one of the affected parties, the incumbent of the expiring 
contract since July 2017 and determined that no severe adverse impact 
exists. The Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement 
List addition in the Federal Register on November 27, 2017, and did not 
receive any comments from any interested persons, including from the 
incumbent contractor. This addition will not create a public hardship 
and has limited effect on the public at large, but, rather, will create 
new jobs for other affected parties--people with significant 
disabilities in the AbilityOne Program who otherwise face challenges

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locating employment. Moreover, this addition will enable Federal 
customer operations to continue without interruption.

Amy B. Jensen,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-03272 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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