[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27974-27975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12904]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Addition and Deletions

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

ACTION: Addition to and Deletions 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, and deletes products from the 
Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List: July 15, 
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 5/11/2018 (83 FR 92), the Committee for Purchase From People Who 
Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed addition to 
the Procurement List.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of a qualified nonprofit agency to provide the service and 
impact of the addition on the current or most recent contractor, 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 a small entity 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: Warehouse and Distribution Service.
Mandatory for: National Institutes of Health, Information Resource 
Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD.
Mandatory Source of Supply: The ARC of the District of Columbia, 
Inc., Washington, DC.
Contracting Activity: National Institutes of Health.

Deletions

    On 5/11/2018 (83 FR 92), 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

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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 entities 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

NSN(s)--Product Name(s): MR 568--Scrubber, 3-pk.
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Beacon Lighthouse, Inc., Wichita 
Falls, TX.
Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency.
NSN(s)--Product Name(s): 7920-01-621-9146--Towel, Cleaning, Non-
woven Microfiber, Disposable, 16'' x 16''.
Mandatory Source of Supply: Bestwork Industries for the Blind, Inc., 
Cherry Hill, NJ.
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, Fort Worth, 
TX.

Amy Jensen,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-12904 Filed 6-14-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6353-01-P