[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 58343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20601]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions

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

ACTION: Additions to from the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: This action adds services to the Procurement List that will be 
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have 
other severe disabilities.

DATES: Date added to the Procurement List: October 18, 2020.

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: Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 
603-2117, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 5/22/2020, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind 
or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed additions to the 
Procurement List. This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503 
(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the service and 
impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the 
Committee has determined that the 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 service to the 
Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
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: Document Management/Document Conversion
Mandatory for: Army National Guard, Temple Army Readiness Center, 
Arlington, VA
Mandatory Source of Supply: Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, 
Washington, DC; Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston, Houston, TX;
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W39L USA NG Readiness Center

    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 current U.S. Army 
National Guard 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. Army National Guard will refer its business 
elsewhere, this addition must be effective on September 28, 2020, 
ensuring timely execution for a September 28, 2020, start date while 
still allowing 10 days for comment. Pursuant to its own regulation 41 
CFR 51-2.4, the Committee conducted an impact analysis on the current 
contractor and found that there was not severe adverse impact on the 
current contractor. The Committee also published a notice of proposed 
Procurement List addition in the Federal Register on May 22, 2020, 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 securing employment. Moreover, this addition will enable 
Federal customer operations to continue without interruption.


Michael R. Jurkowski,
Deputy Director, Business & PL Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-20601 Filed 9-17-20; 8:45 am]
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