[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7862-7863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02141]


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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 the Procurement List.

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

DATES: Date added to the Procurement List: February 15, 2021.

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].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions

    On 10/23/2020, 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 addition on the current or most recent contractors, the 
Committee has determined that the service(s) listed below are suitable 
for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501-8506 and 
41 CFR 51-2.4. This Notice clarifies the Notice of January 29, 2021 by 
adjusting the effective date of addition the Procurement from February 
28, 2021 to February 15, 2021.

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 product(s) and 
service(s) to the Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the product(s) and service(s) 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 product(s) and service(s) proposed 
for addition to the Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Service

Service Type: Custodial Service
Mandatory for: US Air Force, Cannon Air Force Base, NM
Mandatory Source of Supply: ENMRSH, Inc., Clovis, NM
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, FA4855 27 SOCONS LGC

    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 Custodial Service, 
US Air Force, Cannon Air Force Base, NM 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 US Air Force will 
refer its business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on 
February 15, 2021, ensuring timely execution for a March 1, 2021, start 
date while still allowing 13 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 
March 2020 and determined that no severe adverse impact exists. The 
Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition 
in the Federal Register on October 23, 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 locating 
employment. Moreover, this addition will enable Federal customer 
operations to continue without interruption.

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Deputy Director, Business & PL Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-02141 Filed 2-1-21; 8:45 am]
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