[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11266-11267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03791]


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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 service(s) to the Procurement List that will 
be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or 
have other severe disabilities.

DATES: Dates added the Procurement List: March 1, 2021 and March 8, 
2021, as prescribed below.

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 10/23/2020, 11/6/2020 and 11/20/2020, 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(s) 
and impact of the additions 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.

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

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following service(s) are added to the Procurement 
List:

Service(s)

    Service Type: Custodial Service.
    Mandatory for: U.S. Air Force, Robins North Complex, Macon, GA.
    Designated Source of Supply: Good Vocations, Inc., Macon, GA.
    Contracting Activity: The Dept. of the Air Force, FA8571 AFSC 
PZIO MXW.
    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. Air Force custodial service at Robins AFB North Complex, Macon, 
GA 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. Air Force will refer its business 
elsewhere, this addition must be effective on March 1, 2021, 
ensuring timely execution for a March 1, 2021, start date while 
still allowing five (5) days for comment. 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.

    Service Type: Filter Maintenance Service.
    Mandatory for: U.S. Navy, NAVFAC Mid Atlantic Division, Naval 
Station Great Lakes, IL.
    Designated Source of Supply: Ada S. McKinley Community Services, 
Inc., Chicago, IL.
    Contracting Activity: The Dept. of the Navy, Naval FAC 
Engineering CMD MID LANT.
    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's Filter Maintenance, NAVFAC, Naval Station Great Lakes, 
IL 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 March 1, 2021, 
ensuring timely execution for a March 1, 2021, start date while 
still allowing five (5) 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 November 6, 
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.

    Service Type: Grounds Maintenance Service.
    Mandatory for: U.S. Army, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics 
Command Headquarters, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
    Designated Source of Supply: Chimes District of Columbia, 
Baltimore, MD.
    Contracting Activity: The Dept. of the Army, W6QK ACC-APG DIR.
    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. Army's ground maintenance contract at the Communications-
Electronics Command HQ, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. 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 will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must be 
effective on March 7, 2021, ensuring timely execution for a March 8, 
2021, start date while still allowing 12 days for comment. Pursuant 
to its own regulation 41 CFR 51-2.4, the Committee that the 
incumbent of the expiring contract would not

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incur severe adverse impact, as the firm graduated from the Small 
Business Administration's 8(a) Program on October 14, 2019 and is 
not eligible therefore to bid on any solicitations set aside for 
8(a) participants. The contracting activity indicated that if the 
project is not added to the AbilityOne Program, it would remain in 
the 8(a) Program. The Committee also published a notice of proposed 
Procurement List addition in the Federal Register on November 20, 
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. 2021-03791 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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