[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20128-20129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07865]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

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

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from 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, and deletes service(s) from the 
Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List: May 16, 
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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 1/15/2021, 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 and Related Services
Mandatory for: GSA PBS Region 5, John W. Bricker Federal Building 
Parking Garage, Columbus, OH
Designated Source of Supply: VGS, Inc., Cleveland, OH
Contracting Activity: PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE, PBS R5

    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 General Services 
Administration's Public Building Service Region 5 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 General 
Services Administration will refer its business elsewhere, this 
addition must be effective on April 30, 2021, ensuring timely execution 
for a May 1, 2021, start date while still allowing 14 days for comment. 
Pursuant to its own regulation 41 CFR 51-2.4, the Committee determined 
that no severe adverse impact exists. The Committee also published a 
notice of proposed Procurement List addition in the Federal Register on 
January 15, 2021, 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.

Deletions

    On 3/12/2021, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind 
or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed deletions from 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 relevant matter presented, the Committee 
has determined that the service(s) listed

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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 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) deleted from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following service(s) are deleted from the 
Procurement List:

Service(s)

Service Type: Grounds Maintenance
Mandatory for: Defense Commissary Agency, China Lake Naval Air 
Weapons Station Commissary, China Lake, CA
Contracting Activity: DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY (DECA), DEFENSE 
COMMISSARY AGENCY

Service Type: Grounds Maintenance
Mandatory for: U.S. Department of Energy, Western Area Power 
Administration, Bismarck, ND Designated Source of Supply: Pride, 
Inc., Bismarck, ND
Contracting Activity: ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF, WESTERN-UPPER GREAT 
PLAINS REGION

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Deputy Director, Business & PL Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-07865 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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