[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 149 (Friday, August 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43228-43229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16817]


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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: Addition 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 product(s) and service(s) 
from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List: September 
05, 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) 
785-6404, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 5/14/2021 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 product(s) 
and service(s) and impact of the additions on the current or most 
recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the product(s) 
and 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 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(s) are added to the Procurement 
List:

Service(s)

Service Type: Third Party Logistics Support Services
Mandatory for: US Army, Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving 
Ground, MD
Designated Source of Supply: Goodwill Industries of South Florida, 
Inc., Miami, FL
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W6QK ACC-APG
    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 
Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 3rd Party 
Logistics Support Services contract. The Federal customer contacted 
and has

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worked diligently with the AbilityOne Program to fulfill this 
service need under the AbilityOne Program. To avoid performance 
disruption, and the possibility that the Army Contracting Command, 
Aberdeen Proving Ground will refer its business elsewhere, this 
addition must be effective on August 20, 2021, ensuring timely 
execution for an August 21, 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 on the 
current contractor. The Committee also published a notice of 
proposed Procurement List addition in the Federal Register on May 
14, 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 7/2/2021 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 product(s) and service(s) 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 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) deleted 
from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Product(s)

NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
8520-01-522-3885--Refill, Sanitizer, Hand, w/Aloe, 800 mL
Designated Source of Supply: Travis Association for the Blind, 
Austin, TX
Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS Greater Southwest Acquisiti, Fort 
Worth, TX
Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial
Mandatory for: US Army Reserve, Abingdon USARC, 1309 Continental 
Drive, Abingdon, MD
Designated Source of Supply: The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region, 
Incorporated, Aberdeen, MD
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W6QK ACC-PICA, Picatinny 
Arsenal, NJ

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Deputy Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-16817 Filed 8-5-21; 8:45 am]
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