[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29298-29299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10313]


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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 the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: This action adds product(s) and service(s)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 and deleted from the Procurement List: May 29, 
2022 and June 12, 2022.

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 51/7/2022; 2/4/2022; and 2/25/2022, 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 product(s) and service(s) are added to 
the Procurement List:

Product(s)

NSN(s)--Product Name(s): 7520-00-NIB-2491--Pen, All-Weather, Cord 
Loop, Black Ink, 1mm point
Designated Source of Supply: Alphapointe, Kansas City, MO
Mandatory For: Total Government Requirement
Contracting Activity: FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE, GSA/FAS ADMIN 
SVCS ACQUISITION BR(2
Distribution: A-List

NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
    MR 10831--Container, Carrot and Dip To Go, Includes Shipper 
20831
    MR 10816--Marvel Toys, Includes Shipper 20816
    MR 10819--Celery & Dip to Go, Includes Shipper 20819
    MR 10795--Party Popper Cake Topper, Includes Shipper 20795
    MR 13501--Wing Corkscrew
    MR 13502--Double Waiters Corkscrew
Designated Source of Supply: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, 
Inc, Winston-Salem, NC
Mandatory For: The requirements of military commissaries and 
exchanges in accordance with the 41 CFR 51-6.4
Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense Commissary Agency
Distribution: C-List

Service(s)

Service Type: Acquisition Support Services
Mandatory for: U.S. Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center, 
Baltimore, MD, Norfolk, VA and Oakland, CA
Mandatory Source of Supply: Skookum Educational Programs, Bremerton, 
WA
Contracting Activity: U.S. COAST GUARD, SFLC PROCUREMENT BRANCH 
3(00040)

    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

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the U.S. Coast Guard, Acquisition Support Services, Baltimore, MD, 
Norfolk, VA & Oakland, CA 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. Coast Guard will refer 
its business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on May 29, 
2022, ensuring timely execution for a June 1, 2022, start date while 
still allowing 16 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 June 2021 and 
determined that no severe adverse impact exists. The Committee also 
published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition in the Federal 
Register on January 7, 2022 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,
Acting Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2022-10313 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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