[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36468-36469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13084]


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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 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, and deletes product(s) 
from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List: July 17, 
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) 
603-2117, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 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): 8530-00-NIB-2490--Kit, Personal Sanitizing
Designated Source of Supply: Blind Industries & Services of 
Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Distribution: A-List
Mandatory For: Total Government Requirement
Contracting Activity: FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE, GSA/FSS GREATER 
SOUTHWEST ACQUISITI

Service(s)

Service Type: Custodial and Refuse Removal Services
Mandatory for: Bureau of Land Management,

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Las Cruces District Office, Upham and I-25 Parking Sites, Las 
Cruces, NM
Designated Source of Supply: Tresco, Inc., Las Cruces, NM
Contracting Activity: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, BLM ALBUQUERQUE 
DISTRICT OFFICE

    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). The Federal customer contacted and has worked 
diligently with the AbilityOne Program to fulfill this service need 
under the AbilityOne Program. To avoid the possibility that the Bureau 
of Land Management will refer its business elsewhere, this addition 
must be effective on July 1, 2022, ensuring timely execution for a July 
1, 2022, start date while still allowing 14 days for comment. The 
Committee published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition in 
the Federal Register on February 25, 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.

Deletions

    On 11/19/2022 and 12/23/2022, 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) 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) are deleted from the 
Procurement List:

Product(s)

NSN(s)--Product Name(s): 8465-00-656-0816--Bag, Laundry, Self-
Closing, Ropeless
Designated Source of Supply: Ability Building Center, Inc., 
Rochester, MN
Contracting Activity: DLA TROOP SUPPORT, PHILADELPHIA, PA

NSN(s)--Product Name(s): MR 1023--Holder, Pot, Deluxe, Green
Designated Source of Supply: Alphapointe, Kansas City, MO
Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense Commissary Agency

NSN(s)--Product Name(s): MR 1124--Basket, Suction, Sink, Steel
    MR 13035--Dispenser, Sugar, Plastic
    MR 13074--Set, Bowls, Glass, Prep, 4 Piece
Designated Source of Supply: CINCINNATI ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND 
AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED, Cincinnati, OH
Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense Commissary Agency

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Acting Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2022-13084 Filed 6-16-22; 8:45 am]
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