[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42447-42448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15199]


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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 the Procurement List: July 31, 2022; Date deleted 
from the Procurement List: August 14, 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 4/29/2022, 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 service(s) are added to the Procurement 
List:

Service(s)

Service Type: Custodial Service
Mandatory for: OPM, Theodore Roosevelt Building, Washington, DC
Designated Source of Supply: Melwood Horticultural Training Center, 
Inc., Upper Marlboro, MD
Contracting Activity: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, OPM 
PHILADELPHIA REGION CONTRACTING

    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 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Custodial, Recycling & Snow 
Removal Services, Theodore Roosevelt Building, Washington DC 
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 OPM will refer its business elsewhere, this 
addition must be effective on July 31, 2022, ensuring timely 
execution for an August 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 determined that no severe adverse impact exists 
on the incumbent contractor. The Committee also published a notice 
of proposed Procurement List addition in the Federal Register on 
April 29, 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 4/1/2022 and 4/8/2022, 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) 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 service(s) are deleted from the 
Procurement List:

Service(s)

Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial
Mandatory for: Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake City Field 
Office and Warehouse, Salt Lake City, UT; 2370 S. Decker Lake Blvd.; 
Salt Lake City, UT
Designated Source of Supply: Columbus Foundation, Inc., Salt Lake 
City, UT
Contracting Activity: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, BUREAU OF LAND 
MANAGMENT

Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial
Mandatory for: Cape Henlopen USARC; Lewes, DE
Mandatory for: Fleming Goodwin USARC; Dover, DE
Designated Source of Supply: CHI Centers, Inc., Silver Spring, MD

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Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, W6QK ACC-PICA

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Deputy Director, Business & PL Operations.
[FR Doc. 2022-15199 Filed 7-14-22; 8:45 am]
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