[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 43796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15705]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Addition

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.

DATES: Date added to the Procurement List: August 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20024-3243.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 
785-6404 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 12/10/2021, 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 is added to the Procurement 
List:

Service(s)

Service Type: Section 508 Compliance
Mandatory for: Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), DCMA 
Headquarters, Fort Lee, VA
Designated Source of Supply: Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, 
Washington, DC
Contracting Activity: DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA), 
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY

    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 Defense Contract 
Management Agency 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 Defense Contract Management Agency will refer 
its business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on August 7, 
2022, ensuring timely execution for an August 10, 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 May 
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 December 10, 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.

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Acting Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2022-15705 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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