[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55411-55412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19526]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions

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 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: October 9, 
2022.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 617/2022, 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

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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: Facility Support Services
Mandatory for: DHS, Transportation Security Administration 
Headquarters, Springfield, VA (for TSA Headquarters Customer Service 
Team Requirements)
Mandatory Source of Supply: Didlake, Inc., Manassas, VA
Contracting Activity: TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, WEO

    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 Facility Support 
Services, DHS, TSA HQ, Springfield, VA (for TSA Headquarters Customer 
Service Team Requirements) 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 Transportation Security 
Administration will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must be 
effective on September 30, 2022, ensuring timely execution for an 
October 1, 2022 start date while still allowing 22 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 March 2022 and determined that no severe adverse impact 
exists. The Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement 
List addition in the Federal Register on June 17, 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. 2022-19526 Filed 9-8-22; 8:45 am]
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