[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11409-11410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03741]


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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 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: March 25, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 315, Washington, DC 20024.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 10/28/2022, 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 service(s) 
and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, 
the Committee has determined that the 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: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, U.S. Railroad Retirement 
Board Headquarters, Chicago, IL
Designated Source of Supply: Bona Fide Conglomerate, Inc., El Cajon, CA
Contracting Activity: RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, RRB--ACQUISITION MGMT 
DIVISION

    The Committee finds good cause to dispense with the 30-day delay in 
the

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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 Railroad Retirement 
Board Headquarters, Chicago, IL 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 Railroad 
Retirement Board will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must 
be effective on February 28, 2023, ensuring timely execution for a 
March 1, 2023 start date while still allowing 5 days for comment. The 
Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition 
in the Federal Register on October 28, 2022 and did not receive any 
comments from any interested persons. 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. 2023-03741 Filed 2-22-23; 8:45 am]
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