[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 29099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09645]


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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 the Procurement List: June 04, 2023.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions

    On 3/3/2023 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: Warehouse Services
Mandatory for: Naval Air War Center Air Division, Naval Air Systems 
Command, Granite City, IL
Designated Source of Supply: Professional Contract Services, Inc., 
Austin, TX
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE NAVY, NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR 
DIV

    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 Naval Air Warfare 
Center Air Division, Warehouse Management Services, Granite City, 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 Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division will refer 
its business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on 5/28/2023, 
ensuring timely execution for a 6/1/2023 start date while still 
allowing 23 days for comment. The Committee also published a notice of 
proposed Procurement List addition in the Federal Register on 3/3/2023 
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. 2023-09645 Filed 5-4-23; 8:45 am]
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