[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36543-36544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11846]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Change

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Change to the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: This action changes information regarding a service on the 
Procurement List that is furnished by a nonprofit agency employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

DATES: Effective date of this action will be the date of allocation.

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; Transfer

    The Committee has authorized two changes to the Procurement List: 
authorization to transfer the Procurement List requirement described 
herein and authorized additional sources of supply. The Federal 
Government entity identified in this notice will be required to procure 
the services listed below from nonprofit agencies employing persons who 
are blind or have other severe disabilities.

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    I certify that the following action will not have a significant 
impact on any small entities. The major factors considered for this 
certification were:
    1. The action did not result in any additional reporting, 
recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements for small entities 
other than the nonprofit agencies furnishing the services to the 
Government.
    2. The action did result in authorizing nonprofit agencies to 
furnish the products to the Government.
    3. There were no known regulatory alternatives which would have 
accomplished the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 
8501-8506) in connection with the products added to the Procurement 
List.

End of Certification

    The following are changes to the service currently on the 
Procurement List:

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Service(s)

Service Type: Facilities Maintenance Services
Mandatory for: U.S. Army, Department of Public Works, Fort Knox, Ky

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled (Committee), is announcing that the Committee approved the 
transfer of the Total Facilities Maintenance (TFM) Pilot Project at 
Fort Knox, KY from SourceAmerica to a participating nonprofit 
agency. Additionally, the Committee announces it approved and added 
Skookum Contract Services and Professional Contract Services, Inc. 
to the Procurement List as authorized sources for the TFM 
requirement.
    As announced by the Committee on 3/23/23, 88 FR 17553, the TFM 
requirement consists of approximately 109,054 acres and 2,326 
buildings and covers several functional areas, such as building and 
structure maintenance, snow and ice removal, landscaping services, 
utility system maintenance, and others. SourceAmerica is the 
incumbent TFM contractor, but the Pilot's short-term goal was to 
allocate the TFM requirement away from SourceAmerica to a 
participating nonprofit agency utilizing enhanced competitive 
procedures. SourceAmerica recommended both nonprofit agencies 
following completion of the Phase I evaluations. The Committee's 
decision to transfer this requirement and approve the authorized 
sources formally closes Phase I of the Pilot and authorizes 
SourceAmerica to commence Phase II.
    The Committee has authorized a multi-factor evaluation process 
for Phase II that includes a price component. In accordance with a 
Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. Army, the U.S. AbilityOne 
Commission (Committee) and SourceAmerica the multi-factor evaluation 
will assess the two authorized nonprofit agencies on technical 
capability, past performance, and price. Utilizing considerations of 
technical capability, past performance and price could require a 
trade-off analysis between the two nonprofit agencies. However, 
consistent with the Memorandum of Agreement, the Committee has 
determined that price may not be given greater weight than technical 
capability or have greater or equal weight as past performance.
    The U.S. Army's Installation Management Command and the Army's 
Mission and Installation Contracting Command will provide technical 
support to SourceAmerica throughout the Phase II evaluation process. 
Because SourceAmerica is one of the central nonprofit agencies 
designated by the Committee under 41 U.S.C. 8503(c) to allocate 
orders from the Government, SourceAmerica will select and allocate 
the TFM requirement to the nonprofit agency proposing the best 
overall solution to the Army. After Phase II concludes, 
SourceAmerica will provide a recommended price to the Commission who 
will consider that recommendation before establishing the fair 
market price.

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Acting Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-11846 Filed 6-2-23; 8:45 am]
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