[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51784-51785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16646]


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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 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, and deletes product(s) from the 
Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List: September 
3, 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 7/31/2023, 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 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 service(s) to the 
Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the 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 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: Grounds/Range Maintenance
Mandatory for: US Air Force, Camp Bullis US Army Training Center, 
San Antonio, TX
Designated Source of Supply: Goodwill Industries of San Antonio 
Contract Services, San Antonio, TX
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, FA3016 502 CONS CL JBSA

    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 Department of the 
Air Force Camp Bullis US Army Training Center, San Antonio, TX 
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 Department of the Air Force will refer its 
business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on 8/27/2023, 
ensuring timely

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execution for a 9/1/2023 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 6/30/2023 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.

Deletions

    On 6/30/2023, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind 
or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed deletions from 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 relevant matter presented, the Committee 
has determined that the product(s) listed below are no longer 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 additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the product(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) deleted from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following product(s) are deleted from the 
Procurement List:

Product(s)

NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
    7530-01-346-4296--Folder, File, Medical Records, Type II, 
Manila, Letter
    7530-01-347-5227--Folder, File, Administrative Records, Type I, 
Manila, Letter
Designated Source of Supply: CLOVERNOOK CENTER FOR THE BLIND AND 
VISUALLY IMPAIRED, Cincinnati, OH
Mandatory Source of Supply: LC Industries, Inc., Durham, NC
Contracting Activity: STRATEGIC ACQUISITION CENTER, FREDERICKSBURG, 
VA

NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
    4235-01-572-3892--Sorbent, Hazardous Material, Granular, 
Biobased, 20 LB
    4235-01-572-3902--Sorbent, Hazardous Material, Granular, 
Biobased, 4 LB
    4235-01-599-3952--Sorbent, Hazardous Material, Granular, 
Biobased, 40 LB
Designated Source of Supply: San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, 
San Antonio, TX
Contracting Activity: DLA AVIATION, RICHMOND, VA

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Acting Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-16646 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
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