[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15170-15171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04354]
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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: March 31,
2024.
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 12/15/2023, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind
or Severely Disabled (operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission)
published an initial notice of proposed additions to the Procurement
List (88 FR 86884). The Committee determined that the Operation of
Postal Service Center and Official Mail Center listed below is suitable
for procurement by the Federal Government and has added this/these
(service) to the Procurement List as a mandatory purchase for the DEPT
OF THE AIR FORCE, FA9301 AFTC PZIO. In accordance with 41 CFR 51-
5.3(b), the mandatory purchase requirement is limited to U.S. Air Force
at Edward Air
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Force Base, CA, and in accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.2, the Committee has
authorized VersAbility Resources, Inc., Hampton, VA as the source of
supply.
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: Operation of Postal Service Center and Official Mail
Center
Mandatory for: US Air Force, Official Mail Center, Edwards Air Force
Base, CA
Authorized Source of Supply: VersAbility Resources, Inc., Hampton, VA
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, FA9301 AFTC PZIO
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 U.S. Air Force,
Official Mail Center & Postal Service Center, Edwards Air Force Base,
CA 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 U.S. Air Force will refer its business elsewhere,
this addition must be effective on 3/24/2024, ensuring timely execution
for a 4/1/2024 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 12/15/2023 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 1/26/2024, 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):
7510-01-484-4561--Refill, Rubberized Ballpoint Stick Pen w Chain,
Black Ink, Medium Point
Authorized Source of Supply: Alphapointe, Kansas City, MO
Contracting Activity: GSA/FAS ADMIN SVCS ACQUISITION BR(2, NEW YORK, NY
NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
7520-01-584-0881--Holder, Note, Sticky, Rosewood
Authorized Source of Supply: Tarrant County Association for the Blind,
Fort Worth, TX
Contracting Activity: GSA/FAS ADMIN SVCS ACQUISITION BR(2, NEW YORK, NY
Michael R. Jurkowski,
Acting Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-04354 Filed 2-29-24; 8:45 am]
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