[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48599-48600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12480]


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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: July 7, 
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: For further information or to submit 
comments contact: Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 785-6404, or 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 4/26/2024 (89 FR 32404) and 4/1/2024 (89 FR 28752), 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. The Committee 
determined that the service(s) listed below are suitable for 
procurement by the Federal Government and has added services to the 
Procurement List as a mandatory purchase for contracting activities 
listed. In accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.3(b), the mandatory purchase 
requirement is limited to the contracting activity at the locations, 
and in accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.2, the Committee has authorized NPAs 
listed as the mandatory source(s) 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:

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Service(s)

Service Type: Verbatim Transcription Service
Mandatory for: COMPACFLT, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl 
Harbor, HI
Authorized Source of Supply: Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston, 
Houston, TX
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE NAVY, NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR PEARL 
HARBOR

Service Type: Custodial
Mandatory for: US Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation 
Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Authorized Source of Supply: Northwest Center, Seattle, WA
Contracting Activity: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Service Type: Base Information Transfer Center & Postal Service, 
Mail Distribution Service
Mandatory for: US Army, Central Mail Facility, Redstone Arsenal, 
Huntsville, AL
Authorized Source of Supply: Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, 
Inc., Huntsville, AL
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, W6QK ACC-RSA

Deletions

    On 5/3/2024 (89 FR 3677), 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) and service(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):
    8415-00-NIB-0810--Glove, Vinyl, Industrial/Non-Medical Grade, 
Small
    8415-00-NIB-0811--Glove, Vinyl, Industrial/Non-Medical Grade, 
Medium
    8415-00-NIB-0812--Glove, Vinyl, Industrial/Non-Medical Grade, 
Large
    8415-00-NIB-0813--Glove, Vinyl, Industrial/Non-Medical Grade, 
XLarge
Mandatory Source of Supply: BOSMA Enterprises, Indianapolis, IN
Contracting Activity: STRATEGIC ACQUISITION CENTER, FREDERICKSBURG, 
VA

NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
    6508-01-694-1827--Refill, PURELL-SKILCRAFT, Healthcare Advanced 
Hand Sanitizer, Ultra Nourishing Foam, ES8 System
Mandatory Source of Supply: Travis Association for the Blind, 
Austin, TX
Contracting Activity: DLA TROOP SUPPORT, PHILADELPHIA, PA

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-12480 Filed 6-6-24; 8:45 am]
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