[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53966-53967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14228]


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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 product(s) and 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 and deleted from the Procurement List: July 28, 
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 3/29/2024, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind 
or Severely Disabled (operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission) 
published

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an initial notice of proposed additions to the Procurement List. (89 FR 
22131). This final notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) 
and 41 CFR 51-2.3. The Committee has determined that the Litter, Quad-
Fold, Decontaminable listed below is suitable for procurement by the 
Federal Government and has added this product to the Procurement List. 
In accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.2, the Committee has authorized the 
qualified nonprofit agencies described with the Litter, Quad-Fold, 
Decontaminable as the mandatory source of supply. Additionally, in 
accordance with 41 CFR 51-2.4, the Committee considered relevant 
information from the contracting activity that this Litter, Quad-Fold, 
Decontaminable requirement is not applicable to other Federal entities 
and has granted the activity's requested preference for purchase or 
distribution. This product is not available through the Commission's 
Commercial Distribution Program, and other Federal entities wishing to 
purchase this product must contact the contracting activity listed 
directly for information on purchase availability.
    On 5/2/2024, 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. (89 FR 36771). The Committee determined that the Contractor 
Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store listed below is suitable for 
procurement by the Federal Government and has added this Contractor 
Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store to the Procurement List as a 
mandatory purchase for the US Air Force, Altus Air Force Base, Altus 
AFB, OK. In accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.3(b), the mandatory purchase 
requirement is limited to US Air Force at Altus Air Force Base, Altus 
AFB, OK, and in accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.2, the Committee has 
authorized South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, TX as 
the mandatory source(s) of supply.
    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 product(s) and service(s) are added to 
the Procurement List:

Product(s)

NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
    6530-01-686-1702--Litter, Quad-Fold, Decontaminable
Authorized Source of Supply: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. 
(Seattle Lighthouse), Seattle, WA
Mandatory For: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY, DLA TROOP SUPPORT
Contracting Activity: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY, DLA TROOP SUPPORT
Distribution: C-List

Service(s)

Service Type: Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store
Mandatory for: US Air Force, Altus Air Force Base, Altus AFB, OK
Authorized Source of Supply: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, 
Corpus Christi, TX
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, FA4419 97 CONS CC

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-14228 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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