[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55590-55591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14734]


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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 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 the Procurement List: August 4, 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) 
489-1322, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions

    On 4/12/2024 (89 FR 25867) and 5/24/2024 (89 FR 45859), 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 these service(s) 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 those contracting activities at the locations 
listed, and in accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.2, the Committee has 
authorized nonprofit agencies listed as the authorized 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

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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 Type: Custodial Service
Mandatory for: US Army, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint 
Base Andrews, Maryland
Authorized Source of Supply: Chimes District of Columbia, Baltimore, 
MD
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, W39L USA NG READINESS CENTER

    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 DEPT OF THE ARMY, 
W39L USA NG READINESS CENTER 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 DEPT OF THE ARMY, W39L USA NG 
READINESS CENTER will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must 
be effective on 7/14/2024, ensuring timely execution for a 7/16/2024 
start date while still allowing nine (9) days for comment. The 
Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition 
in the Federal Register on 4/12/2024 (89 FR 25867) 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.

Service(s)

Service Type: Supply and Warehousing Service
Mandatory for: U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet 
Logistics Center, Hawaii Zone, Pearl Harbor, HI
Mandatory for: U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet 
Logistics Center, Diego Garcia Zone, San Diego, CA
Mandatory for: U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet 
Logistics Center, Mayport Zone, Mayport, FL
Mandatory for: U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet 
Logistics Center, Norfolk Zone, NAS Virginia Beach, VA
Mandatory for: U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet 
Logistics Center, Pacific Northwest Zone, Seattle, WA
Mandatory for: U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet 
Logistics Center, Southwest Zone, San Diego, CA
Authorized Source of Supply: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, 
Corpus Christi, TX
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE NAVY, NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR PEARL 
HARBOR

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-14734 Filed 7-3-24; 8:45 am]
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