[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65335-65336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17731]


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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 service(s) from the 
Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List: September 
8, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to submit 
comments contact: Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 489-1322 or 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

    On 5/10/2024, 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 40473). The Committee determined that the service listed 
below is suitable for procurement by the Federal Government and has 
added this service to the Procurement List as a mandatory purchase for 
contracting activity listed. In accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.3(b), the 
mandatory purchase requirement is limited to the contracting activity 
at location listed, and in accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.2, the Committee 
has authorized the nonprofit agency listed as the mandatory 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: Custodial and Related Services
Mandatory for: US Air Force, Maxwell AFB (including Gunter Annex and 
Vigilant Warrior Training Site), Montgomery, AL
Authorized Source of Supply: Global Connections to Employment, Inc., 
Pensacola, FL
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, FA3300 42 CONS CC


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    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 
Custodial Service, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL 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 8/25/2024, ensuring timely execution for a 9/1/2024 start 
date while still allowing 16 days for comment. The Committee also 
published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition in the Federal 
Register on 5/10/2024 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 7/5/2024 (89 FR 55590), 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 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 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) deleted from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Service(s)

Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial
Mandatory for: BLM, Billings Dispatch Center, Billings, MT, 1299 
Rimtop Drive, Billings, MT
Mandatory for: BLM, Fire Cache Office Facilities, Billings, MT, 551 
Northview Drive, Billings, MT
Authorized Source of Supply: Community Option Resource Enterprises, 
Inc. (COR Enterprises), Billings, MT
Contracting Activity: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, MT-MONTANA STATE 
OFFICE

Service Type: Document Destruction
Mandatory for: NARA, Denver Federal Record Center (Rocky Mtn Reg): 
Building 48, 6th and Kipling, Denver, CO
Authorized Source of Supply: Bayaud Enterprises, Inc., Denver, CO
Contracting Activity: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, 
NARA FACILITIES

Service Type: Courier Service
Mandatory for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Michael E. DeBakey VA 
Medical Center, Houston, TX, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX
Contracting Activity: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF, 256-NETWORK 
CONTRACT OFC 16(00256)

Service Type: Grounds Maintenance
Mandatory for: Federal Aviation Administration, Norfolk Air Traffic 
Control Tower, Virginia Beach, VA and Patrick Henry Field Air 
Traffic Control Tower, Newport News, VA, 1245 Miller Store Road, 
Virginia Beach, VA
Authorized Source of Supply: Portco, Inc., Portsmouth, VA
Contracting Activity: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, 697DCK 
REGIONAL ACQUISITIONS SVCS

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-17731 Filed 8-8-24; 8:45 am]
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