[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74929-74930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20841]


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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: October 13, 
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 6/30/2024, 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 53965). 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 
the 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 nonprofit agency listed as the authorized 
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 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 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 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: Official Mail Center
Mandatory for: US Air Force, Official Mail Center, Little Rock Air 
Force Base, AR
Service Type: Operation of a Postal Service Center
Mandatory for: US Air Force, Postal Service Center, Little Rock Air 
Force Base, AR
Authorized Source of Supply: VersAbility Resources, Inc., Hampton, 
VA
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, FA4460 19 CONS LGC

    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 Department of the 
Air Force, Mail Service, USAF, Official Mail Center and Postal Service 
Center, Little Rock AFB, AR 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 Air Force will refer its 
business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on 9/29/2024, 
ensuring timely execution for a 10/1/2024 start date. The Committee 
published an initial notice of proposed Procurement List addition in 
the Federal Register on 6/28/2024 (89 FR 53965) but did not receive any 
comments. This addition will not create a public hardship and has 
limited effect on the public at large. Rather, this addition 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 enables the Federal 
customer to continue operations without interruption.

Deletions

    On 8/9/2024 (89 FR 53965), 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.

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    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): 7530-01-346-4295--Folder, File, Admin 
Record, ``Counselling/Evaluation/Rehabilitation'', Heavy Duty, Kraft 
Brown, Letter
Authorized Source of Supply: LC Industries, Inc., Durham, NC
Contracting Activity: Strategic Acquisition Center, Fredericksburg, 
VA

NSN(s)--Product Name(s): 7530-01-346-4295--Folder, File, Admin 
Record, '' Counselling/Evaluation/Rehabilitation ``, Heavy Duty, 
Kraft Brown, Letter
Authorized Source of Supply: Clovernook Center for the Blind and 
Visually Impaired, Cincinnati, OH
Contracting Activity: Strategic Acquisition Center, Fredericksburg, 
VA

NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
    8415-00-NIB-1374--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Olive 
Green, PG/5
    8415-00-NIB-1375--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Brown, 
PG/5
    8415-00-NIB-1376--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Tan, 
PG/5
    8415-00-NIB-1378--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Camo, 
PG/5
    8415-00-NIB-1379--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Black, 
PG/5
    8415-00-NIB-1380--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Olive 
Green, PG/50
    8415-00-NIB-1381--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Brown, 
PG/50
    8415-00-NIB-1382--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Tan, 
PG/50
    8415-00-NIB-1383--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Camo, 
PG/50
    8415-00-NIB-1384--Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Black, 
PG/50
Designated Source of Supply: Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation 
Industries, Inc., Corbin, KY
Designated Source of Supply: Blind Industries & Services of 
Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Designated Source of Supply: Alphapointe, Kansas City, MO
Designated Source of Supply: Industries of the Blind, Inc, 
Greensboro, NC
Designated Source of Supply: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, 
Inc, Winston-Salem, NC
Contracting Activity: Committee For Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled, Arlington, VA

Michael R. Jurkowski,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-20841 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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