[Federal Register: January 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 16)]
[Notices]
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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 Procurement List.
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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List a product and
services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who
are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the
Procurement List a product and services previously furnished by such
agencies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 23, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3259.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, (703) 603-7740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
On September 13, November 29, and December 6, 2002, the Committee
for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published
notice (67 FR 58013, 71133, and 72640) of proposed additions to the
Procurement List.
The following comments pertain to the Custodial Service, Walter
Reed Army Medical Center.
Comments were received from a small disadvantaged business firm
which holds a contract for other custodial services at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center under the 8(a) Program. The commenter noted that it had
been pursuing the custodial service being added to the Procurement List
for several years, and that a number of its other contracts are
expiring and not being replaced by new work. Consequently, the
commenter believes that loss of the opportunity to win the contract for
the custodial service being added to the Procurement List will
constitute a severe adverse impact on the firm.
The Committee does not consider the loss of an opportunity to bid
for contracts on this service, by itself, to constitute severe adverse
impact on a firm, as no firm is guaranteed a contract under the
competitive bidding system. The commenting firm has not held a contract
for the custodial service being added to the Procurement List, so it
cannot be said to be dependent on such a contract. The Committee
originally contemplated adding the entire custodial service at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center to the Procurement List, but declined to do so
in order to minimize impact on the commenting firm. The commenter will
retain its current contract at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and will
remain eligible to pursue contracting opportunities in the 8(a)
Program, as well as other competitive opportunities, for the near
future. At the commenter's request, the Committee has facilitated
discussions between the commenter and the nonprofit agency which will
provide the service being added to the Procurement List, with a view
toward further mitigating impact on the contractor through possible
subcontracting opportunities. Accordingly, the Committee does not
believe that addition of this portion of the custodial service at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center to the Procurement List at this time
will constitute severe adverse impact on the commenting firm.
The following material pertains to all of the items being added to
the Procurement List.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the product and
services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent
contractors, the Committee has determined that the product and services
listed below are suitable for procurement by the Federal Government
under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4. 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:
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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 and services
to the Government.
2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the product and services 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. 46-
48c) in connection with the product and services proposed for addition
to the Procurement List.
Accordingly, the following product and services are added to the
Procurement List:
Product
Product/NSN: Marker, Dry Erase, Premium, 7520-00-NIB-1428
NPA: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Product Acquisition
Center, New York, New York
Services
Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, Walter Reed Army Medical
Center, Main Section, Washington, DC, Forest Glen Section,
Montgomery County, MD: Buildings 1, 5, 11, 52, 53, 92, 121, 154,
156, 163, 169, 178, 500, 501, 508, 511, 512, 601, 602, 604, and 605
NPA: Mt. Vernon-Lee Enterprises, Inc., Springfield, Virginia
Contract Activity: MEDCOM Contracting Center-NA, Washington, DC
Service Type/Location: Medical Transcription, Department of Veterans
Affairs, VAMC Boise, Idaho
NPA: The Lighthouse of Houston, Houston, Texas
Contract Activity: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho
Deletions
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 may not result in any additional reporting,
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the product and service 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. 46-
48c) in connection with the product and service deleted from the
Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the committee
has determined that the product and service listed below are no longer
suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-
48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4.
Accordingly, the following product and service are deleted from the
Procurement List:
Product
Product/NSN: Aerosol Paint, Lacquer, 8010-00-958-8147
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., St Louis, Missouri
Contract Activity: GSA, Hardware & Appliances Center, Kansas City,
Missouri
Service
Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center, New Orleans Naval Support
Activity, New Orleans, Louisiana
NPA: Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind, Inc., Raleigh, North
Carolina
Contract Activity: Department of the Navy, New Orleans, Louisiana
G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 03-1663 Filed 1-23-03; 8:45 am]
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