[Federal Register: June 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 122)]
[Notices]               
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

 
Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who 
are blind or have other severe disabilities.
    Comments Must be Received on or Before: July 25, 2004.

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: This notice is published pursuant to 41 
U.S.C

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47(a) (2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3. Its purpose is to provide interested 
persons an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed actions. If 
the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of the 
Federal government identified in the notice for each product or service 
will be required to procure the services listed below from nonprofit 
agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities.

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. If approved, 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 
services to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the 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 services proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.
    Comments on this certification are invited. Commenters should 
identify the statement(s) underlying the certification on which they 
are providing additional information.

End of Certification

    The following services are proposed for addition to Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

    Service Type/Location: Custodial Services; Colville NF Ranger 
Station; 255 W 11th St., Kettle Falls, Washington.
    NPA: Career Connections, Spokane, Washington.
    Contract Activity: USDA Forest Service, Colville, Washington.
    Service Type/Location: Custodial Services; Grissom Air Reserve 
Base; 448 Mustang Avenue, Grissom ARB, Indiana.
    NPA: Wabash Center, Inc., Lafayette, Indiana.

    Contract Activity: Air Force Reserve Command, Grissom ARB, Indiana.
    Service Type/Location: Custodial Services; Ranger Station/Comp 
Bldg.; 765 S Main, Colville, Washington.

    NPA: Career Connections, Spokane, Washington.
    Contract Activity: USDA Forest Service, Colville, Washington.
    Service Type/Location: Document Image Conversion for Disability 
Claims. At the following Social Security Administration Regions 
ServiceSource, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia will be the Prime Contractor 
for this project and will subcontract the requirements to the Nonprofit 
Agencies identified below: Mid Region (ND, SD, MN, IA, WI, MI, IL, IN, 
OH, KY, TN, MO, MT, WY, CO, NE, KS, OK).

    NPA: AccessAbility, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    NPA: Bayaud Industries, Inc., Denver, Colorado.
    NPA: Business Technology Career Opportunities (BTCO), Wichita, 
Kansas.
    NPA: Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky; North 
East Region (MD, VA, WV, DC, DE, PA, NJ, NY, RI, CT, MA, VT, NH, ME).

    NPA: Opportunity Center, Incorporated, Wilmington, Delaware.
    NPA: ServiceSource, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia; South East Region 
(NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, FL, PR).

    NPA: Abilities Inc. of Florida, Clearwater, Florida; West-SW Region 
(CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, TX, AR, LA, WA, OR, ID, AK, HI).

    NPA: DePaul Industries, Portland, Oregon.
    NPA: Goodwill Industries of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
    NPA: Hope Services, Santa Clara, California.
    NPA: The Centers for Habilitation/TCH, Tempe, Arizona.
    Contract Activity: Social Security Administration, Baltimore, 
Maryland.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
 Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 04-14453 Filed 6-24-04; 8:45 am]

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