[Federal Register: December 10, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 237)]
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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 products and services
to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind
or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement
List services previously furnished by such agencies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 2005.
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 October 8, and October 15, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 60351
and 61202) of proposed additions to the Procurement List.
The following comments pertain to Battery, Nonrechargeable,
Lithium.
Comments were received from the current contractor for this lithium
battery. The contractor asked that the current contract be allowed to
run its term before the Committee's nonprofit agency begins
performance. The contractor noted that the lithium battery accounts for
nearly all sales under the contract and a sizeable part of the
contractor's battery sales to the Government, which is the largest
consumer of the battery. The contractor noted that sales of the battery
have skyrocketed due to the current hostilities, so losing the contract
would cause the contractor to lose its revenue expectations for this
battery.
Addition of this battery to the Procurement List will not cause a
premature termination of the current contract, as Procurement List
additions do not affect contracts awarded prior to the effective date
of the addition or options exercised under those contracts. 41 CFR 51-
5.3(c). In assessing impact of a Procurement List addition on a current
contractor, the Committee looks at the total sales of that contractor,
including related corporations, as well as previous impacts on the
contractor and the contractor's history of providing the product in
question. 41 CFR 51-2.4(a)(4). The current contractor is a very large
business, and the loss of the contract for this lithium battery
represents a very small part of the contractor's total sales. Because
the competitive procurement system does not guarantee that any
contractor will receive subsequent contracts for a product, the
Committee does not consider a loss of revenue expectations alone to
constitute severe adverse impact on a contractor. Because this
contractor has provided this battery to the Government for almost a
decade, the Committee has given some weight to this sales history, but
in light of the very small percentage of the contractor's sales which
this battery and other recent impacts represent, the Committee does not
believe this addition to the Procurement List will have a severe
adverse impact on the contractor.
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 products and
services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent
contractors, the Committee has determined that the products 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.
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 products and
services to the Government.
2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the products 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 products and services proposed for addition
to the Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following products and services are added to the
Procurement List:
Products
Product/NSN: Battery Nonrechargeable, Lithium,
6135-01-351-1131.
NPA: Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc., Greenville, North
Carolina.
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond,
Virginia.
Product/NSN: Cups, Hot and Cold Drink,
7350-00-281-3211 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4517 (Hot Drink),
7350-00-641-4519 (Hot Drink), 7350-00-641-4523 (Cold Drink), 7350-
00-641-4576 (Hot Drink), 7350-00-641-4587 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-
4589 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4590 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4591
(Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4592 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4593 (Cold
Drink).
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
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Contract Activity: GSA, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Product/NSN: Gloves, Chemical Protective,
8415-01-509-2898, 8415-01-509-2902, 8415-01-509-2904, 8415-01-
509-2905, 8415-01-509-2916.
Product/NSN: Socks, Chemical Protective,
8415-01-509-2875, 8415-01-509-2877, 8415-01-509-2879, 8415-01-
509-2882, 8415-01-509-2883.
NPA: Industrial Opportunities, Inc., Marble, North Carolina.
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Services
Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia.
NPA: Virginia Industries for the Blind, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Contracting Activity: Army Contracting Agency/NRCC Installation
Division, Fort Eustis, VA.
Service Type/Location: Food Service and Food Service Attendant,
131st Fighter Wing, Air National Guard Unit--Lambert Air Base, St.
Louis, Missouri.
NPA: Challenge Unlimited, Inc., Alton, Illinois.
Contracting Activity: Missouri Air National Guard, Bridgeton,
Missouri.
Service Type/Location: Housekeeping Services, Camp Edwards
Billeting, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts.
NPA: Nauset, Inc., Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Contracting Activity: Massachusetts Army National Guard, Camp
Edwards, Massachusetts.
Deletion
On March 26, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 15787) of proposed
deletion to the Procurement List. After consideration of the relevant
matter presented, the Committee has determined that the service listed
below is no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government
under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c 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 may 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 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 service deleted from the Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following service is deleted from the Procurement
List:
Service
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve
Center (Midland), Midland, Texas.
NPA: None currently authorized.
Contracting Activity: Department of the Army.
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 04-27156 Filed 12-9-04; 8:45 am]
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