[Federal Register: February 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 23)]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Addition and Deletion
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 to be
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have
other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List a
service previously furnished by such agencies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 6, 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 OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Sheryl D.
Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail
SKennerly@jwod.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Addition
On December 3, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 F.R. 70223) of proposed
additions to the Procurement List.
The following comments pertain to Tape, Pressure Sensitive.
Comments were received from the current contractor for these tapes
in response to a Committee request for sales data. The contractor
stated that it would experience an initial drop in sales volume,
followed by termination of three employees, all with families,
immediately. The contractor also noted that it had recently been
certified as a participant in the 8(a) program.
The percentage of its sales which the contractor stated it would
lose is well below the level which the Committee normally considers to
constitute severe adverse impact. The current contract was not awarded
under the 8(a) program, so the Committee's policy on refraining from
adding products and services on 8(a) contracts to the Procurement List
is not applicable in this situation. Taking all these circumstances
into account, the Committee considers it appropriate to add the tapes
to the Procurement List and create jobs for blind persons, whose
unemployment rate is higher than the persons who will likely lose their
jobs as a result of the Committee's action.
The following material pertains to item 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
impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the
Committee has determined that the products 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 to the
Government.
2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the products 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 proposed for addition to the
Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following products are added to the Procurement
List:
Products
Product/NSN: Tape, Pressure Sensitive; 7510-00-266-6707; 7510-00-
266-6708; 7510-00-266-6710.
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition
Center, New York, NY.
Deletion
On December 10, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From People Who
Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 71778) of
proposed deletion to the Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee
has determined that the 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.
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: Food Service Attendant; Mississippi Air
National Guard; Building 129, Dining Facility, Jackson, Mississippi.
NPA: Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, Inc., Ridgeland,
Mississippi.
Contracting Activity: Mississippi Air National Guard, Jackson,
Mississippi.
G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-2204 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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