[Federal Register: August 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 165)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Additions 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 and services
to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind
or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement
List products previously furnished by such agencies.
DATES: Effective September 25, 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:
Additions
On June 17, June 24 and July 1, 2005, the Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices (70 FR
35223, 36561, and 38099) of proposed additions 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.
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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 product and services are added to the
Procurement List:
Product
Mop, Deck, Cotton, Blue & Refill
NSN: M.R. 1068--Blue Cotton Deck Mop Refill
NSN: M.R. 1067--Blue Cotton Deck Mop
NPA: L.C. Industries for the Blind, Inc., Durham, North Carolina.
Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Fort
Lee, Virginia.
Services
Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, Philadelphia Naval
Business Center, Engineering Field Activity Northeast, 4903 S. Broad
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
NPA: Elwyn, Inc., Aston, Pennsylvania.
Contracting Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command/Northern
Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Service Type/Location: Food Service Attendant, Naval Construction
Battalion Center, Building 1050, Gulfport, Mississippi.
NPA: Lakeview Center, Inc., Pensacola, Florida.
Contracting Activity: Fleet and Industrial Supply Center,
Jacksonville, Florida.
Service Type/Location: Laundry Service, Health & Human Services
Supply Center, Perry Point, Maryland.
NPA: Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, Inc., Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
Contracting Activity: Health & Human Services, Program Support
Center, Perry Point, Maryland.
Deletion
On July 1, 2005, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR 38099) of proposed
deletion to the Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee
has determined that the products 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 product 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 deleted from the Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following product is deleted from the Procurement
List:
Product
Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
NSN: 7520-01-439-3396--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
NSN: 7520-01-439-3401--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
NSN: 7520-01-439-3402--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
NSN: 7520-01-439-3405--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
NSN: 7520-01-439-3406--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
NSN: 7520-01-439-3395--Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition
Center, New York, New York.
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E5-4674 Filed 8-25-05; 8:45 am]
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