[Federal Register: September 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 189)]
[Notices]               
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

 
Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions

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

ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletions from Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add 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 to delete 
services previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received On Or Before: October 30, 2005.

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

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this notice for each product or 
service will be required to procure the product and 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 
product and services to the Government.
    2. If approved, 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.
    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 products and services are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Product

Mat, Floor Rubber
    NSN: 2540-01-298-8449--61'' x 36'' fabricated mat, reinforced 
with steel wire
NPA: Hope Haven, Inc., Rock Valley, Iowa
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio

Services

Service Type/Location: Appliance Cleaning Service, Department of 
Homeland Security, National Records Center, 150 Space Center Loop, 
Lee's Summit, Missouri
NPA: Independence and Blue Springs Industries, Inc., Independence, 
Missouri
Contracting Activity: DHS--Burlington Contracting Office, South 
Burlington, Vermont

Service Type/Location: Custodial, Warehousing, Shelf Stocking, 
Defense Commissary Agency, Hurlburt Field Commissary, Fort Walton 
Beach, Florida
NPA: Brevard Achievement Center, Inc., Rockledge, Florida

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Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Fort Lee, 
Virginia

Service Type/Location: Hazmart Support Services, Building 
2250, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Contracting Activity: Department of the Army, Director of 
Contracting, Fort Meade, Maryland

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, USDA, Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service/PPQ, Asian Longhorn Beetle Project 3920 N. 
Rockwell, Chicago, Illinois
NPA: Habilitative Systems, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Contracting Activity: USDA, Animal & Plant Health Inspection 
Service, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Deletions

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 may result in additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. If approved, the action may 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 deletion from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    The following services are proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Services

Service Type Location: Base Supply Center, Bangor Naval Submarine 
Base, Bangor, Washington
NPA: Peninsula Services, Bremerton, Washington
Contracting Activity: Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget 
Sound, Washington

Service Type/Location: Operation of SERVEMART, Everett Naval 
Station, Washington
NPA: Peninsula Services, Bremerton, Washington
Contracting Activity: Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget 
Sound, Washington
Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center, Whidbey Island Naval Air 
Station Oak Harbor, Washington
NPA: Peninsula Services, Bremerton, Washington
Contracting Activity: Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget 
Sound, Washington

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
 [FR Doc. E5-5336 Filed 9-29-05; 8:45 am]

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