[Federal Register: January 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 18)]
[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 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 products previously furnished by such agencies.
DATES: Effective Date: February 26, 2006.
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, Telephone: (703)
603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail SKennerly@jwod.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
On November 25, and December 2, 2005, the Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR
71084, and 27788) 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.
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
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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/NSNs: Battery, Nonrechargeable (Silver Oxide).
6135-01-110-9470--Battery, Button, Silver Oxide.
6135-01-106-7740--Battery, Button, Silver Oxide, Miniature.
Product/NSNs: Battery, Nonrechargeable (Size N).
6135-01-031-0862--Battery, Size N, Alkaline-Manganese Dioxide.
NPA: Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc., Greenville, North
Carolina.
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond,
Virginia.
Product/NSNs: Paper or Stationer's Shears (GSA Global Supply Only).
5110-00-161-6912--9'' Shears have 4\5/8\'' length of cut.
Product/NSNs: Straight Trimmer's Shears (GSA Global Supply Only).
5110-00-293-9199--7'' Shears have 3'' length of cut.
NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Hardware & Appliances Center, Kansas
City, Missouri.
Services
Service Type/Location: Custodial Services.
Cliffside Gas Field Facility, 15 Miles NW of Amarillo, Amarillo,
Texas.
NPA: World Technical Services, Inc., San Antonio, Texas.
Contracting Activity: Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance.
USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Weslaco Center, 2413 E.
Highway 83, Weslaco, Texas.
NPA: World Technical Services, Inc., San Antonio, Texas.
Contracting Activity: USDA, Agriculture Research Service, College
Station, Texas.
Deletions
On December 2, 2005, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR 72289) of proposed
deletions 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 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 deleted from the Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following products are deleted from the
Procurement List:
Products
Product/NSNs: Gloves, Patient Examining.
6515-01-411-4796--Gloves, Patient Examining.
6515-01-441-6103--Gloves, Patient Examining.
6515-01-373-8306--Gloves, Patient Examining.
NPA: Bosma Industries for the Blind, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington,
DC.
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E6-1027 Filed 1-26-06; 8:45 am]
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