[Federal Register: February 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 36)]
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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 the Procurement List.
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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List a product and service
to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind
or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement
List a product and service previously furnished by such agencies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 23, 2008.
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: Kimberly M. Zeich, Telephone: (703)
603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail CMTEFedReg@jwod.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
On December 7 and December 21, 2007, the Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (72 FR
69181; 72666) of proposed additions to the Procurement List.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the product and
service and impact of the additions on the current or most recent
contractors, the Committee has determined that the product and service
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 product and service
to the Government.
2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the product and 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 product and service proposed for addition
to the Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following product and service are added to the
Procurement List:
Product
Pallet, Demo Sideboard
NSN: 3990CAAA9243--30'' x 44''
Coverage: C-List for the requirements of the Crane Army Ammunition
Activity, Crane, IN
NPA: Bona Vista Programs, Inc., Kokomo, IN
Contracting Activity: U.S. Department of the Defense, Crane Army
Ammunition Activity, Crane, IN
Service
Service Type/Location: Supply Store Operation
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD
NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Contracting Activity: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC
Comments were received from a reseller of office products in the
Washington, DC area. The commenter objected to the opening of the
supply store because existing supply stores operated under the
AbilityOne (formerly JWOD) Program at other Federal agencies or
installations have already reduced commercial resellers' ability to
compete for the Government's business. The commenter said that
announcements and guidance issued by Federal agencies or installations
with such stores often emphasize that the use of AbilityOne products is
mandatory, which leaves an impression that use of the store is
mandatory or that failure to use the store may result in loss of
purchasing authority. The commenter said that the opening of the
AbilityOne store at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will
eliminate its opportunity to do business with the agency. The commenter
also said that the AbilityOne Program's past addition of products to
its Procurement List has resulted in a significant cumulative loss of
sales for his company.
The Committee, in accordance with its regulations, considers impact
on a situation-specific basis, looking at whether the action currently
proposed would result in a severe adverse impact on the current or most
recent contractor. The Committee found that there was no current
contractor for the operation of a supply store on the NRC campus, and
that none of the primary office supply resellers already doing business
with the NRC were providing walk-in store service. The Committee's
addition of the NRC's requirement for operation of a supply store to
its Procurement List, on its own, does not make the customers' use of
the supply store mandatory, nor does it preclude the NRC's continued
purchases from online retailers in accordance with the agency's own
procurement rules. The Committee defers purchasing guidance for NRC
employees to the NRC officials involved. Regarding past Procurement
List additions affecting the commenter, the Committee's records show
that each action was taken into consideration by the Committee in
accordance with its suitability criteria and was deemed not to
constitute a severe adverse impact on the current contractor.
Deletions
On December 14 and December 21, 2007, the Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (72 FR
71114; 72667) of proposed deletions to the Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee
has determined that the product and 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 should not 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 and 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 product and service deleted from the
Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following product and service are deleted from the
Procurement List:
Product
Paper, Kraft Wrapping
NSN: 8135-00-160-7758
NSN: 8135-00-160-7772
NSN: 8135-00-160-7778
NSN: 8135-00-286-7317
NSN: 8135-00-290-3407
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, Office Supplies
& Paper Products Acquisition Ctr, New York, NY
Service
Service Type/Location: Microfilming
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U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC
NPA: Business Technology Career Opportunities (BTCO), Wichita, KS
Contracting Activity: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC
Kimberly M. Zeich,
Director, Program Operations.
[FR Doc. E8-3329 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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