[Federal Register: May 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 88)]
[Notices]               
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

 
Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion

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

ACTION: Proposed Additions to and Deletion From Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete 
service previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received On Or Before: 6/8/2009.

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:  Barry S. 
Lineback, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail 
CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.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 products 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 
products and services to the Government.
    2. If approved, 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.
    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:

Products

NSN: 1670-01-529-1202--LCADS High Velocity Parachute.
NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, NC.
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, XR W6BA ACA NATICK, Natick, 
MA.
Coverage: C-list for 33% of total allocation over 5 years for the 
Department of the Army, Natick, MA.

Tape, Pressure Sensitive, Yellow & Blue Duct

NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0910--Tape, Painters.
NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0860--Tape, Painters.
NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0911--Tape, Painters.

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NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0859--Tape, Duct.
NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0858--Tape, Duct.
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH.
Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition Service, GSA/FSS OFC SUP 
CTR--Paper Products, New York, NY.
Coverage: A-list for the total Government requirement as aggregated 
by the General Services Administration.

NSN: 5120-00-878-5932--Intrenching Tool.
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (Seattle Lighthouse), 
Seattle, WA.
Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition Service, GSA/FSS Tools 
Acquisition Division I, Kansas City, MO.
Coverage: B-list for the broad Government requirement as specified 
by the General Services Administration.

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, VA Midsouth CMOP, 5171 
Sam Jared Drive, Murfreesboro, TN.
NPA: Bobby Dodd Institute, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
Contracting Activity: Veterans Affairs, Department Of, CMOP National 
Contracting, Leavenworth, KS.

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 will not 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 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 proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List:

Services

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Fort Bliss: Main Store 
Building 1735, AAFES, Main Store--Building 1735, Fort Bliss, TX.
NPA: Goodwill Industries of El Paso, El Paso, TX.
Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Army, XR W40M Natl. Region 
Contract OFC, Washington, DC.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-10775 Filed 5-7-09; 8:45 am]

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