[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 81235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32330]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Addition
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Addition to the Procurement List.
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SUMMARY: This action adds a service to the Procurement List that will
be provided by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities.
DATES: Effective Date: 1/23/2011.
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: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703)
603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Addition
On 10/1/2010 (75 FR 60739-60740), the Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published a notice of
proposed addition to the Procurement List of Food Service Attendant,
Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, NH.
Comments on the proposed addition were received from
representatives of the Blind Entrepreneurs Alliance (BEA), Randolph
Sheppard Vendors of America (RSVA) and the National Association of
Blind Merchants (NABM).
The Committee disputes any suggestion that all Department of
Defense (DoD) contracts for mess hall services must be competitively
bid and are subject to the Randolph-Sheppard Act. In this project, the
DoD contracting activity specifically identified their requirement as
``food attendant services.'' Therefore, the initial Federal Register
Notice published by the Committee identifies the service as ``Food
Service Attendant'' that includes ``food preparation, service of food,
cashiering and housekeeping services and waste management.'' The
Committee also confirmed with the contracting activity that the dining
facility is under military management and operation which, in addition
to the clearly defined Statement of Work, specifically limits the
requirement of this project to food service attendant duties.
The Randolph-Sheppard Act provides entrepreneurial opportunities
for blind vendors in operating and managing military dining facilities,
whereas food service attendant opportunities supporting the operation
of a military dining facility short of management responsibilities are
considered to be suitable for addition to the Procurement List
maintained by the Committee. Accordingly, the Committee determines that
the information provided in the Federal Register Notice is sufficiently
clear to identify the services sought and, furthermore, that this
service is appropriate for the AbilityOne Program.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning
capability of a qualified nonprofit agency to provide the service and
impact of the addition on the current or most recent contractors, the
Committee has determined that the service listed below is 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 organization that will provide the service to the
Government.
2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to provide
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 addition to the
Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following service is added to the Procurement
List:
Service
Service Type/Location: Food Service Attendant, Pease Air National Guard
Base, Newington, NH.
NPA: CW Resources, Inc., New Britain, CT.
Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Army, XRAW7NN USPFO Activity NH
ARNG, Concord, NH.
Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-32330 Filed 12-23-10; 8:45 am]
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