[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3534-3535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1622]
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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 has received proposals to add to the Procurement
List commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and
to delete commodities previously furnished by such agencies.
COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: February 23, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202-4302.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Milkman (703) 603-7740
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 possible impact of the
proposed actions.
Additions
If the Committee approves the proposed addition, all entities of
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required
to procure the commodities and services listed below from nonprofit
agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe
disabilities.
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 commodities and
services to the Government.
2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on
current contractors for the commodities and services.
3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the commodities and services to the Government.
4. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would
accomplish
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the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) in
connection with the commodities 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.
The following commodities and services have been proposed for
addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies
listed:
Commodities
Pen, Executive, Twist Retractable
7520-01-451-2274
7520-01-451-2275
7520-01-451-2276
7520-01-451-2279
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Infantry Kit, Cold Weather, Marine Corps, 8465-00-NSH-0029,
(Requirements for the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Command),
NPA: Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center Davis County School District,
Clearfield, Utah.
Services
Grounds Maintenance, Credit Union, Building 2680, Edwards Air Force
Base, California, NPA: Desert Haven Enterprises, Inc., Lancaster,
California.
Janitorial/Custodial, C.W. Whittlesey U.S. Army Reserve Center, 200
Barker Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts,
NPA: Berkshire County Arc, Inc., Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Janitorial/Custodial, Buildings 1000, 1001, 1002, 20129, 20130, 20168,
20200, 20201, 20206, 20227, 20228, 20375, 20405, 20410, 20412, 20414,
20420, 20449, 20451, 20600, 20673, 20674, 20675, 20676, 20678-20683,
20687, 20707, 48025, 57001, 57011, 66001, 66006, 66014, 66017, 66029,
66041, 66047, 66049, 66071, 20202D, 20451A-J and 20602ABD, Kirtland Air
Force Base, New Mexico, NPA: RCI, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Janitorial/Custodial, Buildings 201, 381, 460, 467, 482, 585, 605, 617,
618, 619, 702, 760, 760-3, 762, 763, 765, 915, 926, 945, 996, 1010,
1013, 1015, 1025, 1032, 1037, 1048, 1049, 7906, 20216, 20219, 20220,
20226, 20234, 20360-20364, 20369, 20724, 20749, 20752, 20754, 22004,
27494, 30117, 30134 and 30136, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico,
NPA: Adelante Development Center, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Deletions
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.
2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on
future contractors for the commodities.
3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the commodities to the Government.
4. 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 commodities proposed for deletion from the
Procurement List.
The following commodities have been proposed for deletion from the
Procurement List:
Cloth, Wiping
6532-LL-N83-0490
6532-LL-N83-0491
7920-LL-L03-6103
7920-LL-L03-6134
7920-LL-L01-0013
7920-LL-L01-0014
7930-00-NSH-0003
7930-00-NSH-0004
7930-00-NSH-0005
7930-LL-C00-3782
7930-LL-C00-2768
8305-LL-N01-7278
Napkin, Paper
8540-00-149-1601.
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-1622 Filed 1-22-98; 8:45 am]
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