2019-22305. 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.

SUMMARY:

This action adds products and a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES:

Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List: November 10, 2019.

ADDRESSES:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street, Suite 715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202-4149.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone], or email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

On 6/7/2019, 8/16/2019, 8/30/2019 and 9/6/2019, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice 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 a service and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the products and service listed below are suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501-8506 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 products and service to the Government.

2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the products 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. 8501-8506) in connection with the products and service proposed for addition to the Procurement List.

End of Certification

Accordingly, the following products and a service are added to the Procurement List:

Products

NSN(s)—Product Name(s):

MR 13067—Container, Clip Top, Ice Pack, Assorted Colors

MR 13068—Container, Multi-Pack, Assorted Colors

MR 13069—Container, Noodles, Assorted Colors

MR 13070—Mug, Soup, 24 oz, Assorted Colors

MR 13071—Mug, Thermal, Assorted Colors

MR 13072—Container, Snap Top, Assorted Colors

Mandatory Source of Supply: West Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, San Angelo, TX

Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense Commissary Agency

NSN(s)—Product Name(s):

8540-00-291-0389—Towel, Multifold, 3 Panel, Natural

Mandatory Source of Supply: Outlook Nebraska, Inc, Omaha, NE

Mandatory For: Total Government Requirement

Contracting Activity: FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE, GSA/FAS ADMIN SVCS ACQUISITION BR(2

NSN(s)—Product Name(s):

MR 10781—Holder, Sponge, Duo, Includes Shipper 20781

Mandatory Source of Supply: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC

Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense Commissary Agency

NSN(s)—Product Name(s):

8540-01-169-9010—Towel, Paper, Absorbent, White, Roll, 11″ x 9″

Mandatory Source of Supply: Outlook Nebraska, Inc, Omaha, NE

Mandatory For: Total Government Requirement

Contracting Activity: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY, DLA TROOP SUPPORT

Service

Service Type: Janitorial and related services

Mandatory for: GSA PBS Region 8, Old Chamber Building, 2nd Floor Judges Space, Billings, MT

Mandatory Source of Supply: Community Option Resource Enterprises, Inc. (COR Enterprises), Billings, MT

Contracting Activity: PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE, PBS R8

Deletions

On 8/30/2019 and 9/6/2019, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed deletions from the Procurement List.

After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the product(s) and service(s) listed below are no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501-8506 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 additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.

2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product(s) and service(s) 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. 8501-8506) in connection with the product(s) and service(s) deleted from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

Accordingly, the following products are deleted from the Procurement List:

Products

NSN(s)—Product Name(s):

8465-00-177-4976—Sleevelet, Upper Arm, High-Visibility Safety, Orange Mesh with Silver Reflective, 8-3/4″

Mandatory Source of Supply: Bestwork Industries for the Blind, Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ

Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS GREATER SOUTHWEST ACQUISITI, FORT WORTH, TX

NSN(s)—Product Name(s):

8415-01-538-6681—Wind Jacket, ECWCS Gen III, Layer IV, U.S. Army, Universal Camouflage, X-Large/Regular

8415-01-538-6683—Wind Jacket, ECWCS Gen III, Layer IV, U.S. Army, Universal Camouflage, X-Large/Long

Mandatory Source of Supply: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Contracting Activity: DLA TROOP SUPPORT, PHILADELPHIA, PA

NSN(s)—Product Name(s):

8030-00-524-9487—Compound, Corrosion Preventative, Type II, Class I, 55 Gallons

Mandatory Source of Supply: The Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, MO

Contracting Activity: DLA TROOP SUPPORT, PHILADELPHIA, PA

NSN(s)—Product Name(s):

7510-01-660-3734—Toner Cartridge, Remanufactured, Standard Yield, Black, HP LaserJet M5025 MFP/5035/M5035X/M5035xsMFP

Mandatory Source of Supply: Alabama Industries for the Blind, Talladega, AL

Contracting Activity: GSA/FAS ADMIN SVCS ACQUISITION BR(2, NEW YORK, NY

Patricia Briscoe,

Deputy Director, Business Operations (Pricing and Information Management).