[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58362-58363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29154]
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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 commodities and
services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who
are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the
Procurement List commodities and a service previously furnished by such
agencies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 30, 1998.
ADDRESS: 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: On June 19, August 28, September 11 and 18,
1998, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled published notices (63 FR 33631, 45996, 48696 and 49895) of
proposed additions to and deletions from the Procurement List:
Additions
The following comments pertain to Warehouse Operation, the Dredge
WHEELER Spare Parts Warehouse, 400 Edwards Avenue, Suite F, Harahan,
Louisiana.
Comments were received from the current contractor for this
service. The contractor stated that tasks to be performed did not
appear to be suitable for people who are blind or severely disabled.
These tasks include operating a forklift, making shipping crates,
operating power tools, and lifting heavy items.
These tasks will in fact be performed by people who are blind, one
of whom is a qualified forklift operator. Accordingly, the Committee
has concluded that performance of this service is suitable for people
who are blind.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the commodities
and services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent
contractors, the Committee has determined that the commodities and
services listed below are suitable for procurement by the Federal
Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4.
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 will not 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 the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41U.S.C. 46-
48c) in connection with the commodities and services proposed for
addition to the Procurement List.
Accordingly, the following commodities and services are hereby
added to the Procurement List:
Commodities
Rag, Wiping
7920-01-454-1147
Red Shop Towels
7920-01-454-1148
Services
Call Center Services
Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS)
Battle Creek Customer Support Center (CSC)
Federal Center, 74 North Washington Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan
Food Service
U.S. Marine Corps Base, Dining Facilities, Quantico, Virginia
Janitorial/Custodial
Austin Memorial AFRC/AMSA #1, Austin, Texas
Warehouse Operation
The Dredge WHEELER Spare Parts Warehouse, 400 Edwards Avenue, Suite F,
Harahan, Louisiana
This action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the
effective date of this addition or options that may be exercised under
those contracts.
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 will not have a severe economic impact on future
contractors for the commodities and services.
3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the commodities and services to the Government.
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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 and services deleted from
the Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee
has determined that the commodities 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.
Accordingly, the following commodities and service are hereby
deleted from the Procurement List:
Commodities
Cover, Bed
7210-01-116-7856
7210-01-120-0679
7210-01-120-8019
7210-01-116-7855
7210-01-120-8018
7210-01-120-8009
7210-01-120-8017
7210-01-120-8014
7210-01-120-8016
7210-01-116-7853
7210-01-124-8303
7210-01-118-4085
7210-01-120-8022
7210-01-120-8021
7210-01-122-5015
7210-01-123-5149
7210-01-125-9250
7210-01-120-8015
7210-01-120-8012
7210-01-120-8011
7210-01-116-7859
7210-01-123-5148
7210-01-116-7858
7210-01-116-7860
7210-01-120-8020
7210-01-116-7857
7210-01-116-7854
7210-01-120-8013
7210-01-124-7626
7210-01-120-8010
Service
Grounds Maintenance
U.S. Army Reserve Center, 1816 East Main Street, Albemarle, North
Carolina
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-29154 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]
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