96-30629. Procurement List Addition

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63818-63819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30629]


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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 to the Procurement List a service to be 
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have 
other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403, 1735 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Milkman [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 20, 1996, the Committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notice

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(61 F.R. 49435) of proposed addition to the Procurement List. A comment 
was received after the close of the comment period from a contractor at 
one of the installations involved in this addition to the Procurement 
List. The contractor claimed that three of its employees would be 
displaced by the addition. Because the SERVMART warehousing operation 
is currently handled as part of the larger warehousing operation for 
which the contractor is responsible, the contractor anticipates a 
financial impact if the nonprofit agency does not assume some of the 
burden of performing these tasks and coordinating its activities with 
the contractor.
    The contracting activity has informed the Committee that other work 
will be found for the displaced employees. The SERVMART inventory will 
be totally controlled by the nonprofit agency, so it will no longer be 
commingled with contracting activity property handled by the 
contractor. The nonprofit agency has indicated that coordination of its 
functions with the contractor is being developed. The nonprofit agency 
will perform warehousing operations related to the SERVMART with its 
own personnel and equipment. Consequently, addition of the SERVMART at 
this installation to the Procurement List will have no impact on the 
contractor or its employees.
    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies 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 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 service to the 
Government.
    2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on current 
contractors for the service.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the service 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 service proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.
    Accordingly, the following service is hereby added to the 
Procurement List:

Operation of SERVMART Stores, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, 
Jacksonville, Florida

    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.
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 96-30629 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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