2010-32331. Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

ACTION:

Proposed additions to the Procurement List.

SUMMARY:

The Committee is proposing to add a service and a product to the Procurement List that will be provided by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

Comments Must Be Received On or Before: 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 or To Submit Comments Contact: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone], or e-mail [e-mail].

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 proposed actions.

Additions

If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of the Federal Government identified in this notice will be required to procure the service and product listed below from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

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. If approved, the action will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other than the small organizations that will provide the product and service to the Government.

2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to provide the product 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. 46-48c) in connection with the 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.

End of Certification

The following service and product are proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, USDA, APHIS, PPQ, Honolulu International Airport, 300 Rodgers Blvd, Honolulu, HI

NPA: Opportunities for the Retarded, Inc., Wahiawa, HI.

Contracting Activity: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Minneapolis, MN.

Product

NSN: 6230-01-242-2016, Light Set, General Illumination.

NPA: Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind, Little Rock, AR.

Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics Agency, Aviation, Richmond, VA.

Coverage: B-List for 50% of the Department of Defense requirement as aggregated by the Defense Logistics Agency, Aviation, Richmond, VA.

Barry S. Lineback,

Director, Business Operations.