E9-30621. Procurement List Addition

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Addition to Procurement List.

SUMMARY:

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

DATES:

Effective Date: January 29, 2010.

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 CONTACT:

Patricia Briscoe, Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone], or e-mail [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Addition

On 11/6/2009, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (74 FR No. 214) of proposed addition to the Procurement List.

After consideration of the material presented to it concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the service and impact of the additions 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.

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 service to the Government.

2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the 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 service proposed for addition to the Procurement List.

End of Certification

Accordingly, the following service is added to the Procurement List:

Service

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services—Santa Maria, CA, Forest Service Santa Lucia Ranger District, 1616 Carlotti Drive, Santa Maria, CA.

NPA: VTC Enterprises, Santa Maria, CA.

Contracting Activity: Forest Service, Angeles National Forest, Arcadia, CA.

Patricia Briscoe,

Deputy Director, Business Operations.