03-10255. Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Proposed additions to Procurement List.

SUMMARY:

The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

DATES:

Comments must be received on or before: May 25, 2003.

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:

Sheryl D. Kennerly, [phone].

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 of the proposed actions. If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of the Federal government identified in the notice for each service will be required to procure the services listed below from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. 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 furnish the services to the government.

2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the services 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.

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

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, Capt Alden D Allen AFRC, Horseheads, New York.

NPA: NYSARC, Inc., Seneca-Cayuga Counties Chapter, Waterloo, New York.

Contract Activity: 77th Regional Support Command (DOC), Fort Totten, New York.

Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, Social Security Administration, High Rise and Low Rise Buildings, Baltimore, Maryland.

NPA: Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.

Contract Activity: Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.

Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, SSG Reynold J King USARC, Ithaca, New York.

NPA: NYSARC, Inc., Seneca-Cayuga Counties Chapter, Waterloo, New York.

Contract Activity: 77th Regional Support Command (DOC), Fort Totten, New York.

Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, U.S. Border Station, Wellesley Island, Alexandria Bay, New York.

NPA: Jefferson County Chapter, NYSARC, Watertown, New York.

Contract Activity: GSA/PBS Upstate New York Service Center, Syracuse, New York.

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Border Station, Old Champlain, New York.

NPA: Clinton County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., Plattsburgh, New York.

Contract Activity: GSA/PBS Upstate New York Service Center, Syracuse, New York.

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Border Station, Overton Corners, New York.

NPA: Clinton County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., Plattsburgh, New York.

Contract Activity: GSA/PBS Upstate New York Service Center, Syracuse, New York.

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Border Station, St. John Highway, New York.

NPA: Clinton County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., Plattsburgh, New York.

Contract Activity: GSA/PBS Upstate New York Service Center, Syracuse, New York.

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance, T-3 Olaf T. Fredericksen USARC, Penn Yan, New York.

NPA: Yates County Chapter NYSARC, Inc., Penn Yan, New York.

Contract Activity: 77th Regional Support Command (DOC), Fort Totten, New York.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,

Director, Information Management.