E6-6394. Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Proposed additions to and deletion from 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, and to delete a service previously furnished by such agencies.

Comments Must be Received on or Before: May 28, 2006.

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:

Mary-Carolyn Bell, 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 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.

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 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.

End of Certification

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

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, Dripping Springs, Aguirre Springs & Organ Mountain Recreation Sites, Dripping Springs, New Mexico.

NPA: Tresco, Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Contracting Activity: Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Service Type/Location: Switchboard Operation, Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, 1826 Veterans Blvd. Dublin, Georgia.

NPA: Bobby Dodd Institute, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.

Contracting Activity: VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia.

Deletion

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 may result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.

2. If approved, the action may 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 deletion from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement List:

Service

Service Type/Location: Repair & Clean Respirators, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

NPA: Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens, Inc., Warner Robins, Georgia.

Contracting Activity: Department of the Air Force.

Patrick Rowe,

Deputy Executive Director.