98-11630. Procurement List; Proposed Additions

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24152-24153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11630]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions

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

ACTION: Proposed additions to Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposal(s) to add to the 
Procurement List a commodity and services to be furnished by nonprofit 
agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities.
COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: June 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-4302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Milkman, [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 on the possible 
impact of the proposed actions.
    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the commodity and 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. 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 commodity and 
services to the Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the commodity and services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the

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commodity and services 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 commodity and 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 commodity and services have been proposed for 
addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies 
listed:

Commodity

Body Fluids Barrier Kit

    6515-01-376-7247
NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, Missouri

Services

Base Supply Center

Travis Air Force Base, California
NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, Texas

Janitorial/Custodial

Federal Building and Courthouse, 1 North Palafox Street, Pensacola, 
Florida
NPA: Lakeview Center, Inc., Pensacola, Florida
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-11630 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]
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