97-11478. Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24076-24077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11478]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions

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

ACTION: Proposed Additions to and Deletions from Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposals 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 
commodities previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: June 2, 1997.

ADDRESS: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403, 1735 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3461.

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.

Addition

    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) 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. The action will not result in any additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small

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entities other than the small organizations that will furnish the 
services to the Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the 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 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 have been proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Grounds Maintenance

Picatinny Arsenal, Picatinny, New Jersey
NPA: The First Occupational Center of New Jersey, Orange, New Jersey

Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Courthouse, 1030 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
NPA: Portland Habilitation Center, Inc., Portland, Oregon

Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Coast Guard, 2420 South Lincoln Memorial Parkway, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin
NPA: GWS, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Publications Distribution

Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota NPA: Minot Vocational Adjustment 
Workshop, Inc., Minot, North Dakota

Deletions

    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.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
future contractors for the commodities.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities 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 commodities proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following commodities have been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Surgical Pack, Disposable

6532-01-018-3286

Pillowcase, Disposable

7210-00-852-3417
7210-00-883-8494

Trousers, Night Camouflage, Desert

8415-01-102-6285 through -6299

Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 97-11478 Filed 5-1-97; 8:45 am]
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