E5-3010. 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: July 10, 2005.

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, 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.

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.

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, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 150 Central Sector Bldg C2, Warehouse #3, Carolina, Puerto Rico.

NPA: The Corporate Source, Inc., New York, New York.

Contracting Activity: USDA, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Minneapolis, MN.

Service Type/Location: Custodial & Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Secret Service Command Post, 1 Woodland Drive, Plains, Georgia.

NPA: Middle Flint Behavioral HealthCare—Sumter County MR Center, Americus, Georgia.

Contracting Activity: GSA, Property Management Center (4PMB), Atlanta, Georgia.

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services (at the following U.S. Department of Agriculture locations):

USDA, #257 Aduana Street, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

USDA, Aguadila Station/Borinquen, Hangar 35-Pax Terminal, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

USDA, Eugenio Maria de Hostos International Airport, Main Terminal Building Mayaguez Airport, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

USDA, Mercedita International Airport, Main Terminal Building, Mercedita, Puerto Rico.

NPA: The Corporate Source, Inc., New York, New York.

Contracting Activity: USDA, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Minneapolis, MN.

Service Type/Location: Hospital Housekeeping Services, 36th Medical Group Clinic, Andersen AFB, Guam.

NPA: Able Industries of the Pacific, Tamuning, Guam.

Contracting Activity: 36th U.S. Air Force Contracting Squadron/LGCD, Andersen AFB, Guam.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,

Director, Information Management.