[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18452]
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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 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, and to delete commodities and services previously
furnished by such agencies.
COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: August 10, 1998.
ADDRESS: 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, (703) 603-7740.
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.
Additions
If the Committee approves the proposed addition, 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 commodity and services to theGovernment.
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
Cushion Assembly, Commander's Seat
2540-01-314-7834
NPA: Lions Services, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina
Services
Administrative Services,
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Economic Research Service (ERS)
1031 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC
NPA: Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
Janitorial/Custodial
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Hampton National Historic Site
Baltimore, Maryland
NPA: Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc., Baltimore,
Maryland
Mailroom Operation & Administrative Support
Buildings 5250 & 5308
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
NPA: Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, Huntsville, Alabama
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 and services.
3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the commodities 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 commodities and services proposed for
deletion from the Procurement List.
The following commodities and services have been proposed for
deletion from the Procurement List:
Commodities
Cover, Generator Set
6115-00-960-2703
6115-00-941-1655
Roll, Tools and Accessories
5140-00-106-5616
6630-01-NIB-0001
Services
Carpet Cleaning
Portland, Oregon, plus 10-mile radius
Carwash Service
Bureau of Land Management
Medford District Office
3040 Biddle Road
Medford, Oregon
Car Wash/Operation of Recycling Station
Olympic National Park
Port Angeles, Washington
Commissary Shelf Stocking
Naval Administrative Unit
Scotia, New York
Janitorial/Custodial
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the following Yakima, Washington
locations:
Fort Lewis Resident Office, Project Office adjacent to Building 810,
Yakima Firing Center
Pallet Repair
Naval Supply Center, Puget Sound, Bremerton, Washington.
G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-18452 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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