[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20463]
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[Federal Register: August 19, 1994]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Additions
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Additions to the procurement list.
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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List commodities to be
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have
other severe disabilities.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1994.
ADDRESSES: 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, (703) 603-7740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 17, 1994, the Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices (59 FR
31218) proposed addition to the Procurement List.
Comments were received from two cap manufacturers. Both firms noted
the serious decline in military uniform headwear purchases of recent
years and indicated that the loss of any more headwear items from
competitive purchasing would further reduce the competitive market and
increase their chances of going out of business.
The Committee is aware of the decline in Government purchasing of
clothing items. However, it should be noted that nonprofit agencies
participating in the Committee's program which produce military uniform
items are also experiencing the results of this decline, and their
employees with severe disabilities have traditionally had higher rates
of unemployment, and thus more difficulty in securing other work, than
workers without disabilities employed by commercial uniform item
manufacturers. The nonprofit agency which will produce the cap under
the Committee's program is also recovering from the employment losses
caused by a severe hurricane which closed the military base on which
the agency was performing other contracts under the Committee's
program.
It should also be noted that neither of the commenters is currently
producing the cap for the Government, as the current competitive
contract was won by the nonprofit agency which will produce the cap
under the Committee's program. Accordingly, the commenters will not
lose anything they currently have, other than a chance to bid on future
competitive contracts for the cap. Because there is no guarantee under
the competitive bidding system that any particular company will get a
contract, the Committee does not consider the loss of this chance to
constitute severe adverse impact on a company.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the commodity,
fair market price, and impact of the addition on the current or most
recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the commodity
listed below are suitable for procurement by the Federal Government
under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4.
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 commodities to the
Government.
2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on
current 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 addition to the
Procurement List.
Accordingly, the following commodities are hereby added to the
Procurement List:
Cap, Garrison, Women's
8410-01-381-5481
8410-01-381-5504
8410-01-381-5507
8410-01-381-5521
8410-01-381-5536
8410-01-381-5544
8410-01-381-5559
8410-01-381-5566
8410-01-381-5612
8410-01-381-5627
8410-01-381-5647
This action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the
effective date of this addition or options exercised under those
contracts.
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 94-20463 Filed 8-18-94; 8:45 am]
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