[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44834-44835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22537]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Additions to and Deletions from the Procurement List.
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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List commodities and
services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who
are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the
Procurement List commodities and services previously furnished by such
agencies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 21, 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 (703) 603-7740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 24, June 12 and 26, July 2 and 10,
1998, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled published notices (63 F.R. 20377, 32190, 34848, 36211, 36212
and 37317) of proposed additions to and deletions from the Procurement
List:
Additions
The following comments pertain to Cushion, Seat Back:
Comments were received from the current contractor for this
cushion, who stated that Government contracts for this type of product
were essential to the firm's survival. The contractor claimed that
addition of the cushion to the Procurement List is in direct conflict
with other State and Federal programs that are assisting the company.
The contractor did not identify those programs.
Federal sales of this cushion are only a very small percentage of
the contractor's total sales. The Committee does not consider losses at
this level to constitute severe adverse impact on a contractor. As for
the other State and Federal programs the contractor mentioned, the
Committee is not aware of any which bar the Committee from adding
commodities and services to the Procurement List to create employment
for people with severe disabilities.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the commodities
and services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent
contractors, the Committee has determined that the commodities and
services 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 and
services to the Government.
2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on current
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
addition to the Procurement List.
Accordingly, the following commodities and services are hereby
added to the Procurement List:
Commodities
Cushion, Seat Back
2540-01-314-7834
Carbon-Removing Compound
6850-00-965-2332
6850-00-281-3042
Services
Administrative Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service
(ERS), 1031 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC
Grounds Maintenance
USARC, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Janitorial/Custodial
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Hampton National
Historic Site, Baltimore, Maryland
Janitorial/Custodial
USARC, Building 3392, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Janitorial/Custodial
Pentagon Building, 3rd and 4th Floor, Arlington, Virginia
Laundry Service
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
Litter Pickup
Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
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Mailroom Operation & Administrative Support
Buildings 5250 & 5308, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
This action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the
effective date of this addition or options that may be exercised under
those contracts.
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 will not 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 deleted from the
Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee
has determined that the commodities and services listed below are no
longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41
U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4.
Accordingly, the following commodities and services are hereby
deleted from the Procurement List:
Commodities
Roll, Tools and Accessories
5140-00-106-5616
Cover, Generator Set
6115-00-960-2703
6115-00-941-1655
Tag, Cattle, Ear
9905-00-NSH-0028
9905-00-NSH-0027
9905-00-NSH-0029
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. 98-22537 Filed 8-20-98; 8:45 am]
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