E6-12604. 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.

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, and to delete services previously furnished by such agencies.

Comments Must Be Received on or Before: September 3, 2006.

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 or To Submit Comments 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.

Additions

If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of the Federal Government identified in this 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: Document Destruction, Internal Revenue Service, 1901 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, Illinois; 2001 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, Illinois; 230 S. Dearborn Street, IRS Field Procurement Operation, Chicago, Illinois; 3615 Park Drive, Olympia Fields, Illinois; 5860 W. 111th Street, Chicago, Illinois; 860 Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois; 8125 River Drive, Morton Grove, Illinois; 945 Lake View Parkway, Vernon Hills, Illinois.

NPA: Opportunity, Inc., Highland Park, Illinois.

Contracting Activity: Internal Revenue Service, Dallas, Texas.

Service Type/Location: Document Destruction, U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois.

NPA: Opportunity, Inc., Highland Park, Illinois.

Contracting Activity: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Chicago, Illinois.

Deletions

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 may result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.

2. If approved, the action may 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 deletion from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

The following services are proposed for deletion from the Procurement List:

Services

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Army Reserve Center (Anthony F. Eafrati, Weirton), Weirton, West Virginia.

NPA: Hancock County Sheltered Workshop, Inc., Weirton, West Virginia.

Contracting Activity: Department of the Army.

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, GSA, Distribution Depot, 500 Edwards Avenue, Harahan, Louisiana.

NPA: Louisiana Industries for the Disabled, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,

Director, Information Management.