2024-17731. Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

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Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

AGENCY:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

ACTION:

Additions to and deletions from the Procurement List.

SUMMARY:

This action adds service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities and deletes service(s) from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES:

Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List: September 8, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For further information or to submit comments contact: Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: [phone] or email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions

On 5/10/2024, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission) published an initial notice of proposed additions to the Procurement List. (89 FR 40473). The Committee determined that the service listed below is suitable for procurement by the Federal Government and has added this service to the Procurement List as a mandatory purchase for contracting activity listed. In accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.3(b), the mandatory purchase requirement is limited to the contracting activity at location listed, and in accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.2, the Committee has authorized the nonprofit agency listed as the mandatory source of supply.

After consideration of the material presented to it concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the service(s) and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the service(s) listed below are suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501-8506 and 41 CFR 51-2.4.

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. 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 service(s) to the Government.

2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the service(s) 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. 8501-8506) in connection with the service(s) proposed for addition to the Procurement List.

End of Certification

Accordingly, the following service(s) are added to the Procurement List:

Service(s)

Service Type: Custodial and Related Services

Mandatory for: US Air Force, Maxwell AFB (including Gunter Annex and Vigilant Warrior Training Site), Montgomery, AL

Authorized Source of Supply: Global Connections to Employment, Inc., Pensacola, FL

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, FA3300 42 CONS CC

The Committee finds good cause to dispense with the 30-day delay in the effective date normally required by the Administrative Procedure Act. See 5 U.S.C. 553(d). This addition to the Committee's Procurement List is effectuated because of the expiration of the U.S. Air Force Custodial Service, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL contract. The Federal customer contacted and has worked diligently with the AbilityOne Program to fulfill this service need under the AbilityOne Program. To avoid performance disruption, and the possibility that the U.S. Air Force will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on 8/25/2024, ensuring timely execution for a 9/1/2024 start date while still allowing 16 days for comment. The Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition in the Federal Register on 5/10/2024 and did not receive any comments from any interested persons. This addition will not create a public hardship and has limited effect on the public at large, but, rather, will create new jobs for other affected parties—people with significant disabilities in the AbilityOne program who otherwise face challenges locating employment. Moreover, this addition will enable Federal customer operations to continue without interruption.

Deletions

On 7/5/2024 (89 FR 55590), the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed deletions from the Procurement List. This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3.

After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the service(s) listed below are no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501-8506 and 41 CFR 51-2.4.

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. The action will not result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.

2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the service(s) 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. 8501-8506) in connection with the service(s) deleted from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

Accordingly, the following service(s) are deleted from the Procurement List

Service(s)

Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial

Mandatory for: BLM, Billings Dispatch Center, Billings, MT, 1299 Rimtop Drive, Billings, MT

Mandatory for: BLM, Fire Cache Office Facilities, Billings, MT, 551 Northview Drive, Billings, MT

Authorized Source of Supply: Community Option Resource Enterprises, Inc. (COR Enterprises), Billings, MT

Contracting Activity: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, MT-MONTANA STATE OFFICE

Service Type: Document Destruction

Mandatory for: NARA, Denver Federal Record Center (Rocky Mtn Reg): Building 48, 6th and Kipling, Denver, CO

Authorized Source of Supply: Bayaud Enterprises, Inc., Denver, CO

Contracting Activity: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, NARA FACILITIES

Service Type: Courier Service

Mandatory for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX

Contracting Activity: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF, 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFC 16(00256)

Service Type: Grounds Maintenance

Mandatory for: Federal Aviation Administration, Norfolk Air Traffic Control Tower, Virginia Beach, VA and Patrick Henry Field Air Traffic Control Tower, Newport News, VA, 1245 Miller Store Road, Virginia Beach, VA

Authorized Source of Supply: Portco, Inc., Portsmouth, VA

Contracting Activity: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, 697DCK REGIONAL ACQUISITIONS SVCS

Michael R. Jurkowski,

Director, Business Operations.