Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion

AGENCY:

Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled.

ACTION:

Proposed additions to and a deletion from Procurement List.

SUMMARY:

The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a product previously furnished by such agencies.

Comments Must be Received on or Before: December 18, 2005.

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: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail SKennerly@jwod.gov.

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 product or service will be required to procure the products and 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 products and services to the Government.

2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the products and 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 products 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.

End of Certification

The following products and services are proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

Cup, Disposable (For Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Only).

NSN: 7350-01-411-5265—9 oz Tall-style.

NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kit, Helicopter Landing Zone.

NSN: 6230-01-513-2533—Kit, Helicopter Landing Zone.

NPA: The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties, Inc., Hackensack, New Jersey.

Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Services

Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center, Department of the Army, Building 2961 Vanture Road, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

NPA: Beacon Lighthouse, Inc., Wichita Falls, Texas.

Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Field Artillery Center & Fort Sill, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Service Type/Location: Custodial & Grounds Maintenance, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Rio Grande Valley Sector Headquarters, 4400 South Expressway 281, Edinburg, Texas.

NPA: Training, Rehabilitation, & Development Institute, Inc., San Antonio, Texas.

Contracting Activity: Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC.

Deletion

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 product 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 product proposed for deletion from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

The following product is proposed for deletion from the Procurement List:

Product

Plug, Ear, Hearing Protection.

NSN: 6515-01-492-3625—Plug, Ear, Hearing Protection (one-color).

NPA: New Dynamics Corporation, Middletown, New York.

Contracting Activity: GSA, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, Texas.