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 products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete products previously furnished by such agencies.
Comments Must be Received on or Before: January 2, 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 CONTACT:
Sheryl D. Kennerly, (703) 603-7740.
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
Product/NSN: Folder, File, Classification,
7530-01-011-9454.
NPA: Georgia Industries for the Blind, Bainbridge, Georgia.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition Center, New York, NY.
Product/NSN: Tape, Pressure Sensitive,
7510-00-266-6707, 7510-00-266-6708, 7510-00-266-6710.
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition Center, New York, NY.
Services
Service Type/Location: Custodial & Grounds Maintenance, South Eastern Regional Archives, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, Georgia.
NPA: Goodwill Industries of North Georgia, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.
Contracting Activity: National Archives & Records Administration, College Park, Maryland.
Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, Basewide-FE Warren AFB, Wyoming.
NPA: Pre-Vocational Training Center, Spokane, Washington.
Contracting Activity: AFSPACOM—Warren AFB.
Service Type/Location: Laundry Service, U.S. Mint, 155 Hermann Street, San Francisco, California.
NPA: Toolworks, Inc., San Francisco, California.
Contracting Activity: U.S. Mint, San Francisco, California.
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 products 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 proposed for deletion from the Procurement List.
End of Certification
The following products are proposed for deletion from the Procurement List:
Products
Product/NSN: Power Duster,
7045-00-NIB-0164, 7045-00-NIB-0165, 7045-00-NIB-0166.
NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, Missouri.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition Center, New York, NY.
Product/NSN: Tape, Electronic Data Processing,
7045-00-377-9235.
NPA: North Central Sight Services, Inc., Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio.
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 04-26650 Filed 12-2-04; 8:45 am]
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