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 a product 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 30, 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, 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 product 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 product and services to the Government.

2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product 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 product 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 product and services are proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Product:

Product/NSN: Personal Hygiene Kit, 8970-00-NIB-0034.

NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.

Contracting Activity: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Fort Worth, Texas.

Contracting Activity: UNICOR, Washington, DC.

Services

Service Type/Location: Base Operating Services, Defense Supply Center Richmond, 800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, Virginia.

NPA: Goodwill Services, Inc., Richmond, Virginia.

Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.

Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center, Building T39, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.

Contracting Activity: Directorate of Contracting, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

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: Staff Section, 1025-01-044-2587.

NPA: Montgomery County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., Amsterdam, New York.

Contracting Activity: U.S. Armament & Chemical Acquisition, Rock Island, Illinois.

Product/NSN: Table, Office, Steel, 7110-00-113-0448, 7110-00-113-0454, 7110-00-149-2044, 7110-00-149-2045, 7110-00-149-2046.

NPA: Yuma WORC Center, Inc., Yuma, Arizona.

Contracting Activity: GSA, National Furniture Center, Washington, DC.