[Federal Register: September 4, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 172)]
[Notices]               
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

 
Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

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

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List services to be 
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have 
other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List 
commodities previously furnished by such agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-4302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Milkman (703) 603-7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 2, 17 and 24, 1998, the Committee 
for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published 
notices (63 FR 36212, 38555, 39812 and 39813) of proposed additions to 
and deletions from the Procurement List:

Additions

    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the services and 
impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the 
Committee has determined that the services listed below are suitable 
for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 
CFR 51-2.4.
    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 services to the 
Government.
    2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on current 
contractors for the services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the services to the Government.
    4. 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.
    Accordingly, the following services are hereby added to the 
Procurement List:

Base Supply Center, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Janitorial/Custodial, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Janitorial/Custodial, Naval Hospital and Dental Clinic, Naval Education 
and Training Center, Buildings 1, 23, 44, 46, 1121 and 1173, Newport, 
Rhode Island.
Mailing Service, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Finance, 
Arlington, Virginia.
Laundry Service, Naval Air Station, Galley Building 794, San Diego, 
California.
Laundry Service, Naval Station, Everett, Washington.
Warehouse Operation, USDA, U.S. Army Charles Melvin Price Support 
Center, Rural Development Facility, Warehouse #2, Building 309, Granite 
City, Illinois.
Warehouse Operation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Service and 
Distribution Center, Building 37, Hines, Illinois.

    This action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the 
effective

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date of this addition or options that may be exercised under those 
contracts.

Deletions

    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.
    2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on future 
contractors for the commodities.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities to the Government.
    4. 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 commodities deleted from the Procurement 
List.
    After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee 
has determined that the commodities listed below are no longer suitable 
for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 
CFR 51-2.4.
    Accordingly, the following commodities are hereby deleted from the 
Procurement List:
Bedspread
7210-00-728-0181
7210-00-728-0184
7210-00-728-0185
Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 98-23955 Filed 9-3-98; 8:45 am]
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