[Federal Register: May 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 84)] [Notices] [Page 24151-24152] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr01my98-38] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and services previously furnished by such agencies. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 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 February 27, March 6 and 13, 1998, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices (63 FR 9999, 11207 and 12438) of proposed additions to and deletions from the Procurement List: The following comments pertain to Janitorial/Custodial, Buildings 300 and 301, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Comments were received from the current contractor for the janitorial service. The contractor indicated that the addition of the service to the Procurement List would cause harm to his firm, which is a small disadvantaged business, and asked the Committee not to add the service to the Procurement List. The contractor said that if the janitorial services in the two buildings were not retained as part of the larger janitorial contract which his firm would be bidding on, it would hurt the company, which was trying to stay competitive in an overcrowded industry. The Committee noted that its action would only affect approximately one-third of the value of the contractor's current contract, providing the contractor with the opportunity to continue competing for a significant amount of janitorial work at Robins Air Force Base. The Committee also noted that the percentage of the firm's sales that would be lost by the addition action was below the level that the Committee normally considers to be severe adverse impact. 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. [[Page 24152]] 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 does not appear to 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: Janitorial/Custodial VA Outpatient Clinic, Mobile, Alabama Janitorial/Custodial Marine Corps Base including Fallbrook Naval Ordinance Center, Camp Pendleton, California Janitorial/Custodial Buildings 300 and 301, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia Janitorial/Custodial Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge, 9981 Pacific Street, Prairie City, Iowa This action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the effective 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 and services. 3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the commodities and 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 commodities and services deleted from the Procurement List. After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the commodities and services 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 and services are hereby deleted from the Procurement List. Commodities Door Knob Conversion Kit 5340-01-392-6940 5340-01-392-6941 5340-01-392-6944 5340-01-392-6945 5340-01-394-3872 5340-01-392-6943 5340-01-392-6942 5340-01-392-6949 5340-01-395-2928 5340-01-392-6951 5340-01-392-6946 5340-01-392-6950 5340-01-392-6948 5340-01-392-6947 5340-01-392-6954 5340-01-392-6955 5340-01-392-6953 5340-01-392-6958 5340-01-392-6952 5340-01-392-6956 5340-01-392-6959 5340-01-392-6957 5340-01-392-6960 5340-01-392-6962 5340-01-392-6963 5340-01-392-6961 5340-01-394-3873 5340-01-392-6967 5340-01-393-8586 5340-01-393-8585 5340-01-393-8587 5340-01-393-8588 5340-01-393-8589 5340-01-393-8590 5340-01-393-8591 5340-01-394-0238 5340-01-394-0239 5340-01-394-0237 5340-01-394-0240 5340-01-394-3874 5340-01-394-0241 5340-01-394-0242 5340-01-394-0244 5340-01-394-0243 5340-01-391-3805 5340-01-391-8170 5340-01-394-0246 5340-01-394-0247 5340-01-394-7991 5340-01-394-7992 5340-01-394-7994 5340-01-394-7996 5340-01-394-7993 5340-01-394-7995 5340-01-395-1173 5340-01-394-0245 Services Commissary Shelf Stocking & Custodial Fort Hamilton, New York Grounds Maintenance Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Dayton, Ohio Janitorial/Custodial Valley Grove AMSA, Valley Grove, West Virginia Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 98-11628 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P