[Federal Register: January 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 20)] [Notices] [Page 4622-4623] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr30ja98-36] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List a commodity and services previously furnished by such agencies. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 2, 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 October 3, November 28, December 5 and 12, 1997, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices (62 FR 51827, 63314, 64352 and 65411) 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 commodities and services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the commodities and 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 commodities and services to the Government. [[Page 4623]] 2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on current 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 proposed for addition to the Procurement List. Accordingly, the following commodities and services are hereby added to the Procurement List: Commodities Office and Miscellaneous Supplies (Requirements for the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona) Office and Miscellaneous Supplies (Requirements for the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina) Knife, Kitchen 7340-00-205-3335 7340-00-223-7771 7340-00-488-7950 7340-00-680-2758 7340-00-488-7939 7340-00-197-1271 Services Janitorial/Custodial, Federal Building, 648 Mission, Ketchikan, Alaska Janitorial/Custodial, for the following Grand Rapids, Michigan locations: VA Outpatient Clinic, 3019 Coit Avenue, Special Mental Health Clinic, 3000 Monroe Street Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve Center, 443 Route 119 N, Indiana, Pennsylvania Janitorial/Custodial, Johnstown Aviation Support Facility, Airport Road #2, Johnstown, Pennsylvania Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance, West Los Angeles Federal Building & U.S. Post Office, 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California Mailroom Operation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, Kingman Building, Telegraph and Leaf Road, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 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 commodity and services. 3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the commodity 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 commodity and services deleted from the Procurement List. After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the commodity 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 commodity and services are hereby deleted from the Procurement List: Commodity Remover, Floor Polish 7930-00-045-6923 Services Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Army Reserve Center, 2000 North New Road, Waco, Texas Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Army Reserve Center, 6401 Imperial Drive, Waco, Texas Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve Center, 200 North New Road, Waco, Texas Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve Center, 6401 Imperial Drive, Waco, Texas. Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 98-2372 Filed 1-29-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P