[Federal Register: August 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 166)] [Notices] [Page 46880-46881] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr27au99-33] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Additions AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Additions to 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. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 27, 1999. 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 June 25, July 9 and 16, 1999, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices (64 FR 34187, 34188, 37098 and 38408) of proposed additions to the Procurement List. Additions The following comments pertain to Facilities Management, Federal Center, Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS), 74 North Washington Street, Battle Creek, Michigan Comments were received from the current contractor in response to a request for sales data. The contractor indicated that losing this project would be ``a significant loss'' to the company. The percentage of the contractor's total sales which its contract for this service represents, however, is below the level which the Committee normally considers to be severe adverse impact on a contractor. The following comments pertain to Janitorial/Custodial, Basewide, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas and Janitorial/Custodial, Basewide (excluding Gymnasium), Fort Sam Houston, Texas Identical comments were received from the current contractor and four other small disadvantaged businesses. The commenters opposed the addition of these services to the Procurement List on the basis of impact on the 8(a) Program generally. The commenters claimed that both the 8(a) and JWOD Programs exist to serve disadvantaged individuals, so it would be a conflict to move a project from one program to the other. They also noted that removal of any projects from the 8(a) Program would exacerbate the effects of recent changes in the 8(a) contracting process [[Page 46881]] and contract bundling by Federal agencies. Accordingly, they asked that the Committee not add these services or any others performed by 8(a) contractors to the Procurement List. The Committee adds services performed by 8(a) contractors to the Procurement List upon graduation of the contractors from the 8(a) Program, in order to avoid having an impact on the contractors while they remain eligible to perform services which would continue in the 8(a) Program after the contractors' graduation if they were not added to the Procurement List. For Fiscal Year 1998, the JWOD Program's Federal revenues were less than seven percent of the 8(a) Program's Federal revenues, so the Committee does not believe that its Procurement List additions are having a severe adverse impact on the 8(a) Program. The changes in 8(a) contracting processes and opportunities which the commenters mentioned are the result of actions by the Small Business Administration and Federal contracting activities, which are beyond the control of the Committee. The following material pertains to all of the items being added to the Procurement List 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. 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 Sachet Bag Assorted Scents & Oil Crystal Assorted, M.R. 1733 (Sachet Bag), M.R. 1779 (Oil) Services Facilities Management, Federal Center, Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS), 74 North Washington Street, Battle Creek, Michigan Family Housing Maintenance, Travis Air Force Base, California Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Western Ecology Division, Environmental Effects Laboratory, 200 SW 35th Street, Willamette Research Station, 1350 SE Goodnight Ave, Corvallis, Oregon Janitorial/Custodial U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), 214 North Andes Avenue, Orlando, Florida Janitorial/Custodial U.S. Army Reserve Center, Building 213, Fort Hamilton, New York Janitorial/Custodial Basewide, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas Janitorial/Custodial Basewide (excluding Gymnasium), Fort Sam Houston, Texas Janitorial/Custodial National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, West Virginia Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service, 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. Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 99-22353 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P