[Federal Register: February 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 38)] [Notices] [Page 9469-9470] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr26fe99-15] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 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 has received proposals to add to the Procurement List commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete commodities and services previously furnished by such agencies. COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: March 29, 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: 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 possible impact of the proposed actions. Additions If the Committee approves the proposed additions, all entities of the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required to procure the commodities and services [[Page 9470]] listed below from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. 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 result in authorizing small entities to furnish the commodities 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 commodities 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. The following commodities and services have been proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Commodities Soup Spoon Ladle M.R. 806 NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Seattle, Washington Aqua Plunger Mop M.R. 1026 NPA: Signature Works, Inc., Hazlehurst, Mississippi Southern Nevada Sightless, Las Vegas, Nevada Services Base Supply Center, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota NPA: Envision, Inc., Wichita, Kansas Base Supply Center, Naval Air Station, Kingsville, Texas NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, Texas Central Facility Management, U.S. Secret Service Headquarters, 930 H Street, NW, Washington, DC NPA: Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Upper Marlboro, Maryland Janitorial/Custodial, Federal Building #4, 4401 Suitland Road, Suitland, Maryland NPA: Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries, Washington, DC Janitorial/Custodial, Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 25 N. 32nd Street, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania NPA: Goodwill Services, Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve Center, Fort Jackson, South Carolina NPA: Camden Vocational Rehabilitation Training Center, Camden, South Carolina Operation of Individual Equipment Element Store, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona NPA: Arizona Industries for the Blind, Phoenix, Arizona Operation of Individual Equipment Element Store, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota NPA: Envision, Inc., Wichita, Kansas 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 result in authorizing small entities to furnish the commodities 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 commodities and services proposed for deletion from the Procurement List. The following commodities and services have been proposed for deletion from the Procurement List: Commodities Kit, Shaving, Surgical Preparation 6530-00-676-7372 Surgical Dressing Set 6530-00-105-5826 Box, Filing 7520-00-139-3734 Services Administrative Services, Cecil Field Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Florida Assembly, Living Kit, Basic and Supplemental Commissary Warehousing, Homestead Air Reserve Station, Florida Corrosion Control of Fuel Pipelines, Manchester Naval Fuel Department, Manchester, Washington Disposal Support Services, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Agana, Guam Fast Pack/Carton Recycling and Pallet Repair, Sacramento Army Depot, Sacramento, California Food Service Attendant, Cecil Field Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Florida Food Service Attendant, Homestead Air Reserve Station, Florida Food Service Attendant, Naval Security Group Activity, Homestead Air Force Base, Florida Grounds Maintenance, Andersonville National Historic Site, Route 1, Box 85, Andersonville, Georgia Grounds Maintenance, U. S. Postal Service, 1088 Nandino Boulevard, Lexington, Kentucky Grounds Maintenance, Camp Bonneville, Washington Grounds Maintenance, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, Washington Janitorial/Custodial, Naval Station, Mobile, Alabama Janitorial/Custodial, Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, California Janitorial/Custodial, Federal Building, 100 North Warren, Saginaw, Michigan Janitorial/Custodial, Lewistown Flight Service Station, Lewistown, Montana Janitorial/Custodial, BEQ Naval Station, Staten Island, New York Janitorial/Custodial, Newark Air Force Base, Ohio Janitorial/Custodial, Bonneville Power Administration, 11743 NE Sumner Street, Portland, Oregon Janitorial/Custodial, Tennessee Air National Guard, Nashville Metro Airport, Nashville, Tennessee Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance, Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Rochester, New York Laundry Service, Military Entrance Processing Station, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri Microfiche/Microfilm Reproduction, Newark Air Force Station, Ohio Operation of Tool Crib, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas Planting Horticultural Materials, U.S. Forest Service, Bend Pine Nursery Market, 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, Oregon Reproduction Service, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Clarendon Square Office Building, 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia Tray Delivery Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3601 South 6th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 99-4850 Filed 2-25-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P