[Federal Register: March 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 44)]
[Notices]               
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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.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete 
products previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: April 4, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia, 22202-3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, (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 proposed actions.

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this notice for each product or 
service will be required to procure the products and services listed 
below from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have 
other severe disabilities.

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    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. If approved, 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 
products and services to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the products 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 products 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.

End of Certification

    The following products and services are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products:

Product/NSN: Trousers, Desert Camouflage (Type VII).
    Additional 200,000 Units in any combination:
    8415-01-327-5324
    8415-01-327-5325
    8415-01-327-5326,
    8415-01-327-5327

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    8415-01-327-5328
    8415-01-327-5329
    8415-01-327-5330
    8415-01-327-5331
    8415-01-327-5332
    8415-01-327-5333
    8415-01-327-5334
    8415-01-327-5335
    8415-01-327-5336
    8415-01-327-5337
    8415-01-327-5338
    8415-01-327-5339
    8415-01-327-5340
    8415-01-327-5341
    8415-01-327-5342
    8415-01-327-5343
    8415-01-327-5344
    8415-01-498-7929
    8415-01-498-7924
    8415-01-498-7926
Product/NSN: Trousers, Woodland Camouflage (Type I).
    Additional 200,000 Units in any combination:
    8415-01-084-1016
    8415-01-084-1017
    8415-01-084-1705
    8415-01-084-1706
    8415-01-084-1707
    8415-01-084-1708
    8415-01-084-1709
    8415-01-084-1710
    8415-01-084-1711
    8415-01-084-1712
    8415-01-084-1713
    8415-01-084-1714
    8415-01-084-1715
    8415-01-084-1716
    8415-01-084-1717
    8415-01-084-1718
    8415-01-134-3193
    8415-01-134-3194
    8415-01-134-3195
    8415-01-134-3196
    8415-01-134-3197
    8415-01-413-6202
    8415-01-413-6207
    8415-01-413-6210
Product/NSN: Trousers, Woodland Camouflage (Type VI).
Additional 200,000 Units in any combination:
    8415-01-390-8554
    8415-01-390-8556
    8415-01-390-8939
    8415-01-390-8940
    8415-01-390-8941
    8415-01-390-8942
    8415-01-390-8943
    8415-01-390-8944
    8415-01-390-8945
    8415-01-390-8946
    8415-01-390-8947
    8415-01-390-8948
    8415-01-390-8949
    8415-01-390-8950
    8415-01-390-8951
    8415-01-390-8952
    8415-01-390-8953
    8415-01-390-8954
    8415-01-391-1061
    8415-01-391-1062
    8415-01-391-1063
    8415-01-400-3676
    8415-01-400-3677
    8415-01-400-3678
NPA: Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc., Miami, Florida
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania

Services

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Social Security District 
Office, 3231 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas, Texas.
NPA: The Arc of Caddo-Bossier, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service, Central Area, Dallas, 
Texas.

Deletions

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    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. If approved, the action may result in additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. If approved, the action may result in authorizing small entities 
to furnish the products 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 products proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    The following products are proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Products

Product/NSN: Cap, Food Handler's.
    8415-00-234-7677
    8415-00-234-7678
    8415-00-234-7679
NPA: BESB Industries, West Hartford, Connecticut.
NPA: Virginia Industries for the Blind, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.
Product/NSN: Slide Fastener Unit, Laced Boot.
    8430-00-465-1888
    8430-00-465-1889
    8430-00-465-1890.
NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches, Inc., West Palm 
Beach, Florida.
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.
Product/NSN: Streamer, Warning, Aircraft.
    8345-00-863-9170
NPA: BESB Industries, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 04-4984 Filed 3-4-04; 8:45 am]

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