[Federal Register: June 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 119)]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

 
Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion

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 
services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who 
are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a service 
previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 20, 2003.

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 service will 
be required to procure the 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 
services to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the 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 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 services are proposed for addition to Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

Service Type/Location: Administrative Services, INS, Secure 
Electronic Network for the Travelers' Rapid Inspection, (SENTRI) 
Enrollment Center), Otay Mesa, California.
NPA: Job Options, Inc., San Diego, California.
Contract Activity: Immigration and Naturalization Service, DOJ.

Service Type/Location: Catering Service, Military Entrance 
Processing Station, Albany, New York.
NPA: Albany County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., Slingerlands, New York.
Contract Activity: Directorate of Contracting, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

    Service Type/Location: Custodial Service; Aguadilla Customhouse, 
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, CARIT Building, Guynabo, Puerto Rico, Cruise 
Ship Piers (1, 4, 6 & Front Pier), Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 
Fajardo Customhouse, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, ICAT Airport, Louis Munoz 
Marin International Airport, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Isla Grande 
Airport, Isla Grande, Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Customhouse, Mayaguez, 
Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Warehouse, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Miramar 
Customhouse, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Panamerican Dock, Isla Grande, 
Puerto Rico, Ponce Customhouse, Ponce, Puerto Rico, San Juan 
Customhouse, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
NPA: The Corporate Source, Inc., New York, New York.
Contract Activity: U.S. Customs Service, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Service Type/Location: Janitorial & Related Services, New Federal 
Building, Youngstown, Ohio.
NPA: Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries, Youngstown, Ohio.
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service (5P), Chicago, 
Illinois.
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial; Fort Shafter (Buildings 
344 and 1507), Hawaii, Schofield Barracks (Buildings 690, 692 and 
1087), Hawaii.
NPA: Network Enterprises, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii.
Contract Activity: U.S. Army Support Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

Service Type/Location: Office Supply Store, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, St. Louis, Missouri.
NPA: Alphapointe Association for the Blind, Kansas City, Missouri.
Contract Activity: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
St. Louis, Missouri.

Deletion

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.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the service 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 service proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    (End of Certification)
    The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List:

Service

Service Type/Location: Operation of Self Service Supply Store, 
General Services Administration, Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, 
Georgia.
NPA: Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind, Inc., Raleigh, North 
Carolina.
Contract Activity: General Services Administration, Atlanta, 
Georgia.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 03-15630 Filed 6-19-03; 8:45 am]

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