[Federal Register: December 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 246)]
[Notices]
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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
products and 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.
Comments Must Be Received on or Before: January 22, 2006.
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 OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Sheryl D.
Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail
SKennerly@jwod.gov.
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/NSNs: Ergo Nylon Ladle
NSN: M.R. 861--Ergo Nylon Ladle
Product/NSNs: Ergo Nylon Spaghetti Server
NSN: M.R. 857--Ergo Nylon Spaghetti Server
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio
Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Fort Lee,
Virginia
Services
Service Type/Location: Medical Transcription (At the following VA
Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics)
Fayetteville Community Based Outpatient Clinics, Arkansas
G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
Gulf Coast Community Based Outpatient Clinics, Mississippi
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
VA Medical Center, 1011 Honor Heights Drive, Muskogee, Oklahoma
VA Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
VA Medical Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas
NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston, Houston, Texas
Contracting Activity: VA Medical Center--Overton Brooks, Shreveport,
Louisiana
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 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 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: Janitorial/Custodial
U.S. Federal Building and Post Office, 522 North Central Avenue,
Phoenix, Arizona
NPA: Goodwill Community Services, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E5-7763 Filed 12-22-05; 8:45 am]
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