[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71778-71779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27156]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from procurement list.

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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List products and services 
to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind 
or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement 
List services previously furnished by such agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 2005.

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:

Additions

    On October 8, and October 15, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From 
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 60351 
and 61202) of proposed additions to the Procurement List.
    The following comments pertain to Battery, Nonrechargeable, 
Lithium.
    Comments were received from the current contractor for this lithium 
battery. The contractor asked that the current contract be allowed to 
run its term before the Committee's nonprofit agency begins 
performance. The contractor noted that the lithium battery accounts for 
nearly all sales under the contract and a sizeable part of the 
contractor's battery sales to the Government, which is the largest 
consumer of the battery. The contractor noted that sales of the battery 
have skyrocketed due to the current hostilities, so losing the contract 
would cause the contractor to lose its revenue expectations for this 
battery.
    Addition of this battery to the Procurement List will not cause a 
premature termination of the current contract, as Procurement List 
additions do not affect contracts awarded prior to the effective date 
of the addition or options exercised under those contracts. 41 CFR 51-
5.3(c). In assessing impact of a Procurement List addition on a current 
contractor, the Committee looks at the total sales of that contractor, 
including related corporations, as well as previous impacts on the 
contractor and the contractor's history of providing the product in 
question. 41 CFR 51-2.4(a)(4). The current contractor is a very large 
business, and the loss of the contract for this lithium battery 
represents a very small part of the contractor's total sales. Because 
the competitive procurement system does not guarantee that any 
contractor will receive subsequent contracts for a product, the 
Committee does not consider a loss of revenue expectations alone to 
constitute severe adverse impact on a contractor. Because this 
contractor has provided this battery to the Government for almost a 
decade, the Committee has given some weight to this sales history, but 
in light of the very small percentage of the contractor's sales which 
this battery and other recent impacts represent, the Committee does not 
believe this addition to the Procurement List will have a severe 
adverse impact on the contractor.
    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 products and 
services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent 
contractors, the Committee has determined that the products 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.

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. 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. 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.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following products and services are added to the 
Procurement List:

Products

Product/NSN: Battery Nonrechargeable, Lithium,
    6135-01-351-1131.
NPA: Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc., Greenville, North 
Carolina.
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond, 
Virginia.

Product/NSN: Cups, Hot and Cold Drink,
    7350-00-281-3211 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4517 (Hot Drink), 
7350-00-641-4519 (Hot Drink), 7350-00-641-4523 (Cold Drink), 7350-
00-641-4576 (Hot Drink), 7350-00-641-4587 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-
4589 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4590 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4591 
(Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4592 (Cold Drink), 7350-00-641-4593 (Cold 
Drink).
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans, 
Louisiana.

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Contract Activity: GSA, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, Texas.

Product/NSN: Gloves, Chemical Protective,
    8415-01-509-2898, 8415-01-509-2902, 8415-01-509-2904, 8415-01-
509-2905, 8415-01-509-2916.

Product/NSN: Socks, Chemical Protective,
    8415-01-509-2875, 8415-01-509-2877, 8415-01-509-2879, 8415-01-
509-2882, 8415-01-509-2883.
NPA: Industrial Opportunities, Inc., Marble, North Carolina.
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.

Services

Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia.
NPA: Virginia Industries for the Blind, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Contracting Activity: Army Contracting Agency/NRCC Installation 
Division, Fort Eustis, VA.
Service Type/Location: Food Service and Food Service Attendant, 
131st Fighter Wing, Air National Guard Unit--Lambert Air Base, St. 
Louis, Missouri.

NPA: Challenge Unlimited, Inc., Alton, Illinois.
Contracting Activity: Missouri Air National Guard, Bridgeton, 
Missouri.
Service Type/Location: Housekeeping Services, Camp Edwards 
Billeting, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts.

NPA: Nauset, Inc., Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Contracting Activity: Massachusetts Army National Guard, Camp 
Edwards, Massachusetts.

Deletion

    On March 26, 2004, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (69 FR 15787) of proposed 
deletion to the Procurement List. After consideration of the relevant 
matter presented, the Committee has determined that the service listed 
below is no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government 
under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4.

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. The action may result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or 
other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. 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 deleted from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

    Accordingly, the following service is deleted from the Procurement 
List:

Service

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve 
Center (Midland), Midland, Texas.
NPA: None currently authorized.
Contracting Activity: Department of the Army.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 04-27156 Filed 12-9-04; 8:45 am]
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