48050 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 177 / Friday, September 12, 1997 / Notices

Services

Central Facility Management (including

Janitorial/Custodial, Grounds

Maintenance, Interior Landscaping,

Copier Operation, Mail and

Messenger, Shipping and Receiving

and Self Service Supply Store)

U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Beltsville, Maryland

NPA: Melwood Horticultural Training

Center, Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Janitorial/Custodial

Veterans Administration Medical

Center, 2600 M. L. King, Jr. Parkway,

Des Moines, Iowa

NPA: Goodwill Industries of Central

Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa

L. W. Stoddard USARC 25 North Lake

Avenue, Worcester, Massachusetts

NPA: Seven Hills Occupational &

Rehabilitation Services, Inc.,

Worcester, Massachusetts

Repair & Distribution of Government

Owned Shoe Lasts

Defense Personnel Support Center,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

NPA: Cleveland Skilled Industries,

Cleveland, Ohio

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–24261 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement

List.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List commodities and

services to be furnished by nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 14, 1997.

ADDRESS: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June

13, 20, 27 and July 25, 1997 the

Committee for Purchase From People

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

published notices (62 FR 32288, 33585,

34686 and 40049) of proposed additions

to the Procurement List.

The following comments pertain to

Woman’s USMC Slacks: Comments

were received from the current

contractor for the slacks. The contractor

indicated that the addition of the slacks

would significantly and adversely

impact its business and, as a result, its

employees and the depressed region in

which it is located. The contractor

explained that its potential closure as a

result of the proposed addition would

be devastating, as it was the largest

employer in town and the largest

minority employer in the area.

The Committee noted that the

contractor overstated the impact on its

business by including sales data

associated with slacks of another color

not proposed for addition to the

Procurement List. When those sales

were eliminated, the resulting

percentage of the firm’s sales that would

be lost by the Committee’s addition

action was below the level that the

Committee normally considers to be

severe adverse impact. Consequently,

the Committee believes it is unlikely

that the contractor will be forced to

discontinue operations and, thereby,

exaccerbate any existing area economic

problems. While it is possible that a few

of the contractor’s employees may lose

their jobs as a result of the action, the

Committee believes that even in a

depressed area, it will be easier for them

to find jobs than it would be for the

people with severe disabilities who will

benefit from the addition.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodities and services and

impact of the additions on the current

or most recent contractors, the

Committee has determined that the

commodities 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.

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 not have a severe

economic impact on current contractors

for the commodities and services.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and services to the

Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46—48c) in

connection with the commodities and

services proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodities and services are hereby

added to the Procurement List:

Commodities

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies

(Requirements for the Naval Air Station,

Lemoore, California)

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies

(Requirements for Dover Air Force Base,

Delaware)

VuRyte—VuRyser Ergonomic Computer

Workstation 7520–01–443–4902

Slacks, Woman’s, USMC

8410–01–413–5188

8410–01–413–5189

8410–01–413–5190

8410–01–413–5193

8410–01–413–5194

8410–01–413–5195

8410–01–413–5196

8410–01–413–5245

8410–01–413–5256

8410–01–413–5258

8410–01–413–5259

8410–01–413–5260

8410–01–413–5262

8410–01–413–5800

8410–01–413–5855

8410–01–413–5860

8410–01–413–5864

8410–01–413–5872

8410–01–413–5875

8410–01–413–5877

8410–01–413–5880

8410–01–413–5881

8410–01–413–5883

8410–01–413–5884

8410–01–413–5886

8410–01–413–5887

8410–01–413–5888

8410–01–413–5889

8410–01–413–5248

Services

Administrative Services, Social Security

Administration, Oxmoor South

Industrial Park, 220 Oxmoor Court,

Birmingham, Alabama

Janitorial/Custodial

New Boston Courthouse, Northern

Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–24262 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

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