[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 185 (Friday, September 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24412]


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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 the Procurement List.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 2000.

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: Louis R. Bartalot, (703) 603-7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 16, July 28 and August 11, 2000, the 
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
published notices (65 FR 37757, 46425 and 49218) of proposed additions 
to and deletion from the Procurement List:

Additions

    After consideration of the material presented to it concerning 
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the commodity and 
services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent 
contractors, the Committee has determined that the commodity 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 commodity and 
services to the Government.
    2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on current 
contractors for the commodity and services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodity and services to the Government.
    4. 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 commodity and services proposed for 
addition to the Procurement List.
    Accordingly, the following commodity and services are hereby added 
to the Procurement List:

Commodity

Carrier, Entrenching Tool
    8465-00-NSH-2000

Services

Grounds Maintenance, Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound 
Health Care System, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, Washington
Janitorial/Custodial, Basewide, Naval Submarine Base New London, 
Groton, Connecticut

(49% of the total requirement)

Switchboard Operation, Defense Supply Center--Richmond, Richmond, 
Virginia
Virtual Warehouse Operation, Department of Transportation, Ardmore 
East Business Center, 3341 Q 75th Avenue, Landover, Maryland

    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.

Deletion

    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 not result in any additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on future 
contractors for the commodities.
    3. The action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities to the Government.
    4. 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 commodities deleted from the Procurement 
List.
    After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee 
has determined that the commodities 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.
    Accordingly, the following commodities are hereby deleted from the 
Procurement List:

Knife, Paring; Steak/Utility; Slicer
    M.R. 870 (Paring)
    M.R. 871 (Steak Utility)
    M.R. 874 (Slicer)


Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 00-24412 Filed 9-21-00; 8:45 am]
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