Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 164 / Friday, August 23, 2013 / Notices 52511 

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. 

SUMMARY: This action adds products and 

services to the Procurement List that 

will be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities, and 

deletes products previously furnished 

by such agencies. 

DATES: Effective Date: 9/23/2013. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

10800, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 

603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email 

CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On 6/7/2013 (78 FR 34350–34351); 6/ 

21/2013 (78 FR 37524–37525); 6/28/

2013 (78 FR 38952–38953); and 7/8/

2013 (78 FR 40727–40728), the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

published notices of proposed additions 

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. 8501–8506 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-WagnerO’Day Act (41 USC 8501–8506) 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 

Power Duster 

NSN: 6850–01–517–1506—10 oz. 

NSN: 6850–01–412–0040—10 oz. 12/ 

BX 

Cleaner, Brake Parts 

NSN: 6850–01–167–0678—7 oz. 

NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, 

St. Louis 

Towel, Hazardous Material Absorbent, 

Cotton, Red 

NSN: 4235–01–526–4342—15′′ x 15′′ 

NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for 

the Blind, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC 

Contracting Activity: Defense 

Logistics Agency Aviation, 

Richmond, VA 

Coverage: B-List for the Broad 

Government Requirement as 

aggregated by the Defense Logistics 

Agency Aviation, Richmond, VA. 

Helmet, Safety, Cap Style, 63⁄4′′ to 8′′ 

NSN: 8415–00–935–3132—Blue 

NSN: 8415–00–935–3139—White 

NSN: 8415–00–935–3140—Yellow 

NPA: Keystone Vocational Services, 

Sharon, PA 

Contracting Activity: General Services 

Administration, Fort Worth, TX 

Coverage: A-list for the Total 

Government Requirement as 

aggregated by the General Services 

Administration. 

Services 

Service Type/Location: Custodial 

Service, St. Elizabeths Campus, 

2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue 

SE., Washington, DC. 

NPA: CW Resources, Inc., New Britain, 

CT. 

Contracting Activity: General Services 

Administration, Public Buildings 

Service, Potomac Service Center, 

Washington, DC. 

Service Type/Location: Grounds 

Maintenance Service, USCG, Air 

Station-Savannah, 1297 N Lightning 

Rd, Savannah, GA. 

NPA: Goodwill Industries of the Coastal 

Empire, Inc., Savannah, GA. 

Contracting Activity: U.S. Coast Guard 

Base, Miami, Miami, FL. 

Service Type/Location: Janitorial and 

Landscape Service, Terminal Island 

Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement Facility, 2001 S. 

Seaside Ave, San Pedro, CA. 

NPA: Los Angeles Habilitation House, 

Long Beach, CA. 

Contracting Activity: Dept Of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Mission 

Support Dallas, Dallas, TX. 

Service Type/Location: Custodial 

Service, National Counterdrug 

Training Center Campus, Annville, 

PA. 

NPA: Opportunity Center, Incorporated, 

Wilmington, DE. 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, 

W7NX USPFO Activity PA ARNG, 

Annville, PA. 

Service Type/Location: Integrated Prime 

Vendor Supply Chain Management 

Service, [to support production, 

assembly, receipt, storage, 

packaging, preservation, delivery 

and related products/services for 

Expeditionary Force Provider (EFP) 

Modules and Modification System 

Cold Weather] US Army, Product 

Manager Force Sustainment 

Systems, Natick, MA. 

NPA: ReadyOne Industries (ROI), Inc., 

El Paso, TX. 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, 

W6QK ACC–APG Natick, Natick, 

MA. 

Comments were received from one 

firm that stated a large share of its 

business comes from the same requiring 

office, and that more information was 

required for it to assess the potential 

impact on its firm. The commenter 

requested that the Procurement List 

addition process for this proposed 

addition be suspended indefinitely until 

a valid and comprehensive analysis was 

conducted in accordance with 41 CFR 

51, including but not limited to, the 

impact assessment required by 41 CFR 

51–2.4 on the current expeditionary 

market contractors that support PM FSS. 

The Commission does not agree that 

a suspension of the proposed addition is 

necessary or appropriate. In the interest 

of transparency, the service requirement 

being added to the Procurement List at 

this time is more specifically described 

herein as Integrated Prime Vendor (IPV) 

Supply Chain Management (SCM) 

Service to support production, 

assembly, receipt, storage, packaging, 

preservation, delivery and related 

products/services for Expeditionary 

Force Provider (EFP) Modules and 

Modification System Cold Weather. The 

Commission may consider and 

determine whether other elements of, or 

additional tasks related to the 

Contracting Activity’s requirement for 

IPV SCM Service are suitable for 

addition to the Procurement List in the 

future. 


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The Commission’s regulations, 

specifically the section cited, require the 

Commission to consider the level of 

impact on the current contractor for the 

commodity or service being considered 

for addition to the Procurement List as 

part of its determination that a product 

or service is suitable. The Commission 

defines the current contractor as the 

commercial source from which the 

responsible Government contracting 

activity is procuring the product or 

service that is the subject of a proposed 

addition. 

Accordingly, the Commission’s 

impact analysis finding was that the 

Army Contracting Command—Aberdeen 

Proving Ground Natick Contracting 

Division, on behalf of PM FSS, does not 

have a current contract for the provision 

of Integrated Prime Vendor Supply 

Chain Management Service. Previously, 

PM FSS has obtained various 

requirements for equipment or related 

material through use of various DLA 

Prime Vendor contracts, under DLA’s 

Special Operational Equipment Tailored 

Logistics Support and/or Fire 

Emergency Services Programs. No single 

vendor was guaranteed to receive orders 

from PM FSS; many other DOD 

customers make use of the prime vendor 

contracts. PM FSS requirements for 

kitting or other supply chain 

management services required were 

obtained through the DLA depot system. 

The commenter also questioned 

whether the objectives of the proposed 

addition were in opposition to the goal 

of the AbilityOne Program to create 

employment opportunities for people 

who are blind or have other significant 

disabilities. 41 CFR 51–2.4 

Determination of Suitability requires the 

Commission to consider the 

employment potential of each proposed 

addition before it can determine a 

product or service suitable for addition 

to the Procurement List. In this case, the 

Commission determined that there is 

employment potential for the workforce 

of people who are significantly disabled 

in the provision of acquisition support 

services, kitting, manufacturing and 

design, and warehousing. The 

designated nonprofit agency has 

identified Full Time Equivalent 

positions for more than 33 individuals 

with significant disabilities in the 

delivery of services. 

The commenter specifically 

questioned whether the nonprofit 

agency would be a pass-through to large 

subcontractors, therefore not 

maximizing the potential for 

employment of people who are blind or 

significantly disabled. Commission 

regulations permit the subcontracting of 

a portion of the process for producing a 

product or providing a service on the 

Procurement List, provided that the 

portion of the process retained by the 

nonprofit agency generates employment 

for people who are blind or have 

significant disabilities. Subcontracting 

that is intended to be a routine part of 

production is required to be identified 

to the Commission at the time of 

proposed addition and any changes in 

the extent of subcontracting must be 

approved in advance by the 

Commission. In this case, the 

Commission determined that the 

proposed subcontracting is consistent 

with its regulations and that the portion 

of the work retained will create 

employment for people who are blind or 

significantly disabled. 

Deletions 

On 7/19/2013 (78 FR 43180), the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

published notice of proposed deletions 

from the Procurement List. 

After consideration of the relevant 

matter presented, the Committee has 

determined that the products listed 

below are no longer suitable for 

procurement by the Federal Government 

under 41 USC 8501–8506 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 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities. 

2. The action may result in 

authorizing small entities to provide the 

products to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 USC 8501–8506) in 

connection with the products deleted 

from the Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following products 

are deleted from the Procurement List: 

Products 

NSN: 8125–00–NIB–0031—Spray Bottle, 

Green Solutions High Dilution 256 

Neutral Disinfectant, Silk Screened, 

12–32oz bottles 

NPA: Susquehanna Association for the 

Blind and Vision Impaired, 

Lancaster, PA 

Contracting Activity: Department of 

Veterans Affairs, National 

Acquisition Center, Hines, IL 

NSN: 8465–01–592–1361—Sheath, 

Combination Tool Plastic 

NPA: Development Workshop, Inc., 

Idaho Falls, ID 

Contracting Activity: General Services 

Administration, Fort Worth, TX 

Barry S. Lineback, 

Director, Business Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List Proposed Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed additions to the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add products and a service to the 

Procurement List that will be furnished 

by nonprofit agencies employing 

persons who are blind or have other 

severe disabilities. 

DATES: Comments Must be Received on 

Or Before: 9/23/2013. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

10800, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT

COMMENTS CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@

AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503 (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 will be required to procure the 

products and service listed below from 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

The following products and service 

are proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List for production by the 

nonprofit agencies listed: 

Products 

NSN: MR 10635—Serving Platter, Heavy 

Duty, Raised Surface, Fall Themed, 

White 

NSN: MR 382—Duct Tape, Holiday Themed, 

Assorted Colors 

NSN: MR 377—Socks, Holiday 


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