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###### Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

# 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 service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities and deletes product(s) from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

# DATES:

*Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List:*                         October 13, 2024.                    

# ADDRESSES:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20024.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 785-6404, or email                         *CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Additions

On 6/30/2024, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission) published an initial notice of proposed additions to the Procurement List. (89 FR 53965). The Committee determined that the service listed below is suitable for procurement by the Federal Government and has added this service to the Procurement List as a mandatory purchase for the contracting activity listed. In accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.3(b), the mandatory purchase requirement is limited to the contracting activity at location listed, and in accordance with 41 CFR 51-5.2, the Committee has authorized nonprofit agency listed as the authorized source of supply.

After consideration of the material presented to it concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the service(s) and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the product(s) and service(s) 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 service(s) to the Government.

2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product(s) and service(s) 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. 8501-8506) in connection with the service(s) proposed for addition to the Procurement List.

## End of Certification

Accordingly, the following service(s) are added to the Procurement List:

### Service(s)

*Service Type:*                         Official Mail Center                    

*Mandatory for:*                         US Air Force, Official Mail Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, AR                    

*Service Type:*                         Operation of a Postal Service Center                    

*Mandatory for:*                         US Air Force, Postal Service Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, AR                    

*Authorized Source of Supply:*                         VersAbility Resources, Inc., Hampton, VA                    

*Contracting Activity:*                         DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, FA4460 19 CONS LGC                    

                    The Committee finds good cause to dispense with the 30-day delay in the effective date normally required by the Administrative Procedure Act. See 5 U.S.C. 553(d). This addition to the Committee's Procurement List is effectuated because of the expiration of the Department of the Air Force, Mail Service, USAF, Official Mail Center and Postal Service Center, Little Rock AFB, AR contract. The Federal customer contacted and has worked diligently with the AbilityOne Program to fulfill this service need under the AbilityOne Program. To avoid performance disruption, and the possibility that the Air Force will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on 9/29/2024, ensuring timely execution for a 10/1/2024 start date. The Committee published an initial notice of proposed Procurement List addition in the                     **Federal Register**                     on 6/28/2024 (89 FR 53965) but did not receive any comments. This addition will not create a public hardship and has limited effect on the public at large. Rather, this addition will create new jobs for other affected parties—people with significant disabilities in the AbilityOne program who otherwise face challenges locating employment. Moreover, this addition enables the Federal customer to continue operations without interruption.                

## Deletions

On 8/9/2024 (89 FR 53965), the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed deletions from the Procurement List. This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3.

After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the product(s) listed below are no longer 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 additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.

                    2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product(s) to the Government.                          ( print page 74930)    

3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501-8506) in connection with the product(s) deleted from the Procurement List.

## End of Certification

Accordingly, the following product(s) are deleted from the Procurement List:

## Product(s)

*NSN(s)—Product Name(s):*                         7530-01-346-4295—Folder, File, Admin Record, “Counselling/Evaluation/Rehabilitation”, Heavy Duty, Kraft Brown, Letter                    

*Authorized Source of Supply:*                         LC Industries, Inc., Durham, NC                    

*Contracting Activity:*                         Strategic Acquisition Center, Fredericksburg, VA                    

*NSN(s)—Product Name(s):*                         7530-01-346-4295—Folder, File, Admin Record, ” Counselling/Evaluation/Rehabilitation “, Heavy Duty, Kraft Brown, Letter                    

*Authorized Source of Supply:*                         Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Cincinnati, OH                    

*Contracting Activity:*                         Strategic Acquisition Center, Fredericksburg, VA                    

*NSN(s)—Product Name(s):*

8415-00-NIB-1374—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Olive Green, PG/5

8415-00-NIB-1375—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Brown, PG/5

8415-00-NIB-1376—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Tan, PG/5

8415-00-NIB-1378—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Camo, PG/5

8415-00-NIB-1379—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Black, PG/5

8415-00-NIB-1380—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Olive Green, PG/50

8415-00-NIB-1381—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Brown, PG/50

8415-00-NIB-1382—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Tan, PG/50

8415-00-NIB-1383—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Camo, PG/50

8415-00-NIB-1384—Face Covering/Mask, Universally Sized, Black, PG/50

*Designated Source of Supply:*                         Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Inc., Corbin, KY                    

*Designated Source of Supply:*                         Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, MD                    

*Designated Source of Supply:*                         Alphapointe, Kansas City, MO                    

*Designated Source of Supply:*                         Industries of the Blind, Inc, Greensboro, NC                    

*Designated Source of Supply:*                         Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Inc, Winston-Salem, NC                    

*Contracting Activity:*                         Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Arlington, VA                    

Michael R. Jurkowski,

Director, Business Operations.

[FR Doc. 2024-20841 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]

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