Notice2021-19381
Procurement List; Additions
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Published
September 7, 2021
Issuing agencies
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50089-50090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19381]
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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.
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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.
DATES: Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List: September
16, 2021; September 22, 2021; September 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street, Suite 715, Arlington, Virginia 22202-
4149.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703)
785-6404, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23606e77666546477146446362414a4f4a575a6c4d460d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="397a746d7c7f5c5d6b5c5e79785b5055504d4076575c175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
On 6/11/2021, 6/18/2021, and 6/25/2021, the Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of
proposed additions to 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 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 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 product(s) and
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
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the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501-8506) in
connection with the product(s) and 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: Furniture Design, Configuration and Installation
Mandatory for: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,
Suitland, MD and U.S. Census Bowie Computer Center, Bowie, MD
Designated Source of Supply: Industries for the Blind and Visually
Impaired, Inc., West Allis, WI
Contracting Activity: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, DEPT OF COMMERCE CENSUS
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
U.S. Census Bureau, Furniture Design, Configuration & Installation
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 U.S. Census Bureau will refer its business
elsewhere, this addition must be effective on September 16, 2021,
ensuring timely execution for a September 17, 2021, start date while
still allowing eight (8) days for comment. Pursuant to its own
regulation 41 CFR 51-2.4, the Committee determined that no severe
adverse impact exists on any current contractor, as this is new
requirement never having been contracted for in the past. The
Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement List
addition in the Federal Register on June 25, 2021 and did not
receive any comments from any interested persons. This addition will
not create a public hardship and has limited effect on the public at
large, but, rather, 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 will enable Federal customer operations to continue
without interruption.
Service Type: Contractor Operated Parts Store (COPARS)
Mandatory for: U.S. Marine Corps, Motor Transportation Department,
Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, HI
Designated Source of Supply: Training, Rehabilitation, & Development
Institute, Inc., San Antonio, TX
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE NAVY, HQBN MCBH
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
U.S. Marine Corps, Contractor Operated Parts Store (COPRS) 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 U.S. Marine Corps will refer its business elsewhere, this
addition must be effective on September 22, 2021, ensuring timely
execution for a September 23, 2021, start date while still allowing
14 days for comment. Pursuant to its own regulation 41 CFR 51-2.4,
the Committee has been in contact with one of the affected parties,
the incumbent of the expiring contract, since July 2020 and
determined that no severe adverse impact exists. The Committee also
published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition in the
Federal Register on June 18, 2021 and did not receive any comments
from any interested persons, including from the incumbent
contractor. This addition will not create a public hardship and has
limited effect on the public at large, but, rather, 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 will enable Federal
customer operations to continue without interruption.
Service Type: Facility Maintenance Support Service
Mandatory for: U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Marshals Service
Headquarters, Arlington, VA
Designated Source of Supply: Chimes District of Columbia, Baltimore,
MD
Contracting Activity: U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE, U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE,
USMS
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
U.S. Marshals Service, Facility Maintenance Support 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 U.S. Marshals Service will refer its business elsewhere, this
addition must be effective on September 29, 2021, ensuring timely
execution for a September 30, 2021, start date while still allowing
22 days for comment. Pursuant to its own regulation 41 CFR 51-2.4,
the Committee determined that no severe adverse impact exists as
there is no incumbent contractor. The Committee also published a
notice of proposed Procurement List addition in the Federal Register
on June 11, 2021 and did not receive any comments from any
interested persons. This addition will not create a public hardship
and has limited effect on the public at large, but, rather, 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 will enable Federal
customer operations to continue without interruption.
Michael R. Jurkowski,
Acting Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-19381 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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