Notice2023-05937
Procurement List; Change
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Published
March 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Abstract
This action changes service additions to the Procurement List that are furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 17553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05937]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Change
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Change to the Procurement List.
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SUMMARY: This action changes service additions to the Procurement List
that are furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are
blind or have other severe disabilities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before: April 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703)
785-6404, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#32717f66777457566057557273505b5e5b464b7d5c571c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7a4aab3a2a18283b58280a7a6858e8b8e939ea88982c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
If the Committee approves the change to the Procurement List, the
entities of the Federal Government identified in this notice will be
required to procure the service(s) listed below from nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will not have a significant
impact on any small entities. The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. The action did not result in any additional reporting,
recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements for small entities
other than the nonprofit agencies furnishing the services to the
Government.
2. The action did result in authorizing nonprofit agencies to
furnish the products to the Government.
3. There were no known regulatory alternatives which would have
accomplished the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C.
8501-8506) in connection with the products added to the Procurement
List.
End of Certification
The following is the intended change to the service currently on
the Procurement List:
Service(s)
Service Type: Facilities Maintenance Services
Mandatory for: U.S. Army, Department of Public Works, Fort Knox, KY
The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled (Committee), is announcing that Skookum Contract Services
and Professional Contract Services, Inc. were recommended to the
Committee to serve as mandatory sources for the Total Facilities
Maintenance (TFM) Pilot Project at Ft. Knox, KY. The short-term goal
of this Pilot is to allocate the TFM requirement, utilizing enhanced
competitive procedures. The long-term goal is to incorporate lessons
learned from the Pilot into the Committee's regulatory and policy
framework to promote greater Program transparency, spur innovation,
and enhance employment opportunities for blind and other
significantly disabled individuals.
The TFM requirement consists of approximately 109,054 acres and
2,326 buildings and covers several functional areas, such as
building and structure maintenance, snow and ice removal,
landscaping services, utility system maintenance, and others. The
current requirement also includes custodial services, which is
excluded from the Pilot and will become a separate, stand-alone
addition for the currently performing NPA. SourceAmerica is the
incumbent TFM contractor, but the follow-on requirement will
transition from SourceAmerica to one of the recommended NPAs, using
a two-phase evaluation process.
Phase I began mid-January 2023 with SourceAmerica's issuance of
an Opportunity Notice, which established the criteria to participate
in the competition. After responses were received, SourceAmerica
assessed and recommend two NPAs to the Committee for further
considerations. If the Committee determines this requirement is
suitable for transfer in accordance with 41 CFR 51-2.4, the
Committee will authorize one or both NPAs for addition to the
Procurement List as mandatory sources, and conclude Phase I. After
which, the Committee will publish a final notice formally
identifying the NPA(s) authorized to compete in Phase II.
The Phase II evaluation will assess the NPAs on technical
capability, past performance, and price. The SourceAmerica Phase II
Evaluation Team will assess the NPAs against the stated evaluation
factors. The U.S. Army's Installation Management Command and the
Army's Mission and Installation Contracting Command will provide
technical support to SourceAmerica throughout the Phase II
evaluation process. SourceAmerica will select the NPA that can
provide the best overall solution to the Army at the conclusion of
Phase II.
Michael R. Jurkowski,
Acting Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-05937 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
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