Notice2024-21587
Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
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Published
September 20, 2024
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, and deletes product(s) from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77108-77109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21587]
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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 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 the Procurement List: September 29, 2024.
Date deleted from the Procurement List: October 20, 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)
489-1322, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b38362f3e3d1e1f291e1c3b3a191217120f0234151e551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc8f8198898aa9a89ea9ab8c8daea5a0a5b8b583a2a9e2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
On 5/31/2024, 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 47135). The Committee determined that the service(s)
listed below is suitable for procurement by the Federal Government
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and has added the 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 listed the listed location, and in accordance with
41 CFR 51-5.2, the Committee has authorized the 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 product(s)
and 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 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: Base Operation Support, SRM (Barracks only)
Mandatory for: US Army, Dept of Public Works (DPW), Fort Liberty,
Fort Liberty, NC
Authorized Source of Supply: Skookum Educational Programs,
Bremerton, WA
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, W2V6 USA ENG SPT CTR
HUNTSVIL
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
Army, Base Operation Support, Sustainment, Restoration, and Maintenance
(SRM), Barracks Only, US Army, DPW Fort Liberty, Fort Liberty, NC
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 Department of the Army 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 5/31/2024 (89 FR 47135) 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 8/16/2024 (89 FR 66697), 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. No comments were received.
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.
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):
7520-01-424-4847--Pen, Ballpoint, Ergonomic, Refillable, Red,
Fine Point
Authorized Source of Supply: Alphapointe, Kansas City, MO
Contracting Activity: GSA/FAS ADMIN SVCS ACQUISITION BR(2, NEW YORK,
NY
NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
7920-01-682-0309--Handle, Extension, Fiberglass, 5 ft -10 ft
Authorized Source of Supply: Industries for the Blind and Visually
Impaired, Inc., West Allis, WI
Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS GREATER SOUTHWEST ACQUISITI, FORT
WORTH, TX
Michael R. Jurkowski,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-21587 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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