Procurement List Proposed Additions

AGENCY:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

ACTION:

Proposed additions to Procurement List.

SUMMARY:

The Committee is proposing to add products to the Procurement List to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

Comments Must be Received on or Before: 4/6/2009.

ADDRESSES:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 22202-3259.

For Further Information or to Submit Comments Contact:

Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C 47(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 for each product will be required to procure the products 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 a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were:

1. If approved, 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 to the Government.

2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the products 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. 46-48c) in connection with the products proposed for addition to the Procurement List.

Comments on this certification are invited. Commenters should identify the statement(s) underlying the certification on which they are providing additional information.

End of Certification

The following products are proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products:

NSN: 7510-00-079-7906—Tape, Pressure Sensitive, 2 inch Tan Package Sealing.

NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH.

Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition Service, GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR—Paper products, New York, NY.

Coverage: A-list for the total Government requirement as aggregated by the General Services Administration.

NSN: 8415-01-568-1023—NAPE Pad, Ballistic.

NSN: 8415-01-568-1028—NAPE Pad, Ballistic.

NPA: Industries of the Blind, Inc., Greensboro, NC.

NPA: Alabama Industries for the Blind, Talladega, AL.

NPA: Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lancaster, PA.

NPA: Lions Volunteer Blind Industries, Inc., Morristown, TN.

Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Army, XR W2DF RDECOM ACQ CTR NATICK, Natick, MA.

Coverage: C-list for the total U.S. Army requirement.