87 FR 140 pg. 43796 - Procurement List; Addition
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 140Page: 43796
Page: 43796FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-15705 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Addition
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.
DATES:
Date added to the Procurement List: August 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20024-3243.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 785-6404 or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
On 12/10/2021, 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 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 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 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 is added to the Procurement List:
Service(s)
Service Type: Section 508 Compliance
Mandatory for: Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), DCMA Headquarters, Fort Lee, VA
Designated Source of Supply: Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, Washington, DC
Contracting Activity: DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA), DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY
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 Defense Contract Management Agency 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 Defense Contract Management Agency will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on August 7, 2022, ensuring timely execution for an August 10, 2022, start date while still allowing 16 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 May 2021 and determined that no severe adverse impact exists. The Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition in the Federal Register on December 10, 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.
Michael R. Jurkowski,
Acting Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2022-15705 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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