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PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Additions and
Deletion
Committee for Purchase From
People Who are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Additions to and deletions from
Procurement List.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action adds to the
Procurement List products to be
furnished by nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities, and
deletes from the Procurement List a
product previously furnished by such
agencies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2005.
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 CONTACT:
Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone: (703)
603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email
SKennerly@jwod.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Additions
On August 19, and August 26, 2005,
the Committee for Purchase From
People Who are Blind or Severely
Disabled published notice (70 FR 48667,
and 50299) of proposed additions to the
Procurement List.
The following comments pertain to
Stamp 2000 Plus and Accustamp 7520–
00–419–5949 & 7529–01–324–6955:
Comments were received from 21
persons in support of the nonprofit
agency, urging addition of these
products to the Procurement List, as
they consider the addition to be critical
to the nonprofit agency’s plan to expand
services for people with disabilities. The
Committee agrees with these
commenters that this addition will
create jobs for such people.
Comments were also received from
one of the current contractors for these
stamps. The commenter claimed that
the stamps the nonprofit agency will be
providing under the Committee’s
program are made in China, as opposed
to the stamps the commenter assembles
in the U.S. from components made in
Japan and China, and that the
Committee should not permit its
program to displace U.S. products with
Chinese products. The commenter
claimed that it has been a Government
supplier of the stamps for over 30 years,
and has become reliant on these sales,
which constitute a small minority of its
total sales. The same contractor claimed
the nonprofit agency’s stamps are
inferior to its own. The commenter
asked the Committee to consider
whether it could create more jobs by
having workers with disabilities
package the commenter’s stamps rather
than those it intends to produce.
Contrary to the commenter’s claims,
the nonprofit agency will be using its
employees with severe disabilities to
assemble and package the stamps in the
U.S. from components made in Austria,
which is a designated country under the
Trade Agreements Act, 19 U.S.C. 2501
et seq. Like the workers they may
displace, the persons with severe
disabilities who will produce the
stamps are U.S. workers, but with an
unemployment rate which is well above
other groups, so the Committee believes
that creating jobs for them, which is the
mission of the Committee’s program, is
justified in this situation.
The commenter, which claimed a
long-term reliance on Government sales
of these stamps, failed to provide the
Committee with total sales data which
would enable the Committee to assess
the severity of impact of this
Procurement List addition, despite
being cautioned that the Committee
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would interpret a failure to provide data
as an indication that the contractor did
not consider the impact severe. As for
the commenter’s claim that the
nonprofit agency’s stamps are inferior,
the nonprofit agency has shown the
Committee that its stamps meet
Government specifications. At this time,
it is not feasible for the Committee to
require the nonprofit agency to replace
its stamp component supplier, as the
commenter suggests.
The following comments pertain to
Stamp Pad Ink and Accustamp (Applies
to all other identified stamp NSNs not
listed above:
Comments were received from 21
persons in support of the nonprofit
agency, urging addition of these
products to the Procurement List, as
they consider the addition to be critical
to the nonprofit agency’s plan to expand
services for people with disabilities. The
Committee agrees with these
commenters that this addition will
create jobs for such people.
Comments were also received from a
stamp manufacturer. The commenter
claimed that the stamps the nonprofit
agency will be providing under the
Committee’s program are made in
China, as opposed to the stamps the
commenter assembles in the U.S. from
components made in Japan and China,
and that the Committee should not
permit its program to displace U.S.
products with Chinese products. The
commenter claimed that it has been a
Government supplier of the stamps for
over 30 years, and has become reliant on
these sales, which constitute a small
minority of its total sales. The same
contractor claimed the nonprofit
agency’s stamps are inferior to its own.
The commenter asked the Committee to
consider whether it could create more
jobs by having workers with disabilities
package the commenter’s stamps rather
than those it intends to produce.
Contrary to the commenter’s claims,
the nonprofit agency will be using its
employees with severe disabilities to
assemble and package the stamps in the
U.S. from components made in Austria,
which is a designated country under the
Trade Agreements Act, 19 U.S.C. 2501
et seq. Like the workers they may
displace, the persons with severe
disabilities who will produce the
stamps are U.S. workers, but with an
unemployment rate which is well above
other groups, so the Committee believes
that creating jobs for them, which is the
mission of the Committee’s program, is
justified in this situation.
The commenter, which claimed a
long-term reliance on Government sales
of these stamps, failed to provide the
Committee with total sales data which
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would enable the Committee to assess
the severity of impact of this
Procurement List addition, despite
being cautioned that the Committee
would interpret a failure to provide data
as an indication that the contractor did
not consider the impact severe. As for
the commenter’s claim that the
nonprofit agency’s stamps are inferior,
the nonprofit agency has shown the
Committee that its stamps meet
Government specifications. At this time,
it is not feasible for the Committee to
require the nonprofit agency to replace
its stamp component supplier, as the
commenter suggests.
The following material pertains to all
of the items being added to the
Procurement List.
After consideration of the material
presented to it concerning capability of
qualified nonprofit agencies to provide
the products and impact of the
additions on the current or most recent
contractors, the Committee has
determined that the products listed
below are suitable for procurement by
the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C.
46–48c 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
products to the Government.
2. 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-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in
connection with the products proposed
for addition to the Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following products
are added to the Procurement List:
Products
Product/NSN: Accustamp (For GSA Global
Supply ONLY).
NSN: 7520–01–207–4108—COPY—Red.
NSN: 7520–01–207–4116—DRAFT—Red.
NSN: 7520–01–207–4226—RECEIVED—
Blue.
NSN: 7520–01–207–4119—SECRET—Red.
NSN: 7520–00–264–3718—Rubber Stamp
Printing Set.
NSN: 7520–01–207–4111—COMPLETED—
Red.
NSN: 7520–01–324–6955—COMPLETED—
Blue.
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NSN: 7520–01–419–5949—
CONFIDENTIAL—Red.
Product/NSN: Custom Stamp (For GSA
Global Supply ONLY).
NSN: 7510–00–386–2444—Custom
Stamps.
Product/NSN: Stamp 2000 Plus (For GSA
Global Supply ONLY).
NSN: 7520–01–352–3019—Black.
NSN: 7520–01–352–3018—Red.
Product/NSN: Stamp Pad Ink (For GSA
Global Supply ONLY).
NSN: 7510–00–782–6257—Black 8 oz.
NSN: 7510–00–161–4240—Red 2 oz/rollon.
NSN: 7510–01–316–7516—Black 2 oz/rollon.
NSN: 7510–00–161–4237—Black 2 oz/rollon.
NPA: The Arbor School, Houston, Texas.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper
Products Acquisition Center, New York,
NY.
Product/NSN: Shirt, Woman’s, Short Sleeve,
Tuck-in.
NSN: 8410–01–414–6979—4 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–6980—6 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–6981—8 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–7023—10 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–7105—12 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–7113—14 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–7116—16 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–7118—18 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–7120—20 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–7186—22 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–7232—24 Regular.
NSN: 8410–01–414–7233—26 Regular.
NPA: Middle Georgia Diversified Industries,
Inc., Dublin, Georgia.
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center
Philadelphia, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Deletion
On August 26, 2005, the Committee
for Purchase From People Who are
Blind or Severely Disabled published
notice (70 FR 50299) of proposed
deletion to the Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant
matter presented, the Committee has
determined that the product listed
below is no longer suitable for
procurement by the Federal Government
under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c 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 may 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 to the Government.
3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-
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O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in
connection with the product deleted
from the Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following product is
deleted from the Procurement List:
Product
Product/NSN: Pencil, Mechanical.
NSN: 7520–00–724–5606—Pencil,
Mechanical.
NPA: San Antonio Lighthouse, San
Antonio, Texas.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies &
Paper Products Acquisition Center, New
York, NY.
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
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Procurement List; Proposed Additions
and Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed additions to and
deletions from Procurement List.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing
to add to the Procurement List products
to be furnished by nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities, and to
delete products previously furnished by
such agencies.
Comments Must be Received on or
Before: November 20, 2005.
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: Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)
603–0655, or e-mail
SKennerly@jwod.gov.
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.
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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-WagnerO’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
Product/NSN: Folder, File, Hanging (GSA
Global Supply ONLY)
NSN: 7530–01–316–1639—Letter size
folders 1/5-cut tabs, assorted colors
NPA: L.C. Industries For The Blind, Inc.,
Durham, North Carolina
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies &
Paper Products Acquisition Center, New
York, NY
Product/NSN: Pad, Writing Paper
(Repositionable) Neon Colors (GSA
Global Supply ONLY)
NSN: 7530–01–393–0103—2″ x 3″ Assorted
Neon Colors (Unruled)
NSN: 7530–01–286–5121—3″ x 4″ Yellow
Color (Unruled)
NPA: Association for the Blind & Visually
Impaired & Goodwill Industries of
Greater Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies &
Paper Products Acquisition Center, New
York, NY
Deletions
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 may result
in additional reporting, recordkeeping
or other compliance requirements for
small entities.
2. If approved, the action may result
in authorizing small entities to furnish
the products to the Government.
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3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in
connection with the products proposed
for deletion from the Procurement List.
End of Certification
The following products are proposed
for deletion from the Procurement List:
Products
Product/NSN: Brush, Wire, Scratch
NSN: 7920–00–246–8501—Brush, Wire,
Scratch
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc.,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Contracting Activity: GSA, Southwest
Supply Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Product/NSN: Carpet Concentrate
NSN: 7930–00–NIB–0341—H2Orange2
Crystal Carpet Concentrate
Product/NSN: Cleaner/Degreaser
NSN: 7930–00–NIB–0326—H2Orange2
Concentrate 117 Cleaner/Degreaser
Product/NSN: Grout Safe
NSN: 7930–00–NIB–0327—H2Orange2
Grout Safe
Product/NSN: Mineral Shock Cleaner
NSN: 7930–00–NIB–0353—H2Orange2
Mineral Shock Cleaner
Product/NSN: Spot Remover
NSN: 7930–00–NIB–0342—H2Orange2
Quick Spot Crystal Carpet Spot Remover
Product/NSN: Ultimate Cleaner/Degreaser
NSN: 7930–00–NIB–0163—H2Orange2
Ultimate Cleaner/Degreaser
NPA: Blind Industries & Services of
Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies &
Paper Products Acquisition Center, New
York, NY.
Product/NSN: Cloth, High Performance
NSN: 7920–01–482–6037—Cloth, High
Performance
NSN: 7920–00–NIB–0397—Cloth, High
Performance
NPA: L.C. Industries For The Blind, Inc.,
Durham, North Carolina
Contracting Activity: GSA, Southwest
Supply Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Product/NSN: Label, Pressure-Sensitive
Adhesive
NSN: 7530–00–007–2165—Label, PressureSensitive Adhesive
NPA: North Central Sight Services, Inc.,
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies &
Paper Products Acquisition Center, New
York, NY.
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Additions and Deletion
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Additions to and deletions from Procurement List.
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SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List products to be
furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have
other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List a
product previously furnished by such agencies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2005.
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 CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone: (703)
603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email SKennerly@jwod.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
On August 19, and August 26, 2005, the Committee for Purchase From
People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR
48667, and 50299) of proposed additions to the Procurement List.
The following comments pertain to Stamp 2000 Plus and Accustamp
7520-00-419-5949 & 7529-01-324-6955:
Comments were received from 21 persons in support of the nonprofit
agency, urging addition of these products to the Procurement List, as
they consider the addition to be critical to the nonprofit agency's
plan to expand services for people with disabilities. The Committee
agrees with these commenters that this addition will create jobs for
such people.
Comments were also received from one of the current contractors for
these stamps. The commenter claimed that the stamps the nonprofit
agency will be providing under the Committee's program are made in
China, as opposed to the stamps the commenter assembles in the U.S.
from components made in Japan and China, and that the Committee should
not permit its program to displace U.S. products with Chinese products.
The commenter claimed that it has been a Government supplier of the
stamps for over 30 years, and has become reliant on these sales, which
constitute a small minority of its total sales. The same contractor
claimed the nonprofit agency's stamps are inferior to its own. The
commenter asked the Committee to consider whether it could create more
jobs by having workers with disabilities package the commenter's stamps
rather than those it intends to produce.
Contrary to the commenter's claims, the nonprofit agency will be
using its employees with severe disabilities to assemble and package
the stamps in the U.S. from components made in Austria, which is a
designated country under the Trade Agreements Act, 19 U.S.C. 2501 et
seq. Like the workers they may displace, the persons with severe
disabilities who will produce the stamps are U.S. workers, but with an
unemployment rate which is well above other groups, so the Committee
believes that creating jobs for them, which is the mission of the
Committee's program, is justified in this situation.
The commenter, which claimed a long-term reliance on Government
sales of these stamps, failed to provide the Committee with total sales
data which would enable the Committee to assess the severity of impact
of this Procurement List addition, despite being cautioned that the
Committee
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would interpret a failure to provide data as an indication that the
contractor did not consider the impact severe. As for the commenter's
claim that the nonprofit agency's stamps are inferior, the nonprofit
agency has shown the Committee that its stamps meet Government
specifications. At this time, it is not feasible for the Committee to
require the nonprofit agency to replace its stamp component supplier,
as the commenter suggests.
The following comments pertain to Stamp Pad Ink and Accustamp
(Applies to all other identified stamp NSNs not listed above:
Comments were received from 21 persons in support of the nonprofit
agency, urging addition of these products to the Procurement List, as
they consider the addition to be critical to the nonprofit agency's
plan to expand services for people with disabilities. The Committee
agrees with these commenters that this addition will create jobs for
such people.
Comments were also received from a stamp manufacturer. The
commenter claimed that the stamps the nonprofit agency will be
providing under the Committee's program are made in China, as opposed
to the stamps the commenter assembles in the U.S. from components made
in Japan and China, and that the Committee should not permit its
program to displace U.S. products with Chinese products. The commenter
claimed that it has been a Government supplier of the stamps for over
30 years, and has become reliant on these sales, which constitute a
small minority of its total sales. The same contractor claimed the
nonprofit agency's stamps are inferior to its own. The commenter asked
the Committee to consider whether it could create more jobs by having
workers with disabilities package the commenter's stamps rather than
those it intends to produce.
Contrary to the commenter's claims, the nonprofit agency will be
using its employees with severe disabilities to assemble and package
the stamps in the U.S. from components made in Austria, which is a
designated country under the Trade Agreements Act, 19 U.S.C. 2501 et
seq. Like the workers they may displace, the persons with severe
disabilities who will produce the stamps are U.S. workers, but with an
unemployment rate which is well above other groups, so the Committee
believes that creating jobs for them, which is the mission of the
Committee's program, is justified in this situation.
The commenter, which claimed a long-term reliance on Government
sales of these stamps, failed to provide the Committee with total sales
data which would enable the Committee to assess the severity of impact
of this Procurement List addition, despite being cautioned that the
Committee would interpret a failure to provide data as an indication
that the contractor did not consider the impact severe. As for the
commenter's claim that the nonprofit agency's stamps are inferior, the
nonprofit agency has shown the Committee that its stamps meet
Government specifications. At this time, it is not feasible for the
Committee to require the nonprofit agency to replace its stamp
component supplier, as the commenter suggests.
The following material pertains to all of the items being added to
the Procurement List.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the products and
impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the
Committee has determined that the products listed below are suitable
for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c 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 products to the
Government.
2. 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.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following products are added to the Procurement
List:
Products
Product/NSN: Accustamp (For GSA Global Supply ONLY).
NSN: 7520-01-207-4108--COPY--Red.
NSN: 7520-01-207-4116--DRAFT--Red.
NSN: 7520-01-207-4226--RECEIVED--Blue.
NSN: 7520-01-207-4119--SECRET--Red.
NSN: 7520-00-264-3718--Rubber Stamp Printing Set.
NSN: 7520-01-207-4111--COMPLETED--Red.
NSN: 7520-01-324-6955--COMPLETED--Blue.
NSN: 7520-01-419-5949--CONFIDENTIAL--Red.
Product/NSN: Custom Stamp (For GSA Global Supply ONLY).
NSN: 7510-00-386-2444--Custom Stamps.
Product/NSN: Stamp 2000 Plus (For GSA Global Supply ONLY).
NSN: 7520-01-352-3019--Black.
NSN: 7520-01-352-3018--Red.
Product/NSN: Stamp Pad Ink (For GSA Global Supply ONLY).
NSN: 7510-00-782-6257--Black 8 oz.
NSN: 7510-00-161-4240--Red 2 oz/roll-on.
NSN: 7510-01-316-7516--Black 2 oz/roll-on.
NSN: 7510-00-161-4237--Black 2 oz/roll-on.
NPA: The Arbor School, Houston, Texas.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition
Center, New York, NY.
Product/NSN: Shirt, Woman's, Short Sleeve, Tuck-in.
NSN: 8410-01-414-6979--4 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-6980--6 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-6981--8 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-7023--10 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-7105--12 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-7113--14 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-7116--16 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-7118--18 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-7120--20 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-7186--22 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-7232--24 Regular.
NSN: 8410-01-414-7233--26 Regular.
NPA: Middle Georgia Diversified Industries, Inc., Dublin, Georgia.
Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Deletion
On August 26, 2005, the Committee for Purchase From People Who are
Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR 50299) of proposed
deletion to the Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee
has determined that the product listed below is no longer suitable for
procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c 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 may 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 to the Government.
3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would
accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-
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O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) in connection with the product deleted
from the Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following product is deleted from the Procurement
List:
Product
Product/NSN: Pencil, Mechanical.
NSN: 7520-00-724-5606--Pencil, Mechanical.
NPA: San Antonio Lighthouse, San Antonio, Texas.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products
Acquisition Center, New York, NY.
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E5-5799 Filed 10-20-05; 8:45 am]
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