[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73620-73621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29873]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Additions; Clarification

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
Severely Disabled (Committee) is providing supplementary information to 
its Notice in the Federal Register of October 26, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, Director, Business 
Operations, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza II, Suite 
10800, Arlington, VA, Telephone: (703) 603-2118; FAX 703-603-0655 or 
email [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee's Notice in the Federal 
Register of Friday, October 26, 2012 (77 FR 65365-65366), concerning 
additions to the Procurement List, specified ``Eyewear'' with coverage 
for 100% of the requirements for Veterans Integrated

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Service Networks (VISNs) 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, as aggregated by 
Service Area Office (SAO) East, Veterans Health Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh, PA, with an effective date 
of November 26, 2012. This Notice is to clarify that the Committee's 
decision to add the referenced eyewear requirement to the Procurement 
List does not affect current contracts or option years exercised under 
those contracts. Nor does the Committee's decision preclude the 
Department of Veterans Affairs from implementing its Veterans First 
Program in awarding prime contracts for optical products and services 
in accordance with their published procedures.
    Further, the Committee is temporarily suspending the November 26, 
2012 effective date for the following locations: VISNs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 
and those portions of VISN 8 that have existing commercial contracts as 
of November 26, 2012. Concurrently, pursuant to 41 CFR 51-2.4, the 
Committee will reconsider the decision in order to determine whether it 
had all appropriate information for consideration when the Committee 
extended to SAO East its decision that the products were suitable for 
procurement by the Government.
    Interested parties may submit comments pertaining to the eyewear 
addition for the Committee's consideration no later than 5 p.m. on 
January 28, 2013. Comments received after this date will not be 
considered. Comments should be submitted to Barry S. Lineback at the 
address above.

    Dated: December 6, 2012.
Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-29873 Filed 12-10-12; 8:45 am]
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