[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51863-51865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18648]
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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 products and services to the Procurement List
that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are
blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and a
service from the Procurement List previously furnished by such
agencies.
DATES: Effective on September 4, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 715, Arlington, Virginia 22202-
4149.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703)
603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
On 2/12/2016 (81 FR 7510-7511), 5/13/2016 (81 FR 29848), 5/20/2016
(81 FR 31917-31918), 5/27/2016 (81 FR 33665-33666), and 6/10/2016 (81
FR 37581-37582), the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind
or Severely Disabled published notices of proposed additions to the
Procurement List.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning
capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the products and
services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent
contractors, the Committee has determined that the products and
services 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 products and
services to the Government.
2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the products and services 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 products and services proposed for
addition to the Procurement List.
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End of Certification
Accordingly, the following products and services are added to the
Procurement List:
Products
NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
7490-00-NIB-0046--Label Printer, High Speed, PC and Mac, Black/
Silver
7490-00-NIB-0047--Label Maker, Industrial, Handheld, Orange
7490-00-NIB-0050--Kit, Desktop Label Maker
7510-00-NIB-1081--Tape, Label, Black on White, \1/2\'' x 24'
7510-00-NIB-1082--Cartridge, Label, Black on White, \3/4\'' x 26.2'
7510-01-NIB-1054--Cartridge, Label, Black on Clear, \1/2\'' x 23'
7510-01-NIB-1055--Cartridge, Label, Black on Yellow, \1/2\'' x 23'
7510-01-NIB-1056--Cartridge, Label, White on Black, \1/2\'' x 23'
7510-01-NIB-1057--Cartridge, Label, Heat Shrink Tube, Black on
White,\ 1/2\'' x 5'
7530-00-NIB-1174--Labels, File Folder, Black on White, \9/16\'' x
3\7/16\''
7530-00-NIB-1175--Labels, Address, Black on White, 1\1/8\'' x 3\1/
2\''
7530-00-NIB-1176--Labels, Shipping, Black on White, 2\1/8\'' x 4''
7530-00-NIB-1177--Labels, Name Badge, Clip Hole, Black on White 2\1/
4\'' x 4''
Mandatory for: Total Government Requirement
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Association for the Blind and
Visually Impaired--Goodwill Industries of Greater Rochester,
Rochester, NY
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, New York, NY
Distribution: A-List
NSN(s)--Product Name(s): 8530-01-490-7372--Kit, Toiletries
Mandatory Purchase For: Total Government Requirement
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: NewView Oklahoma, Inc., Oklahoma
City, OK
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, Fort Worth,
TX
Distribution: B-List
NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
6650-00-NIB-0009--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 Single Vision, plastic,
clr
6650-00-NIB-0010--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 Flat Top 28 Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0011--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 Flat Top 35 Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0012--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 Round 25 & 28, clr
6650-00-NIB-0013--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 Flat Top 7 x 28, clr
6650-00-NIB-0014--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 Flat Top 8 x 35, clr
6650-00-NIB-0015--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 Progressives, clr
6650-00-NIB-0016--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 SV Aspheric Lentic.
6650-00-NIB-0017--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 Flat Top-Round Asph Len
6650-00-NIB-0018--Complete Eyeglass CR-39 Exec. Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0019--Complete Eyeglass Glass Single Vision, clr
6650-00-NIB-0020--Complete Eyeglass Glass Flat Top 28 Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0021--Complete Eyeglass Glass Flat Top 35 Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0022--Complete Eyeglass Glass Flat Top 7 x 28, trifoc,
clr
6650-00-NIB-0023--Complete Eyeglass Glass Flat Top 8 x 35, trifoc,
clr
6650-00-NIB-0024--Complete Eyeglass Glass Progressives, clr
6650-00-NIB-0025--Complete Eyeglass Glass Executive Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0026--Complete Eyeglass Polycarb SV = Single Vision, clr
6650-00-NIB-0027--Complete Eyeglass Polycarb Flat Top 28, clr
6650-00-NIB-0028--Complete Eyeglass Polycarb Flat Top 35, clr
6650-00-NIB-0029--Complete Eyeglass Polycarb Flat Top 7 x 28, clr
6650-00-NIB-0030--Complete Eyeglass Polycarb Flat Top 8 x 35, clr
6650-00-NIB-0031--Complete Eyeglass Polycarb Progressives, clr
6650-00-NIB-0032--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 Single Vision, plastic,
clr
6650-00-NIB-0033--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 Flat Top 28 Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0034--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 Flat Top 35 Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0035--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 Round 25 & 28, clr
6650-00-NIB-0036--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 Flat Top 7 x 28, clr
6650-00-NIB-0037--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 Flat Top 8 x 35, clr
6650-00-NIB-0038--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 Progressives, clr
6650-00-NIB-0039--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 SV Aspheric Lentic.
6650-00-NIB-0040--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 Flat Top/Round Asph Len
6650-00-NIB-0041--Lenses Only, 1 pair CR-39 Exec. Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0042--Lenses Only, 1 pair Glass Single Vision, clr
6650-00-NIB-0043--Lenses Only, 1 pair Glass Flat Top 28 Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0044--Lenses Only, 1 pair Glass Flat Top 35 Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0045--Lenses Only, 1 pair Glass Flat Top 7 x 28, trifoc,
clr
6650-00-NIB-0046--Lenses Only, 1 pair Glass Flat Top 8 x 35, trifoc,
clr
6650-00-NIB-0047--Lenses Only, 1 pair Glass Progressives,clr
6650-00-NIB-0048--Lenses Only, 1 pair Glass Executive Bifocal, clr
6650-00-NIB-0049--Lenses Only, 1 pair Polycarb SV = Single Vision,
clr
6650-00-NIB-0050--Lenses Only, 1 pair Polycarb Flat Top 28, clr
6650-00-NIB-0051--Lenses Only, 1 pair Polycarb Flat Top 35 clr
6650-00-NIB-0052--Lenses Only, 1 pair Polycarb Flat Top 7 x 28, clr
6650-00-NIB-0053--Lenses Only, 1 pair Polycarb Flat Top 8 x 35, clr
6650-00-NIB-0054--Lenses Only, 1 pair Polycarb Progressives, clr
6650-00-NIB-0055--Photochr/Transition, CR-39 SV or MF (MF= Multi-
focal)
6650-00-NIB-0056--Photochr-transition Polycarb SV or MF
6650-00-NIB-0057--Photogrey Glass SV or MF
6650-00-NIB-0058--Hi Index Transitions CR-39 SV or MF
6650-00-NIB-0059--Anti-refl. Coating CR-39--PC SV or MF
6650-00-NIB-0060--UV coating CR39
6650-00-NIB-0061--Polariz. Lens CR-39 SV or MF
6650-00-NIB-0062--Slab-off CR-39 SV or MF
6650-00-NIB-0063--Hi Index High Index SV or MF
6650-00-NIB-0064--Prism CR-39 or PC
6650-00-NIB-0065--Diopter CR-39 + or -9.0
6650-00-NIB-0066--Roll/polish edge CR-39, PC SV or MF
6650-00-NIB-0067--Hyper3 drop SV, MF CR-39 SV or MF
6650-00-NIB-0068--Add Powers over 4.0 CR-39 MF Only
6650-00-NIB-0069--Frame Only Plastic or Metal
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Winston-Salem Industries for the
Blind, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
Mandatory Purchase For: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans
Integrated Service Network (VISN) 6 Medical Centers; Community Based
Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs); and Health Care Centers that provide
optical services.
Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans
Integrated Service Network (VISN) 6
Distribution: C-List
The U.S. AbilityOne Commission, whose mission is to provide
employment opportunities for people who are blind or have significant
disabilities in the manufacture and delivery of products and services
to the Federal Government, received two public comments both more than
90 days after the expiration of the notice and comment period required
by 5 U.S.C. 500, formerly known as the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA). Notwithstanding that, the Commission is addressing the comments.
The Commenters recommended against the addition of these
prescription eyewear products from the Commission's Procurement List.
The Commenters did not assert a personal financial hardship or impact,
one on behalf of its client and the other, itself, should the addition
of these products to the Procurement List occur. Rather, the Commenters
highlighted there may be an alternate method for the procurement of
these products through veteran-owned sources and that addition of the
products to the Procurement List may cause the Department of Veterans
Affairs to be non-compliant no matter how it proceeds with such a
procurement.
While the Commission appreciates there may be methods for
purchasing the subject prescription eyewear products from veteran-owned
sources, the Commission's mission and duty is to
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provide employment opportunities for people who are blind or have
significant disabilities, many of whom are veterans, through
manufacture and delivery of products and services to the Federal
Government. Adding the proposed products to the Commission's
Procurement List will provide employment opportunities to a portion of
the U.S. population that has a historically high rate of unemployment
and underemployment, and is consistent with the Commission's authority
\1\ established by 41 U.S.C. Chapter 85.
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\1\ OGC Legal Opinion 16-1, Legal Files, PLIMS record.
Services
Service Type: Engineering and Environmental Service
Mandatory for: U.S. Air Force, 61st Civil Engineer & Logistics
Squadron,Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, CA
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Air Force, FA2816 SMC PKO
Service Type: Janitorial Service
Mandatory for: DHS, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco,
GA
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Goodwill Industries of the Coastal
Empire, Inc., Savannah, GA
Contracting Activity: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, FLETC
Glynco Procurement Office
Deletions
On 7/1/2016 (81 FR 43191), the Committee for Purchase From People
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed
deletions from the Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee
has determined that the products and service 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 products and service 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 products and service deleted from the
Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following products and service are deleted from
the Procurement List:
Products
NSN(s)--Product Name(s): 7520-00-NIB-1314--Rotary Cutter
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
(Seattle Lighthouse), Seattle, WA
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, New York, NY
NSN(s)--Product Name(s): 6530-00-784-4205--Strap, Patient Securing,
Olive Drab, 72''
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Alphapointe, Kansas City, MO
Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support
NSN(s)--Product Name(s):
MR 3229--Goody Hair Care Product--So Gelous Purse Brush
MR 3217--Goody Hair Care Product--Fashion Contour Barrettes
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Association for Vision Rehabilitation
and Employment, Inc., Binghamton, NY
Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency
Service
Service Type: Linen Rental Service
Mandatory for: New Orleans Naval Air Station, New Orleans, LA
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: St. Tammany Association for Retarded
Citizens, Inc., Slidell, LA
Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Navy, Naval Hospital, Pensacola,
FL
Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2016-18648 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
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