[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7016-7017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03272]
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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: Addition to from the Procurement List.
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SUMMARY: This action adds a service to the Procurement List that will
be provided by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities.
DATES: Date added to the Procurement List: February 28, 2018
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: Amy B. Jensen, Telephone: (703) 603-
7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Addition
On 11/27/2017 (82 FR 226), the Committee for Purchase From People
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published a notice of proposed
addition to the Procurement List.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning
capability of qualified nonprofit agency to provide the service and
impact of the addition on the current or most recent contractors, the
Committee has determined that the service listed below is 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 organization that will provide the service to the
Government.
2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to provide
the 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 service proposed for addition to the
Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following service is added to the Procurement
List:
Service
Service Type: Grounds Maintenance Service
Mandatory for: US Navy NAVFAC Mid Atlantic, Greater Sandy Run Area,
Camp Davis, Onslow Beach, Wilson Bay, Hwy 24 Bell Fork foot Bridge &
Verona Loop, Marine Corps Base, 1005 Michael Road, Camp Lejeune, NC
Mandatory Source of Supply: Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville,
Inc., Jacksonville, NC
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD
MID LANT
Comment: 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 U.S.
Navy NAVFAC Mid Atlantic Grounds Maintenance Service 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
U.S. Navy will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must be
effective on February 28, 2018, ensuring timely execution for a March
1, 2018 start date while still allowing 11 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 July 2017 and determined that no severe adverse impact
exists. The Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement
List addition in the Federal Register on November 27, 2017, 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
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locating employment. Moreover, this addition will enable Federal
customer operations to continue without interruption.
Amy B. Jensen,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-03272 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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