[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 63818-63819] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-30629] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the Procurement List. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 2, 1997. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403, 1735 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202-3461. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Milkman (703) 603-7740. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 20, 1996, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice [[Page 63819]] (61 F.R. 49435) of proposed addition to the Procurement List. A comment was received after the close of the comment period from a contractor at one of the installations involved in this addition to the Procurement List. The contractor claimed that three of its employees would be displaced by the addition. Because the SERVMART warehousing operation is currently handled as part of the larger warehousing operation for which the contractor is responsible, the contractor anticipates a financial impact if the nonprofit agency does not assume some of the burden of performing these tasks and coordinating its activities with the contractor. The contracting activity has informed the Committee that other work will be found for the displaced employees. The SERVMART inventory will be totally controlled by the nonprofit agency, so it will no longer be commingled with contracting activity property handled by the contractor. The nonprofit agency has indicated that coordination of its functions with the contractor is being developed. The nonprofit agency will perform warehousing operations related to the SERVMART with its own personnel and equipment. Consequently, addition of the SERVMART at this installation to the Procurement List will have no impact on the contractor or its employees. After consideration of the material presented to it concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies 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 are suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4. 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 service to the Government. 2. The action will not have a severe economic impact on current contractors for the service. 3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the service to the Government. 4. 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 service proposed for addition to the Procurement List. Accordingly, the following service is hereby added to the Procurement List: Operation of SERVMART Stores, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Jacksonville, Florida This action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the effective date of this addition or options that may be exercised under those contracts. Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 96-30629 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P