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  • 2021-04009 — Procurement List; Proposed Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11732
    Reading Time:about 12 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has proposed to remove certain products from the Procurement List. These products, currently provided by nonprofit agencies employing individuals with blindness or severe disabilities, include helmet covers, wall clocks, and physical fitness uniform pants. The Committee invites the public to submit comments about this proposal by March 28, 2021. The goal of this proposal is to give interested parties a chance to provide feedback on these proposed changes.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee wants to stop buying some items, like helmet covers and clocks, from special organizations that help people who are blind or have other disabilities. They want to know what people think before deciding and are asking for comments by a certain date.

  • 2021-03791 — Procurement List; Additions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11266
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced new additions to the Procurement List, meaning that specific services will now be provided by nonprofit agencies employing individuals with significant disabilities. These services, including custodial, filter maintenance, and grounds maintenance, will be provided to various military facilities. The additions aim to avoid service disruptions due to expiring contracts and will begin on March 1, 2021, and March 8, 2021, creating new job opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the AbilityOne program. The committee determined these actions will not negatively impact small entities or the public.

    Simple Explanation

    The government has decided that certain jobs, like cleaning and taking care of plants, at military places will now be done by special groups that help people with disabilities. This creates new jobs for those people, and the government says it won’t hurt anyone else who does similar work.

  • 2025-02021 — Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8705
    Reading Time:about 11 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is suggesting changes to the Procurement List. They plan to add new products that will be supplied by nonprofit agencies employing individuals with blindness or severe disabilities. At the same time, they propose deleting certain products and services that were previously supplied by these agencies. The public can submit comments on these proposed changes until March 2, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee wants to add some new things that blind people and those with disabilities can help make and sell, and they also want to stop selling some old things those people used to make. People can say if they like or don't like these changes until March 2, 2025.

  • 2025-05357 — Procurement List; Proposed Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 14127
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing to remove certain products and services from its Procurement List. These products and services are currently provided by nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities. The items include various types of file folders and specialized bulk equipment kits. Additionally, janitorial services at specific locations are under review for removal. Public comments on these proposed deletions are welcome until April 27, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled wants to stop buying some things made by people who have trouble seeing or have other big challenges, like certain folders and cleaning services. They want to hear what people think about this by April 27, 2025.

  • 2021-00151 — Procurement List; Proposed deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 1484
    Reading Time:about 9 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing to remove several products from the Procurement List. These products were provided by nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities. The proposed deletions include various items such as pillowcases, a gear pack, and different types of floor pads. The purpose of the notice is to allow people to submit comments on these proposed deletions, with a deadline for comments set for February 7, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is thinking about stopping some special items, like pillowcases and a gear bag, from being bought through a program that helps people with disabilities by giving them jobs. They want to know what people think before they decide, and everyone can share their thoughts until February 7, 2021.

  • 2025-05358 — Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 14126
    Reading Time:about 10 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled announced changes to the Procurement List, effective April 27, 2025. New products, including a women's cravat for Space Force, will be added and supplied by designated nonprofits. Meanwhile, certain protective clothing items and services like call center operations and grounds maintenance are being removed due to a lack of government requirements. This decision aims to continue supporting employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through nonprofit agencies.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is making a list of things they buy to help create jobs for people with disabilities, and they are adding new things like a special scarf for Space Force. They might also stop buying some other stuff like special clothes because they don't need them anymore, which could affect the companies that used to make them.

  • 2025-02351 — Procurement List; Proposed Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 9136
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing to remove certain services from its Procurement List. These services were offered by nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities. The list includes services like call center operations and janitorial work. This proposal is open for public comments until March 9, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled wants to stop using some services from a list that helps people with disabilities get jobs. They are asking people what they think about this plan until March 9, 2025.

  • 2025-04113 — Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 12153
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is making changes to its Procurement List. These changes include adding custodial services provided by MVLE, Inc. at the US Army's Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Springs, MD, and removing janitorial services at the Bureau of Land Management's Las Vegas District Office, which were previously provided by Opportunity Village. The amendments aim to support nonprofit agencies that employ people with disabilities by authorizing them to provide services to the government, without significantly impacting small businesses.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee that helps people with disabilities get jobs is adding new cleaning work for a special research building and taking away some janitor jobs from another office. They're doing this to help more people with disabilities find work, but they don't say much about how much it will cost or why they picked these jobs.

  • 2024-30423 — Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 104107
    Reading Time:about 11 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced changes to the Procurement List, effective January 19, 2025. This update involves removing certain products and services that were previously provided by nonprofit agencies employing individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities. Products being deleted include various sizes of Army jackets and trousers, a wall clock, and toilet tissue. Additionally, grounds maintenance services at specific army reserve centers and engineers' headquarters will be affected. This decision is made under the provisions of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, without significantly impacting small businesses.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is making changes by removing some jackets, trousers, a clock, and toilet paper from a special list of things that people with disabilities make. It also means that these folks might not do some cleaning jobs at army places anymore.

  • 2024-31548 — Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 308
    Reading Time:about 14 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has decided to remove certain products and services from the Federal Government's Procurement List. These products were previously provided by nonprofit agencies that employ people with visual impairments or other severe disabilities. The removal, effective February 2, 2025, means these products are no longer suitable for government procurement under existing regulations. This decision is not expected to significantly impact small entities, as it does not impose new compliance requirements and may allow them to offer products and services to the government instead.

    Simple Explanation

    The list of things the government buys from special groups that help people who can't see or have big challenges is changing. Some things will be taken off this list soon, so other companies might get a chance to sell those things instead.

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