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  • 2025-03691 — Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11519
    Reading Time:about 11 minutes

    This notice from the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled outlines changes to the Federal Procurement List. It adds some new products and services that will be provided by nonprofit agencies employing people with disabilities, while removing others that these agencies previously supplied. The additions include products like various types of slings and services such as postal and custodial operations for the Air Force. Meanwhile, deletions include items like first aid kits and janitorial services previously supplied by these nonprofits. These changes aim to provide more job opportunities for people with disabilities without significantly affecting small entities.

    Simple Explanation

    The government made a list of things they need, and they decided to have special groups of people, like those who can't see well or who find it hard to do some things, help make and do some of these things. They added some new jobs and things these groups will do, and they also took away some old jobs and things they were doing before.

  • 2025-04854 — Procurement List; Proposed Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 13352
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has issued a notice proposing to remove certain services from the Procurement List. These services, which involve shelf stocking, custodial, and warehousing duties at the Bolling AFB Commissary handled by CW Resources, Inc., may no longer be sourced from nonprofit agencies employing individuals with disabilities. This proposal allows the public to submit comments by April 20, 2025, before making a final decision.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee wants to stop using certain services from a list that help blind people or people with disabilities get jobs, and they are asking people to give their thoughts about this before making a final decision.

  • 2021-02937 — Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9325
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing changes to the Procurement List. They plan to add new products supplied by nonprofit agencies that employ people with disabilities, and to remove some products and services that were previously supplied by such agencies. Public comments on these proposed changes are invited until March 14, 2021. The aim is to ensure that federal agencies continue to support employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through these procurements.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled wants to change the list of things the government buys to help people with disabilities get jobs. They're planning to add some new things from special companies and take away some old ones, and they want to know what people think about these changes by March 14, 2021.

  • 2024-29424 — Procurement List; Propose Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 100984
    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 the Procurement List, which includes tasks provided by nonprofit agencies that employ people who are blind or have severe disabilities. The specific service proposed for deletion is food service at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, which is currently supplied by LifeROOTS, Inc. The public can submit comments about this proposed change until January 12, 2025. The notice is intended to give interested parties an opportunity to express their views on the matter.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is thinking about stopping a job at a military base in New Mexico that's done by people with special needs, like those who can't see well. They are asking people to let them know what they think about this idea before they make a final decision.

  • 2024-31244 — Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 106446
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing changes to the Procurement List. They plan to add a new service to be provided by VersAbility Resources, Inc., at the US Air Force's Postal Service Center on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. At the same time, they intend to remove several products, including wall clocks and pens, that were previously supplied by organizations like Chicago Lighthouse Industries and Alphapointe. The public is invited to submit comments on these proposed actions by January 26, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to hire a special team to help the Air Force with mail at a base, while stopping some other teams from making things like clocks and pens. They are asking people if they think these changes are good or bad.

  • 2024-28569 — Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions and Correction
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 96948
    Reading Time:about 14 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing changes to the Procurement List. The proposal includes adding custodial services at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, to be provided by Work Services Corporation, and removing certain products and services, like a removable slant-D ring binder and mail services at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania. Additionally, there was an earlier mistake in listing some Army Combat Uniform coats for removal, which will now stay on the list. Public comments on these changes are invited until January 5, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee is planning to change who gets to do certain jobs, like cleaning at an air base in Texas, to help groups that hire people with disabilities, and they made a mistake about taking something off the list so they fixed it. People can say what they think about these changes until early January next year.

  • 2021-01980 — Procurement List; Proposed additions and deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 7546
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is considering changes to their Procurement List. They plan to add new products that nonprofit agencies will supply, which employ individuals with visual impairments or other severe disabilities. At the same time, they are proposing to remove certain products and services that these agencies used to provide. The public is invited to send comments on these proposed changes by February 28, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee is thinking about changing their shopping list by adding new items made by special groups that help people who can't see well or have other big challenges, and taking off some old items they used to have. They want people to tell them what they think about these changes by the end of February 2021.

  • 2021-00896 — Procurement List; Proposed additions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 4009
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing to add certain products and services to its Procurement List. This list includes products like pizza slicers, salad savers, and pot lid stands, as well as services provided at various military and government locations across the United States. These items and services would be supplied by nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities. The proposal invites public comments to be submitted by February 14, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled wants to let people know they plan to buy certain items and services, like pizza cutters and work at military bases, from special groups that help people who can't see well or have other big challenges. They hope to hear from people who have thoughts about this idea before next month.

  • 2025-01684 — Procurement List; Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8123
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced the removal of certain products and services from the government Procurement List. These items, which were previously provided by nonprofits that employ individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities, will no longer be supplied to the federal government. Products removed include an automatic transmission filter parts kit, and services such as food service at Kirtland Air Force Base and switchboard operation at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System. The changes will take effect on February 23, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The government decided that some things, like a car part and some help at a military base and hospital, won't be bought from special groups anymore. These groups help people who can't see or have other big challenges.

  • 2021-02141 — Procurement List; Additions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 7862
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced an addition to the Procurement List, which includes a custodial service at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico. This service will be provided by ENMRSH, Inc., a nonprofit agency that employs individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities. The addition will take effect on February 15, 2021, and is aimed at creating new job opportunities for people with significant disabilities under the AbilityOne program. This decision follows the expiration of the previous contract, and it ensures that the Air Force's needs are met without interruption.

    Simple Explanation

    The government added a new cleaning job at an Air Force Base in New Mexico to a list of jobs for a nonprofit that helps people who can't see or have other big challenges, so these people have a chance to work.

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