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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 2021-03791 — 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.

  • 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.

  • 2025-06715 — Procurement List; Deletions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 16512
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced the removal of certain products from the Procurement List. These products, once provided by nonprofit agencies employing individuals with severe disabilities, are no longer considered suitable for government procurement. The items being deleted include specific socks and coats used for extreme cold or chemical protection. This decision, effective on May 18, 2025, is not expected to significantly impact small businesses, and it may allow other small entities to supply these products in the future.

    Simple Explanation

    The government decided to stop buying certain socks and coats from groups that help people with disabilities. They think this change won't hurt small companies and maybe new ones can get a chance to sell these products.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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