# Procurement List; Additions and Deletions
**AGENCY:**
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
**ACTION:**
Additions to the Procurement List.
**SUMMARY:**
This action adds service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
**DATES:**
*Date added to and deleted from the Procurement List:* March 25, 2023.
**ADDRESSES:**
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 315, Washington, DC 20024.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 785-6404, or email *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Additions**
On 10/28/2022, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed additions to the Procurement List. This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3.
After consideration of the material presented to it concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the service(s) and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the service(s) listed below are 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 organizations that will furnish the product(s) and service(s) to the Government.
2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product(s) and service(s) 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 product(s) and service(s) proposed for addition to the Procurement List.
**End of Certification**
Accordingly, the following service(s) are added to the Procurement List:
**Service(s)**
*Service Type:* Custodial Service
*Mandatory for:* U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Headquarters, Chicago, IL
*Designated Source of Supply:* Bona Fide Conglomerate, Inc., El Cajon, CA
*Contracting Activity:* RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, RRB—ACQUISITION MGMT DIVISION
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 Railroad Retirement Board Headquarters, Chicago, IL 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 Railroad Retirement Board will refer its business elsewhere, this addition must be effective on February 28, 2023, ensuring timely execution for a March 1, 2023 start date while still allowing 5 days for comment. The Committee also published a notice of proposed Procurement List addition in the *Federal Register* on October 28, 2022 and did not receive any comments from any interested persons. 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 locating employment. Moreover, this addition will enable Federal customer operations to continue without interruption.
Michael R. Jurkowski,
Acting Director, Business Operations.