Proposed addition of Envelopes, Padded (Cushioned) to the Procurement List of the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

This notice DOES NOT constitute a request for information, quote, or proposal for procurement of products or services. It concerns an action which may affect the current procurement of the products listed in this Notice by the Federal Government.

The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is an independent agency of the Federal Government. The Committee, under the authority of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 1971, provides employment opportunities for persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities through Federal Government purchases from nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. Those products which are required to be purchased by the Federal Government under the AbilityOne Program are added to the Committee's Procurement List (PL). You can view the PL on our website at www.abilityone.gov. Once a product is added to the PL to be provided by a nonprofit agency, no other product determined to be essentially the same can be sold to the Federal government. However, the new SKILCRAFT branded product can be bid and sold to the Government by any authorized dealer.

The Committee has been asked to consider adding the Total and Broad Government Requirement for the following product to the PL:

NSN: 8105-00-117-9860
Name: Envelope, Bubble Padded, 6" x 10"
Description: #0 Bubble cushioned, plastic film lined, shipping bag; printable double walled golden kraft material; self seal closure is tamper proof; opens on short end. 100% post consumer for cushioning; 15% post consumer for paper; min. inside dimesion is 6" x 10"; 250/PG

NSN: 8105-00-117-9866
Name: Envelope, Bubble Padded, 7-1/4" x 12"
Description: #1 Bubble cushioned, plastic film lined, shipping bag; printable double walled
golden kraft material; self seal closure is tamper proof; opens on short end. 100% post consumer for cushioning; 15% post consumer for paper; min. inside dimesion is 7-1/4" x 12"; 100/PG

NSN: 8105-00-117-9869
Name: Envelope, Bubble Padded, 8-1/2" x 12"
Description: #2 Bubble cushioned, plastic film lined, shipping bag; printable double walled golden kraft material; self seal closure is tamper proof; opens on short end. 100% post consumer for cushioning; 15% post consumer for paper; min. inside dimesion is 8-1/2" x 12"; 100/PG

NSN: 8105-00-117-9870
Name: Envelope, Bubble Padded, 8-1/2" x 14-1/2"
Description: #3 Bubble cushioned, plastic film lined, shipping bag; printable double walled golden kraft material; self seal closure is tamper proof; opens on short end. 100% post consumer for cushioning; 15% post consumer for paper; min. inside dimesion is 8-1/2" x 14-1/2"; 100/PG

NSN: 8105-00-117-9872
Name: Envelope, Bubble Padded, 9-1/2" x 14-1/2"
Description: #4 Bubble cushioned, plastic film lined, shipping bag; printable double walled golden kraft material; self seal closure is tamper proof; opens on short end. 100% post consumer for cushioning; 15% post consumer for paper; min. inside dimesion is 9-1/2" x 14-1/2"; 100/

NSN: 8105-00-117-9879
Name: Envelope, Bubble Padded, 10-1/2" x 16"
Description: #5 Bubble cushioned, plastic film lined, shipping bag; printable double walled golden kraft material; self seal closure is tamper proof; opens on short end. 100% post consumer for cushioning; 15% post consumer for paper; min. inside dimesion is 10-1/2" x 16"; 100/PG

NSN: 8105-00-117-9881
Name: Envelope, Bubble Padded, 12-1/2" x 19"
Description: #6 Bubble cushioned, plastic film lined, shipping bag; printable double walled golden kraft material; self seal closure is tamper proof; opens on short end. 100% post consumer for cushioning; 15% post consumer for paper; min. inside dimesion is 12-1/2" x 19"; 50/PG

NSN: 8105-00-117-9886
Name: Envelope, Bubble Padded, 14-1/2" x 20"
Description: #7 Bubble cushioned, plastic film lined, shipping bag; printable double walled golden kraft material; self seal closure is tamper proof; opens on short end. 100% post consumer for cushioning; 15% post consumer for paper; min. inside dimesion is 14-1/2" x 20"; 50/PG

NSN: 8105-00-290-0340
Name: Envelope, Padded, Macerated Paper, 6" x 10"
Description: #0 Macerated Paper Lined Mailers, self adhesive printed with "from" & "to" and 3 blank lines for each; Made of dbl. walled kraft paper; 15% PCW for Paper & 100% PCW for Cushioning; min. inside dimension is 6" x 10", 250/BX

NSN: 8105-00-290-0342
Name: Envelope, Padded, Macerated Paper, 7-1/4"x12"
Description: Envelope, Padded, Macerated Paper, 7-1/4"x12", 100/BX #1 Macerated Paper Lined Mailers, self adhesive printed with "from" & "to" and 3 blank lines for each; Made of dbl. walled kraft paper; 15% PCW for Paper & 100% PCW for Cushioning; min. inside dimension is 7-1/4" x 12", 100/BX

NSN: 8105-00-290-0343
Name: Envelope, Padded,Macerated Paper 8-1/2"x12"
Description: #2 Macerated Paper Lined Mailers, self adhesive printed with "from" & "to" and 3 blank lines for each; Made of dbl. walled kraft paper; 15% PCW for Paper & 100% PCW for Cushioning; min. inside dimension is 8-1/2" x 12", 100/BX

NSN: 8105-00-281-1168
Name: Envelope, Padded, Macerated 9-1/2"x14-1/2"
Description: #4 Macerated Paper Lined Mailers, self adhesive printed with "from" & "to" and 3 blank lines for each; Made of dbl. walled kraft paper; 15% PCW for Paper & 100% PCW for Cushioning; min. inside dimension is 9-1/2" x 14-1/2", 100/B

NSN: 8105-00-281-1436
Name: Envelope, Padded, Macerated Paper 10-1/2"x16"
Description: #5 Macerated Paper Lined Mailers, self adhesive printed with "from" & "to" and 3 blank lines for each; Made of dbl. walled kraft paper; 15% PCW for Paper & 100% PCW for Cushioning; min. inside dimension is 10-1/2" x 16", 100/BX

NSN: 8105-00-281-1167
Name: Envelope, Padded, Macerated Paper 12-1/2"x19"
Description: #6 Macerated Paper Lined Mailers, self adhesive printed with "from" & "to" and 3 blank lines for each; Made of dbl. walled kraft paper; 15% PCW for Paper & 100% PCW for Cushioning; min. inside dimension is 12-1/2" x 19", 50/BX

NSN: 8105-00-281-1169
Name: Envelope, Padded, Macerated Paper 14-1/2"x20"
Description: #7 Macerated Paper Lined Mailers, self adhesive printed with "from" & "to" and 3 blank lines for each; Made of dbl. walled kraft paper; 15% PCW for Paper & 100% PCW for Cushioning; min. inside dimension is 14-1/2" x 20", 50/BX

Should this item be added to the PL, the contracting agency will be the General Services Administration, New York, NY.

Before adding a product to the PL, the Committee considers the potential impact that removal from commercial channels of this product, as well as similar products, would have on the sales of the firms that are currently providing the products listed in this Notice to the federal government and the extent to which the potentially affected suppliers are dependent on the income. Similar products are:

NSN: 8105-00-117-9860
Similar Items: SEL-10185, SEL-85583, SEL-50775

NSN: 8105-00-117-9866
Similar Items: SEL-10186, SEL-39092, SEL-39257

NSN: 8105-00-117-9869
Similar Items: SEL-10187, SEL-39093, SEL-39258

NSN: 8105-00-117-9870
Similar Items: SEL-10188, SEL-39094, SEL-39259

NSN: 8105-00-117-9872
Similar Items: SEL-10189, SEL-39095, SEL-39260

NSN: 8105-00-117-9879
Similar Items: SEL-10190, SEL-39096, SEL-39261

NSN: 8105-00-117-9881
Similar Items: SEL-10191, SEL-39097, SEL-39262

NSN: 8105-00-117-9886
Similar Items: SEL-10192, SEL-39098, SEL-39263

NSN: 8105-00-290-0340
Similar Items: SEL-85871, SEL-49251, SEL-21484

NSN: 8105-00-290-0342
Similar Items: SEL-85922, SEL-49260, SEL-21485

NSN: 8105-00-290-0343
Similar Items: SEL-85949, SEL-49263, SEL-21486

NSN: 8105-00-281-1168
Similar Items: SEL-85985, SEL-49269, SEL-21488

NSN: 8105-00-281-1436
Similar Items: SEL-86006, SEL-49275, SEL-21489

NSN: 8105-00-281-1167
Similar Items: SEL-86027, SEL-49281, SEL-21490

NSN: 8105-00-281-1169
Similar Items: SEL-86048, SEL-49284, SEL-21491

In order for the Committee to be able to assess the potential impact on affected companies, it is important that these firms report the following information to the Committee:

1) Total Revenues accrued from all sources for the most recent 12-month time period. When assessing impact on a commercial firm, the Committee takes into account the revenues of the parent, subsidiary, and affiliated corporations. If your company is a parent, subsidiary, or affiliated corporation to another corporation, please identify the other corporation to which the company is related, the nature of the relationship, and the other corporation's total revenue data.

2) Revenues accrued by providing the products listed in this Notice to the federal government for the same most recent 12-month period

3) The length of time the potentially affected firm has been providing these products to the federal government.

The information prescribed above must reach the Committee no later than December 3, 2010 and can be submitted in letter format. If information is not received by the date requested, the Committee could conclude that potentially affected firms have determined that there will be no severe adverse impact should the listed products be added to the PL.

It is only with this information that the Committee can perform an accurate impact analysis. Your letter can be returned either by mail to the address on this notice or by fax to (703) 603-0655. You may also provide any other information you deem appropriate. If any of the information you provide is proprietary, please advise us in your reply, and we will ensure that it is safeguarded from disclosure.

General information concerning the Committee and its authority can be found in Title 41 United States Code, Sections 46-48c, or Title 41 Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 51. Both of these references can be found on the Committee's website at www.abilityone.gov. If you have specific questions or require further explanation concerning this letter or the addition of the above-referenced product to the PL, please contact Mike Jurkowski at (703) 603-2117.