Proposed addition of Spiral Bound Notebooks, Steno and Memo Books 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: 7530-00-NIB-1023
Name: Notebook, Biobased, Spiral bound, College ruled, 5-Subject, 8.5"x11", 200  
          sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, 5-subject, Biobased Bagasse Paper, 8-1/2" x 11", College Ruled, Red margin, no holes, no perf, Flush Dividers, 200 sheet

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1022
Name: Notebook, Biobased, Spiral bound, College ruled, 3-Subject, 9.5"x6", 150 sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, 3-subject, Biobased Bagasse Paper, 6" x 9-1/2", College Ruled, No margin, No Holes, No Perf, Flush Dividers, 150 sheet

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1021
Name: Notebook, Biobased, Spiral bound, College ruled, Single subject, 8.5"x11", 100 sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, Biobased Bagasse Paper, 8-1/2" x 11", Micro-perf, College Rule, Red Margin, 3-hole, 100 sheet

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1020
Name: Notebook, Biobased, Spiral bound, College ruled, Single subject, 7.5"x5", 80 sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, Biobased Bagasse Paper, 5"x 7-1/2", College Rule, No margin, No holes, Micro Perf, 80 sheets.

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1019
Name: Notebook, Biobased, Spiral bound, College ruled, Single subject, 8"x10.5", 70 sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, Biobased Bagasse Paper, 8x10-1/2", 15 lb paper, College Ruled, Red Margin, 70 sheet, no perf, 3-hole

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1018
Name: STeno Notebook, Biobased, Gregg ruled, 6x9", 80 sheet
Description: Steno Book, Biobased Bagasse Paper, 6" x 9", Gregg ruled, Faint red center rule,white paper, 80 pages

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1024
Name: Steno Book, Gregg ruled, 30% PCW paper, 6"x9", 60 sheets
Description: Steno Book, Gregg ruled, Faint red center rule, 6"x9", 60 sheets, white paper, 100% PCW paper, Cover is made of 100% recycled, 35% PCW, CCNB material printed in soy ink.

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1011
Name: Notebook, Spiral bound, Letter-size, College ruled, 200 Sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, 5-subject, 100% PCW Recycled, 8-1/2" x 11", College Ruled, Red margin, no holes, no perf, Flush dividers, 200 sheet

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1010
Name: Notebook, Spiral bound, 9.5x6", College ruled, 150 sheets
Description: al Notebook, 3-subject, 100% PCW Recycled, 6" x 9-1/2", College Ruled, No margin, No Holes, No Perf, Flush Dividers, 150 sheet

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1009
Name: Notebook, Spiral bound, Letter-size, College ruled, 120 sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, 3-subject, 100% PCW Recycled, 8-1/2" x 11", College Ruled, Red Margin, No Perf, No Holes, Flush dividers, 20 sheet

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1008
Name: Notebook, Spiral bound, 9.5x6", College ruled, 80 Sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, 100% PCW Recycled, Micro perf, 6"x 9-1/2", College Rule, No margin, No holes, 80 sheets.

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1007
Name: Notebook, Spiral bound, 7.5x5", College ruled, 80 sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, 100% PCW Recycled, 5"x 7-1/2", College Rule, No margin, No holes,No Perf, 80 sheets.

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1006
Name: Notebook, Spiral bound, Letter-size, Wide/Margin ruled, 100 sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, 100% PCW Recycled, 8-1/2" x 11", Wide Rule, Red Margin, 3-hole, no perf, 100 sheets.

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1005
Name: Notebook, Spiral bound, Letter-size, College/Margin ruled, 100 sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, 100% PCW Recycled, 8-1/2" x 11", Micro-perf, College Rule, Red Margin, 3-hole, 100 sheet

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1004
Name: Notebook, Spiral bound, Letter-size, 80 sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, 100% PCW Recycled, 8-1/2" x 11", Micro perf, 80 sheet, White, College Rule, Red Margin,3-hole

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1025
Name: Notebook, Biobased, Spiral bound, Wide ruled, 8x10 1/2", 70 Sheets, 15lb Paper
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, 100% PCW Recycled, 8x10-1/2", 15 lb paper, Wide Ruled, Red Margin, 70 sheet, no perf,3-hole

NSN: 7530-01-396-3414
Name: Notebook, Spiral bound, College ruled, 70 Sheets
Description: Spiral Notebook, Single Subject, 100% PCW Recycled, 11-3/4 x 8-1/2"/College ruled, No margin/20 lb./ heavyweight bond paper, Microperf sheets, no holes, 70 sheets.

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1003
Name: Memo Book, Side bound, 3x5", 60 Sheets
Description: Memo Book, 100% PCW Recycled, 3x5" Side Bound, Narrow Rule, No Margin, No Perforation, No Holes, 60 sheets

Should this item be added to the PL, the contracting agency will be GSA/Federal Supply Service, 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: 7530-00-NIB-1023
Similar Items: No commercial equivalents

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1022
Similar Items: No commercial equivalents

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1021
Similar Items: No commercial equivalents

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1020
Similar Items: No commercial equivalents

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1019
Similar Items: No commercial equivalents

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1018
Similar Items: No commercial equivalents

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1024
Similar Items: AMP25472, TOP74690, NAT00878, SPR01408, P3OM97333,
OD99475 (533-400), TOP8010

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1011
Similar Items: MEA06780, MEA06208, MEA06754, MEA05682, TOP65502, SPR83255

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1010
Similar Items: RED33360, RED31364, AMP25447, MEA06900

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1009
Similar Items: MEA06710, SPR83251, SPR83254, RED31384

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1008
Similar Items: RED33560, ROA13360, MEA06544, AMP25203, SPR69091, TOP74109

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1007
Similar Items: RED33502, RED33002, MEA06542

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1006
Similar Items: MEA05514, AMP25411

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1005
Similar Items: MEA06622, MEA06546, SPR69112, RED33706, AMP25207

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1004
Similar Items: RED33709, TOP74111, MEA06548, SPR69111, AMP25480, AMP25206, ROA13361, RED31987

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1025
Similar Items: MEA05510, MEA05512, SPR83250, SPR83253

NSN: 7530-01-396-3414
Similar Items: None Reported

NSN: 7530-00-NIB-1003
Similar Items: RED31220, AMP25095, SPR69530, UNV20453

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 October 26, 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.