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This Notice DOES NOT constitute a request for a quote, or proposal for the procurement of products or services. This Notice concerns an action which may affect the ability of commercial industry to sell the products listed in this Notice to the Federal Government. The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (now operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission) is an independent agency of the Federal Government. The Committee, under the authority of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 1971, and through the administration of its AbilityOne® Program, provides employment opportunities for people who are blind or have other significant disabilities through Federal Government purchases from nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. Products or services which are required to be purchased by the Federal Government under the authority of the AbilityOne® Program are added to the Committee's Procurement List (PL). The PL can viewed on the agency's website at www.abilityone.gov. Once a product or service 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. By regulation (41 CFR 51-2.4(a)(4) the Committee is required to complete an impact analysis related to the potential addition of the following product(s) to the PL: NSN: 8520-00-NIB-0149 Name: Refill, Instant Hand Sanitizer, Foam, Advanced Green Certified, 1200 ml Description: 1200 ml. Instant hand sanitizer foam that contains ingredients made from natural renewable resources, meeting the USDA BioPreferred program biobased content standards. Sanitizer kills more than 99.99% of most common germs. This advanced formulation includes a nourishing blend of four skin conditioners. Clinically proven to help maintain skin health. Green certified. Meets EcoLogo hand sanitizer standard for environmental leadership and proven performance. Compatible with the high-capacity advanced dispensers (ADX-0045). UOI is BX. BX = (3) 1200 ml cartridge refills. NSN: 8520-00-NIB-0150 Name: Refill, Instant Hand Sanitizer, Foam, Skin Nourishing, Advanced Green Certified, 1200 ml Description: 1200 ml. Instant hand sanitizer foam provides advanced antimicrobial germ kill and this green certified formula meets EcoLogo hand sanitizer standard CCD-170 for environmental leadership and proven performance. Sanitizer is made from 100% naturally renewable ethanol, meeting the USDA BioPreferred program biobased content standards. Formula is fragrance free, dye free and compatible with latex, nitrile and vinyl gloves, and CHG. Compatible with the high-capacity advanced dispensers (ADX-0045). UOI is BX. BX = (3) 1200 ml cartridge refills. NSN: 8520-00-NIB-0151 Name: Refill, Hand Soap, Foam, Anti-Bacterial, Plum Fragrance, Purple, Advanced Green Certified, 1250 ml Description: 1250 ml. High-performance, foaming, anti-bacterial hand soap that offers luxurious lather and an appealing plum fragrance. Hand soap is an attractive purple color and is enriched with a moisturizer, natural extracts and skin conditioner. Green certified. Compatible with the high-capacity advanced dispensers (ADX-0046). USDA certified biobased formulation UOI is BX. BX = (3) 1250 ml cartridge refills. NSN: 8520-00-NIB-0152 Name: Refill, Hand Soap/Shower Wash, Foam, Ginger Fragrance, Green, Advanced Green Certified 1250 ml Description: 1250 ml. Spa-inspired, foaming, hand soap and shower wash that offers luxurious lather and an appealing citrus ginger fragrance. Hand soap is a vivid citrus green color and is enriched with moisturizers, natural extracts and skin conditioners. EcoLogo and Green certified. Compatible with the high-capacity advanced dispensers (ADX-0046). USDA certified biobased formulation. UOI is BX. BX = (3) 1250 ml cartridge refills. Should these items be added to the PL, the contracting agency who will be authorized by the Committee to order the products on behalf of the Federal Government under the authority of the AbilityOne Program® will be the General Services Administration, Fort Worth, TX. Before adding a product to the PL, the Committee considers the potential impact that removal from commercial channels of this product, as well as products determined to be essentially the same (ETS) (41CFR 51-5.3(a), would have on the sales of firms that are currently providing the products listed in this Notice to the Federal Government and the extent to which the potentially affected firms are dependent on the income. Once added to the PL, the products determined to be ETS to the product(s) added to the PL will be blocked from being sold to Federal Government agencies. The products that have been determined to be essentially the same are: NSN: 8520-00-NIB-0149 ETS Stock Numbers: 8804-03; GOJ880403; N427Y58; 12Z352 NSN: 8520-00-NIB-0150 ETS Stock Numbers: 8806-03; GOJ 8806-03/ 12Z353 NSN: 8520-00-NIB-0151 ETS Stock Numbers: GOJ 8812-03; N424S51; G62GOJ881203 NSN: 8520-00-NIB-0152 ETS Stock Numbers: 8813-03/ GOJ 8813-03; G62GOJ881303; N424J67 The items listed above will potentially be added to the PL for the Broad (B-List) Government Requirement. That is, should any Federal Government agency determine a need for the product, the procurement of the item will be mandatory by that agency through the AbilityOne® Program. If your firm is selling either the item(s) listed above, or the items that have been determined to be ETS, it is important that your firm report the following information to the Committee: 1. Total Company 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. Please define the 12-month period reported. 2. Revenues accrued by providing the products listed in this Notice to the Federal Government for the same most recent 12-month period. If reporting on more than one item listed above, please report the revenue per each item, whether the NSNs or ETS items, and identify the item. 3. Identify the contract number that your firm holds to sell the item(s) to the Federal Government, the government agency, and period of performance (contract end date) for the item(s) your firm is reporting on. Identify the specific items per contract. 4. If your firm is selling the product through purchases by Government Purchase Cards (GPC), please identify that and the amount made through GPC purchases. 5. Identify whether or not the deliveries under the contract have been completed. 6. The length of time your firm has been providing these products to the Federal Government. 7. Identify any small business statuses your firm has qualified for, such as 8(a), woman-owned, service disabled veteran-owned, etc. 8. Provide your firm's DUNS number. The number is needed to confirm your company's small business statuses with the Small Business Administration (SBA). 9. Include your firm's mailing address. Do not use post office boxes, as all replies are sent via means that will not be delivered to a post office box. The address should be for the person who has signed the letter containing the information submitted. All information requested above must be included in the response. Responses that do not include the information requested will be determined to be non-responsive and will not be included in the impact analysis. All responses will be held as confidential and will not be released to any outside party. The information prescribed above must reach the Committee no later than May 16, 2014 and can be submitted in letter format. If information is not received by the date requested, the Committee will conclude that potentially affected firms have determined that there will be no severe adverse impact should the listed products be added to the PL. 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. General information concerning the Committee and its authority can be found in Title 41 United States Code, Sections 8501-8506, 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 Notice or the addition of the above-referenced product to the PL, please contact Mike Jurkowski at (703) 603-2117.