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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 BioRenewables cleaners, dilution equipment and accessories 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. The Committee has been asked to consider adding the following products to the PL: 7930-00-NIB-0572 Industrial Cleaner Sik Screened 32 oz bottle Industrial Cleaner Sik Screened 32 oz bottle 8125-00-NIB-0030 Neutral Disinfectant Silk Screened 32 oz bottle Neutral Disinfectant Silk Screened 32 oz bottle 8125-00-NIB-0029 Glass Cleaner Silk Screened 32 oz Bottle Glass Cleaner Silk Screened 32 oz Bottle 8125-00-NIB-0028 Tribase Multi Purpose Silk Screened 32 oz Tribase Multi Purpose Silk Screened 32 oz bottle 8125-00-NIB-0027 Bottle, Spray, Silk Screened- Industrial Cleaner Bottle, Spray, Silk Screened for Industrial Cleaner 8125-00NIB-0026 Bottle, Spray Silk Screened for Neutral Disinfect. Bottle, Spray Silk Screened for Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner 8125-00-NIB-0025 Bottle, Spray for Glass Cleaner Bottle, Spray for BioRenewables Glass Cleaner (SKILCRAFT-Spartan) 8125-00-NIB-0024 Bottle, Spray, Silk Screened for Multi-Purpose Bottle, Spray, Silk Screened for TriBase Multi-Purpose Cleaner (SKILCRAFT-Spartan) 4510-00-NIB-0022 Dispensing Unit, Chemical, 3-Station Dispensing Unit, Chemical, Stainless Steel, 3-Station 4510-00-NIB-0021 Dispensing Unit, Chemical w/ Locking 4 Station Dispensing Unit, Chemical, w/ Locking Stainless Steel Cabinet, 4-Station 7930-00-NIB-0560 Cleaner,Industrial, Biobased, 55 Gal Drum Cleaner,Industrial, Biobased, 55 Gal Drum 7930-00-NIB-0559 Cleaner,Industrial, Biobased, 2 Liters Cleaner,Industrial, Biobased, 2 Liters 7930-00-NIB-0558 Cleaner, Disinfectant, Neutral, 55 Gal Drum Cleaner, Disinfectant, Neutral, 55 Gal Drum 7930-00-NIB-0557 Cleaner, Disinfectant, Neutral, 2 Liters Cleaner, Disinfectant, Neutral, 2 Liters 7930-00-NIB-0556 Cleaner,Glass, BioRenewables, 55 Gal Drum Cleaner,Glass, BioRenewables, 55 Gal Drum (SKILCRAFT-Spartan) 7930-00-NIB-0555 Cleaner,Glass, BioRenewables, 2 Liters Cleaner,Glass, BioRenewables, 2 Liters (SKILCRAFT-Spartan) 7930-00NIB-0554 Cleaner, Multi-Purpose, TriBase, 55 Gal Drum Cleaner, Multi-Purpose, TriBase, 55 Gal Drum (SKILCRAFT-Spartan) 7930-00-NIB-0553 Cleaner, Multi-Purpose, TriBase, 2 Liters Cleaner, Multi-Purpose, TriBase, 2 Liters (SKILCRAFT-Spartan The contracting agency involved is the Department of Justice, Federal Prison System, Washington, DC 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 BioRenewables cleaners, dilution equipment and accessories to Federal Prison System and the extent to which the potentially affected suppliers are dependent on the income. Similar products are: No similar products reported. The Federal Prison System intends to replace all similar cleaning agents currently procured by each facility with the products listed in this Notice. 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 2) Revenues accrued by providing BioRenewables cleaners, dilution equipment and accessories or other similar cleaning agents that will be replaced to the Federal Prison System 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 Prison System. The information prescribed above must reach the Committee no later than June 5, 2009 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. When assessing impact on a commercial firm, the Committee takes into account the revenues of the parent, subsidiary, and affiliated corporations as well. If a company is a parent, subsidiary, or affiliated corporation to another corporation, please identify the other corporations to which the company is related, the nature of the relationship, and the other corporations total revenue data. 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.