99 -- Proposed addition of Portfolio, Clear Front Report Cover, 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 Clear Front Report Covers 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 (formerly JWOD) Program are added to the Committee's Procurement List (P/L). You can view the P/L on our website at www.jwod.gov. Once a product is added to the P/L to be performed by a nonprofit agency, it is no longer available to be provided by commercial firms. The Committee has been asked to consider adding the total Government requirement for the following product to the P/L: Portfolio, Clear Front Report Cover 7510-00-NIB-0811 7510-00-NIB-0812 7510-00-NIB-0813 7510-00-NIB-0814 The contracting agency involved is the General Services Administration, Region 2, New York, NY. Before adding a product to the P/L, 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 Clear Front Report Covers to GSA and the extent to which the potentially affected suppliers are dependent on the income. Similar products are: ESS-55806 AVE-47796 SPR-71454 SMD-87456 ESS-58806 AVE-47960 SPR-71463 SMD-87461 ESS-55801 AVE-47799 SPR-71455 UNV-56116 ESS-58801 AVE-47962 SPR-71464 UNV-56101 ESS-55838 AVE-47795 SPR-71456 UNV-56138 ESS-58802 AVE-47961 SPR-71465 ESS-55856 AVE-47963 SPR-71459 ESS-58817 AVE-47798 SMD-87453 ESS-55811 AVE-47964 SMD-87452 ESS-58811 SPR-71462 SMD-87455 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 Clear Front Report Covers to GSA for the same most recent 12-month period 3) The length of time the potentially affected firm has been providing these products to GSA. The information prescribed above must reach the Committee no later than March 12, 2008 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 P/L. 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) 603-0030. 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.jwod.gov. If you have specific questions or require further explanation concerning this letter or the addition of the above-referenced product to the P/L, please contact Ms. Connie Mehr at (703) 603-2116.