Federal Register #2026-22973

AbilityOne Procurement List changes for Navy products, Fort Meade maintenance, and other supplies and services

This AbilityOne notice proposes Procurement List additions and deletions covering Navy products, Fort Meade facility services, and other government supply and service items. - Government buyer: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. - Proposed product additions for the Department of the Navy: five themed rubber ducks—Doctor (NSN 700007102N), Nurse (700007103N), Military (700007101N), Captain (700007104N), and Sailor (700007105N)—plus an LED Selfie Light (780001601N). Quantities are not specified. - Authorized source: Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. No product manufacturer/OEM is identified in the notice. - Proposed service addition: custodial and grounds maintenance for Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency buildings 600 and 601 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. - Authorized source: Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc. The proposed service applies to the specified Fort Meade buildings. - Proposed product deletions: three wet mop heads—NSN 7920-01-440-9190 (40), 7920-01-440-9193 (32), and 7920-01-440-9197 (34)—and 13 Army men's green garrison caps, NSNs 8405-01-334-1493 through 8405-01-334-1505, in the quantities listed below. - Proposed service deletions: Base Supply Center and Retail Gift Shop for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Office Supply Store for BSC-Defense Supply Service-Washington; both list Virginia Industries for the Blind as the authorized source. Contract management administration and contract closeout services for the Department of Defense, Army Contracting Command-Orlando, also are proposed for deletion; the listed source is Lighthouse Works!, Inc. - The notice seeks comments on the proposed actions, including the geographic limitation for the Fort Meade service.

Description

The Committee proposes adding a product and a service to the Procurement List, to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The proposed product additions include rubber ducks and an LED selfie light; the proposed service is custodial and grounds maintenance at Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency buildings at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The notice also proposes deleting a contract management and contract closeout service for the Department of Defense's Army Contracting Command-Orlando. Comments are due by December 12, 2026.

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