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: 7045-00-NIB-0348
Name: CD-R, Cake Box, Encrypted, 25 Pk
Description: CD-R, Cake Box, Encrypted, 25 Pk

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0349
Name: DVD-R, Cake Box, Encrypted, 25 Pk
Description: DVD-R, Cake Box, Encrypted, 25 Pk

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0350
Name: DVD-R, W/case, Single
Description: DVD-R, W/case, Single

NSN: 7010-00-NIB-0001
Name: Software, Management, Encrypted Media
Description: Software, Management, Encrypted Media

NSN: 7045-01-521-4216
Name: CD-R, Spindle, 25PK
Description: 5L X 5W (IN), CD-R Silver, 25pk Spindle, 700MB, 80 Min, 52x Speed, TAIYO YUDEN Media

NSN: 7045-01-521-4221
Name: CD-R, Spindle, 50PK
Description: 5L X 5W (IN), CD-R Silver, 50pk Spindle, 700MB, 80 Min, 52x Speed, TAIYO YUDEN Media

NSN: 7045-01-521-5375
Name: CD-R, Spindle, 100 Pk
Description: CD-R, Spindle, 100 Pk

NSN: 7045-01-521-4235
Name: DVD+R, Spindle, 25PK
Description: 5L X 5W (IN), DVD+R, 4.7GB, 25pk Spindle, 8x Speed, TAIYO YUDE

NSN: 7045-01-521-4243
Name: DVD-R, Spindle, 25PK
Description: DVD-R, Spindle, 25PK

NSN: 7045-01-521-4250
Name: DVD+RW, Spindle, 25PK
Description: DVD+RW, Spindle, 25PK

NSN: 7045-01-444-5160
Name: CD-R Single 700MB 52x with Jewel Case
Description: CD-R Single 700MB 52x with Jewel Case

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0264
Name: CD-R 50PK SP White Inkjet Printable 700MB 52X
Description: CD-R 50PK SP White Inkjet Printable 700MB 52X

NSN: 7045-01-482-7542
Name: CD-RW 10PK With Jewel Cases 700MB 80min.
Description: CD-RW 10PK With Jewel Cases 700MB 80min.

NSN: 7045-01-482-8606
Name: CD-RW 25PK Spindle,700MB 80min.
Description: CD-RW 25PK Spindle,700MB 80min.

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0346
Name: Encrypted CD-R Single with Jewel Case
Description: Encrypted CD-R Single with Jewel Case

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0347
Name: Encrypted CD-R 10PK with Jewel Case
Description: Encrypted CD-R 10PK with Jewel Case

Should this item be added to the PL, the contracting agency will be the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA.

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: 7045-00-NIB-0348
Similar Products: None reported

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0349
Similar Products: None reported

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0350
Similar Products: None reported

NSN: 7010-00-NIB-0001
Similar Products: None reported

NSN: 7045-01-521-4216
Similar Products: MAX 648445, IVR-96155

NSN: 7045-01-521-4221
Similar Products: IVR77950, CCS 72250, IMN17301, SON50CDQ80RS, SON50CDQ80, MEM04563, VER94691, TDK47959, MAX 648250

NSN: 7045-01-521-5375
Similar Products: IVR77990, CCS 72100, IMN17262, VER94554, VER94797, MEM04581, SON100CDQ80, TDK48555, MAX 648200, 515-5375

NSN: 7045-01-521-4235
Similar Products: IVR46826, IMN17194, VER95033

NSN: 7045-01-521-4243
Similar Products: IVR46825, IMN17340, VER95058, SON 25DMR47LS

NSN: 7045-01-521-4250
Similar Products: IMN27134

NSN: 7045-01-444-5160
Similar Products: IMN17331, SON CDQ80, MAX CDR700, CCS-72101, 482-7540

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0264
Similar Products: IVR77855, IMN17304, SON50CDQ80P13, VER94737, VER94755,VER94904

NSN: 7045-01-482-7542
Similar Products: IVR78810, IMN40955, SON10CDRW700R, VER95156, VER95174

NSN: 7045-01-482-8606
Similar Products: IVR78825, IMN41149, VER95169, MEM 03424, IMN 16885

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0346
Similar Products: None reported

NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0347
Similar Products: None reported

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 8, 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.

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