Feds Ditch Mahogany Wall Clocks from Official Buy List
Published Date: 2/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The government is removing certain mahogany wall clocks from the official Procurement List on March 9, 2025. These clocks were made by nonprofit groups that employ people who are blind or severely disabled. This change means these products won’t be bought by the government anymore, but it could open doors for other small suppliers to step in.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Government Stops Buying Mahogany Wall Clocks
The federal government will remove mahogany octagon 12'' wall clocks (NSNs 6645-01-491-9825; 6645-01-491-9835; 6645-01-557-4607; 6645-01-557-4608) from the Procurement List effective March 9, 2025. These clocks were furnished by Chicago Lighthouse Industries (Chicago, IL), and the government will no longer buy these specific products under that procurement list.
Government Stops Buying Specified Ballpoint Pen
The federal government will remove a refillable red rubberized-barrel ballpoint pen, fine point (NSN 7520-01-357-6839) from the Procurement List effective March 9, 2025. This pen had been furnished by Alphapointe (Kansas City, MO), and the government will no longer buy this specific product under that procurement list.
Deletion May Allow New Small Suppliers
Removing these products from the Procurement List may authorize other small entities to furnish the listed products to the Government. The notice explicitly states the action "may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product(s) to the Government."
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