Blind Nonprofits Get Walter Reed Cleaning Contracts
Published Date: 3/14/2025
Notice
Summary
Starting April 13, 2025, some cleaning jobs at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research will be officially assigned to nonprofit groups that hire people who are blind or have severe disabilities. At the same time, some services previously done by these groups will be removed from the list. This change helps support these nonprofits without causing extra costs or paperwork for others.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Custodial Jobs Assigned To MVLE at Walter Reed
Starting April 13, 2025, custodial/janitorial services for Buildings 503 and 164 at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, MD are added to the Federal Procurement List and are mandatory to be furnished by MVLE, Inc., Springfield, VA. These services will be provided by a nonprofit agency that employs persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Las Vegas BLM Janitorial Work Removed From List
Effective April 13, 2025, janitorial/custodial services for the Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas District Office in Las Vegas, NV are deleted from the Procurement List; Opportunity Village, Las Vegas, NV is no longer the authorized source for that work. The Committee determined these services are no longer suitable for procurement under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act.
No New Reporting or Compliance Burdens
The Committee certified that these additions and deletions will not result in additional reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements for small entities (other than the small organizations that will furnish the services). The action also authorizes small entities to furnish services to the Government.
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