Government Proposes Deleting Items from Disability Procurement List
Published Date: 5/23/2025
Notice
Summary
The government plans to remove some products and services from its special buying list that helps nonprofit groups employing people who are blind or have serious disabilities. This means those groups might lose some contracts soon. If you’re involved, keep an eye out for updates on when these changes will happen and how they could affect budgets.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Procurement List Deletions Threaten Contracts
The Committee is proposing to remove certain products and services from the Federal Procurement List. If you run or work for a nonprofit that employs people who are blind or have other severe disabilities, your organization could lose those government contracts and related revenue.
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