Procurement List Shake-Up: Adds Jobs for Disabled, Drops Some Services
Published Date: 7/10/2025
Notice
Summary
The government is updating its Procurement List by adding new services provided by nonprofit groups that hire people who are blind or have serious disabilities. At the same time, some products and services previously on the list are being removed. These changes help support these amazing workers while keeping the list fresh and effective.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New federal service work for nonprofits hiring disabled
If you are a person who is blind or has a severe disability and work for a nonprofit that supplies services to the federal government, new service(s) have been added to the Procurement List to be furnished by such nonprofits. This directs federal service work to agencies that hire people with these disabilities and is described as supporting those workers.
Some items removed from Procurement List
Some product(s) and service(s) that were previously on the Procurement List and furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities have been removed. The notice says the additions and deletions together keep the list "fresh and effective."
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