Blind-Worker Program Axes One Storage Shelf From List
Published Date: 5/28/2026
Notice
Summary
The government is removing a specific storage shelf from the list of products it must buy from nonprofit groups that employ people who are blind or severely disabled. This change takes effect on June 28, 2026, and won’t cause extra costs or paperwork for small businesses. It opens the door for other suppliers to provide this shelf to the government instead.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Shelf Removed from Mandatory Buy List
The government removed NSN 7125-01-667-2783 (Shelf, Open Storage, 4 Shelves, 54'', Charcoal) from the Procurement List effective June 28, 2026. That shelf had been furnished by MidWest Enterprises for the Blind, Kalamazoo, MI, as the mandatory source for the Total Government Requirement.
Small Suppliers May Be Authorized
The deletion may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the deleted shelf to the Government, enabling small suppliers to be selected for that product beginning June 28, 2026. The Committee noted this possible authorization in its Regulatory Flexibility Act considerations.
No New Paperwork for Small Entities
The Committee certified this deletion will not result in additional reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements for small entities. The Regulatory Flexibility Act certification was made in connection with the June 28, 2026 deletion.
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