Proposed Changes to the AbilityOne Procurement List
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This notice asks for public comments on proposed changes to the federal Procurement List. The government wants to add a lawn care contract for NOAA in Miami, to be performed by Goodwill Industries of South Florida, and remove two existing service contracts at the U.S. Geological Survey campus in Menlo Park, California: custodial services now assigned to Hope Services and grounds maintenance now assigned to North Bay Rehabilitation Services. For contractors and compliance teams, the practical effect is that some federal service work may shift to nonprofit providers that employ people who are blind or have severe disabilities. Agencies, incumbent vendors, and other interested parties should review the proposal and submit comments by May 30, 2026 if they want to support or challenge the geographic limits or the proposed additions and deletions.
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Key Changes
- Adds a lawn care service contract for NOAA in Miami to the Procurement List, with Goodwill Industries of South Florida as the nonprofit source.
- Deletes custodial services at the U.S. Geological Survey campus in Menlo Park, California, currently assigned to Hope Services.
- Deletes grounds maintenance at the same Menlo Park site, currently assigned to North Bay Rehabilitation Services.
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed additions and deletions to the Procurement List before the Committee acts on the proposal.
Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed additions and deletions to the Procurement List, including any views on the Committee’s intent to geographically limit the services requirements.
For the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory in Miami, the contracting activity must treat the proposed lawn care service as a mandatory purchase from the proposed authorized nonprofit source if the addition is finalized.
If the proposed addition is approved, the contracting activity for NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory in Miami must purchase lawn care services from the designated nonprofit agency as the mandatory source for that specific location.
For the U.S. Geological Survey campus in Menlo Park, the contracting activity must cease treating the custodial and related services contract as a Procurement List mandatory purchase if the proposed deletion is finalized.