CHAPTER 51—COMMITTEE ON PURCHASES

OF BLIND-MADE PRODUCTS

PART 51-1—PURCHASES OF BLIND- Federal departments and agencies are MADE PRODUCTS

required to purchase their requirements Sec.

of brooms, mops and other suitable com51-1.1 Definitions.

modities from agencies for the blind un51-1.2 Policy.

less such commodities are available for 51-1.3 National Industries for the Blind procurement from Federal Prison Indesignated.

dustries, Inc. 51-1.4 Responsibilities of National Industries.

§ 51-1.3 National Industries for the 51-1.5 Schedule of Blind-Made Products.

Blind designated. 51-1.6 Price determination. 51-1.7 Purchase procedure.

National Industries for the Blind 51-1.8 Clearances.

(hereinafter referred to as “National In51-1.9 Agencies for the blind; participa

dustries”) is designated as the agency tion.

to facilitate the equitable distribution of 51-1.10 Reports.

Government orders among the agencies 51-1.11 Violations.

for the blind. AUTHORITY: 8 $ 51-1.1 to 51-1.11 issued

§ 51-1.4 Responsibilities of National under sec. 2, 52 Stat. 1196; 41 U.S.C. 47.

Industries. SOURCE: $ $ 51-1.1 to 51-1.11 appear at 26 (a) National Industries is delegated F.R. 3641, Apr. 28, 1961, except as otherwise

the responsibility to assure that these noted.

regulations and the intent of the Wag$ 51-1.1 Definitions.

ner-O'Day Act are carried out in the As used in this part:

allocation of Government orders to agen

cies for the blind. (a) “Blind” means a person having

(b) National Industries will maintain visual acuity not to exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses; or

a record of all qualifying agencies for

the blind and such necessary data as visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the fields of vision

will enable it to equitably allocate orders

among such agencies for the blind. such that the widest diameter of the

(c) While safety and other working visual field subtends an angle no greater

conditions at facilities of the agencies than 20 degrees. (b) “Non-profit-making agency for

for the blind are the responsibility of

other Federal, State, and local regulathe blind” (hereinafter referred to as "agency for the blind") means any or

tory agencies, National Industries should ganization, organized under the laws of

report to the governing body of the the United States or any State, oper

agency for the blind any violation com

ing to its attention which cannot be corated in the interest of the blind, the net income of which does not inure in whole

rected through discussion with the head

of the agency for the blind involved. or in part to the benefit of any shareholder or individual and which employs § 51-1.5 Schedule of Blind-Made Prod. blind persons to an extent constituting

ucts. not less than 75 percent of the total

The Committee on Purchases of Blindhours of employment of all personnel

Made Products (hereinafter referred to engaged in the direct labor of produc

as the “Committee") will issue to ordertion of all articles which are manufactured by the agency for the blind,

ing offices, through the Federal Supply whether for this program or otherwise.

Service, General Services AdministraDirect labor of production includes all

tion, a Schedule of Blind-Made Products

(hereinafter referred to as the “Schedwork required for preparation, processing and packing, but not supervision,

ule”) setting forth data concerning com

modities which will be procured from the administration, inspection and shipping. (c) “Ordering office" means any Fed

agencies for the blind. Such data will

include the item description, covering eral department, independent establishment, board, commission, bureau, serv

specifications, price, and other perti

nent information. ice, or division of the United States, and any wholly-owned Government corpora

$ 51-1.6 Price determination. tion.

The Committee will determine the fair $ 51-1.2 Policy.

market price for all items listed in the By the Wagner-O'Day Act of June 25, Schedule and will revise such prices from 1938 (52 Stat. 1196; 41 U.S.C. 46–48), all time to time in accordance with chang

ing market conditions. Recommenda- or (3) that are for use outside the contions for price determinations and re- tinental United States. visions may be submitted by ordering

§ 51–1.9 Agencies for the blind; paroffices in accordance with departmental procedures and by agencies for the blind

ticipation. through National Industries.

(a) As a prerequisite to participating § 51-1.7 Purchase procedure.

in such Government orders, agencies for

the blind will file with National Indus(a) Any ordering office requiring a com- tries, (1) if they are corporate bodies, modity listed in the Schedule, when au- copies of their articles of incorporation, thorized to purchase directly from agen- constitution and bylaws or other instrucies for the blind, will advise National ments of similar import or (2) if they Industries as to the items required, the are instrumentalities of a State, copies quantities, and the required delivery of State laws and related documents, dates, and will request an allocation showing their authority and permitted from National Industries. National In- activities. Such documents will be acdustries will determine whether agencies companied by a list of the items which for the blind can fill the requirement and, the agency for the blind proposes to if so, will allocate orders equitably among furnish the Government and a certificate agencies for the blind. Upon receipt of that such items or ones involving similar the allocation from National Industries, manufacturing processes have been proorders will be placed by ordering offices duced and sold during the preceding six with the designated agencies for the months. Similar certification will be blind, in accordance with the allocation furnished if other items are subsequently provisions.

proposed for addition to the list. The (b) Commissary resale items may be agency for the blind will also furnish ordered without requesting an alloca

information as to the plant facilities, tion for each order after receipt from equipment, management and work force National Industries for the Blind of in- that are available to and in use by the structions to send future orders for speci- agency. fied items to designated agencies for the Upon receipt of this material, National blind. Copies of all orders must, how- Industries will inspect the production ever, be furnished National Industries facilities and will make recommendations for the Blind. New instructions will be to the Committee regarding participaissued to the commissaries from time to tion by the agency for the blind. If the time by National Industries for the Committee approves an organization for Blind as necessary to assure equitable participation in the program as a qualidistribution of orders or to reflect fied agency for the blind, National Induschanged conditions.

tries will include the agency in its allo[26 F.R. 3641, Apr. 28, 1961, as amended at

cations of Government orders for such 26 F.R. 9714, Oct. 14, 1961)

commodities as National Industries con

siders the agency for the blind qualified § 51-1.8 Clearances.

to produce. Initial allocations will be (a) Whenever National Industries limited to those commodities which have informs an ordering office that some or been certified by the agency for the blind all of the items contained in the request as provided in the preceding paragraph. for allocations cannot be furnished If National Industries considers it within the period specified, the ordering desirable, such agencies may be peroffice may purchase such items from mitted to participate in Government commercial sources in the quantities orders pending inspection of the producindicated. However, purchase action for tion facilities and approval of the Comthese items must be initiated within 30 mittee: Provided, however, That no days from the date of the authorization agency for the blind will be permitted or within any additional period as may to participate for a period in excess of be authorized by National Industries. six (6) months without the approval of

(b) An ordering office may purchase the Committee. from commercial sources any items listed (b) Even though previously qualified in the Schedule to meet requirements to furnish a commodity listed in the (1) of military necessity which require Schedule, an agency for the blind will delivery within two weeks; or (2) that not be allocated an order for such comtotal twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or less; modity unless this commodity or ones

CHAPTER 60—THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Part
60–1 Obligations of government contractors and subcontractors.
60–80 Interpretations.