<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hello Federation Family,</div><div><br></div><div>I received this awhile ago and recently discussed what to do about it with Nathaneal. I am sending it out to see if anyone knows of Vendors in this area or if anyone in our organization would be interested in being a Vendor themselves. I will be talking to Brian Sigman about this tomorrow in case this document was supposed to go to him.I just want to cover all my bases and time is running short.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Maryanne Melley<div>President </div><div>National Federation of</div><div>the Blind of Connecticut </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Maryanne Melley <<a href="mailto:mvcmelley@gmail.com">mvcmelley@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> September 8, 2019 at 4:18:07 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "Nathanael T. Wales" <<a href="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com">ntwales@omsoft.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: Opportunity for Vending Facility through the Randolph Sheppard ** 8CT2123 | IRS | Norwalk, CT</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Thank you Nathanael I will be in touch with Brian first thing in the morning. For now i will send this out on the list-serve and see if I get any responses.<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Maryanne Melley<div>President </div><div>National Federation of</div><div>the Blind of Connecticut </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Sep 7, 2019, at 6:34 PM, Nathanael T. Wales <<a href="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com">ntwales@omsoft.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Maryanne,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Wow, I thought my Federal agency was bureaucratic and made things as self-interestedly cryptic for stakeholders as possible! From what I can tell, the announcement is to be responded to NOT BY US but by the “</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Connecticut State Licensing Agency for the blind”, which I assume is BESB. They license vendors for state buildings and likely would for Federal ones as well. This is BESB’s to respond to.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">I think we should first check among our active membership if any of them still are vendors and if they would be interested in this location. We only have a couple of days now to react because any response is required within 30 days of that letter, that is, by September 12, and we need to get someone else to give that response (likely BESB). Then we need to make sure BESB is working this.:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">If BESB for some reason never got this, you should reply to this Federal employee that she sent the notice to the wrong organization. We are NOT the state licensing agency!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">If BESB is working this, we need to let them know who among our membership expressed interest in this location, if anyone. We should also see to it in any event that BESB pursues this opportunity and gets a vendor, even if not from our membership (yet) in there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">What are your thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Nathanael<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Maryanne Melley [<a href="mailto:mvcmelley@gmail.com">mailto:mvcmelley@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 05, 2019 3:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Nathanael Wales<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Opportunity for Vending Facility through the Randolph Sheppard ** 8CT2123 | IRS | Norwalk, CT<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello Nathanael,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Would you have any idea what I should do with this announcement? I asked Lucia but she’s never dealt with a federal form before only state. Do you think I should get in touch with national about this. I have to give them an answer by next Thursday any help you could offer would be appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><div id="AppleMailSignature"><p class="MsoNormal">Maryanne Melley<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">President <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">the Blind of Connecticut <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Maryanne Melley <<a href="mailto:mvcmelley@gmail.com">mvcmelley@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> September 5, 2019 at 3:14:27 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: Opportunity for Vending Facility through the Randolph Sheppard ** 8CT2123 | IRS | Norwalk, CT</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thanks <o:p></o:p></p><div id="AppleMailSignature"><p class="MsoNormal">Maryanne Melley<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">President <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">the Blind of Connecticut <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Sep 3, 2019, at 4:14 PM, <<a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a>> <<a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Maryanne,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Hmmm, interesting. No, I don't know that we've ever gotten anything like this before. I would assume that she has sent it to Brian or whoever is in charge of the BEP Program at BESB, but, then again, maybe not because it's a federal site and not state. I don't know how the federal process works, but in state locations, it all goes through BESB's BEP program. I think I'd ask Nathanael or someone at National to see if anyone knows whether we can offer it to our members directly or if it all has to go through BESB. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Lucia<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt" id="replyBlockquote"><div id="wmQuoteWrapper"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Fwd: Opportunity for Vending Facility through the Randolph<br>Sheppard ** 8CT2123 | IRS | Norwalk, CT<br>From: Maryanne Melley <<a href="mailto:mvcmelley@gmail.com">mvcmelley@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Tue, September 03, 2019 3:51 pm<br>To: <a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a><br><br><br>Lucia,<br><br>Do you have any idea what I’m supposed to do with this?<br><br>Maryanne Melley<br>President <br>National Federation of<br>the Blind of Connecticut <br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br>> From: Alisha Wofford - 1PRL <<a href="mailto:alisha.wofford@gsa.gov">alisha.wofford@gsa.gov</a>><br>> Date: August 14, 2019 at 10:39:35 AM EDT<br>> To: <a href="mailto:mvcmelley@gmail.com">mvcmelley@gmail.com</a><br>> Subject: Opportunity for Vending Facility through the Randolph Sheppard ** 8CT2123 | IRS | Norwalk, CT<br>> <br>> August 14, 2019<br>> <br>> Maryanne Melley<br>> State President<br>> NFB of CT Outreach Office<br>> East Hartford, CT 06108<br>> <br>> Dear Ms. Melley:<br>> <br>> In accordance with the regulations implementing the Randolph-Sheppard Act, 34 CFR 395.31 (a) & (c), the General Services Administration (GSA) gives notice to the Connecticut State Licensing Agency for the blind of a vending opportunity as follows: <br>> <br>> • Address or delineated area of proposed location: The city limits of Norwalk, CT.<br>> • Tenant agencies and number of Federal employees to be served: IRS, 79 employees.<br>> • Amount of space to be occupied by tenants: 10,594 ABOA USF.<br>> • Office hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.<br>> • Estimated occupancy date: January 2022.<br>> <br>> The State Licensing Agency must acknowledge receipt of this notice in writing promptly to GSA within 30 calendar days and must indicate at that time whether it is interested in establishing a vending facility. If the SLA does not notify GSA within this 30 day period, GSA will assume a lack of interest by the SLA and proceed with its lease project without vending requirements. The consideration of any extension request beyond this 30-day period will be at the sole discretion of the Lease Contracting Officer.<br>> <br>> Should you have any questions please contact me at (617) 306-8195.<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Regards,<br>> <br>> <br>> U.S. General Services Administration<br>> <br>> Alisha Wofford<br>> Realty Specialist (New England Region 1)<br>> Office of Leasing (1PRL)<br>> Public Buildings Service<br>> 10 Causeway Street 11th Floor<br>> Boston, MA 02222<br>> (617) 306-8195<br>> <a href="mailto:alisha.wofford@gsa.gov">alisha.wofford@gsa.gov</a><br>> <br>> Lease with GSA by visiting AAAP at <a href="https://lop.gsa.gov/">https://lop.gsa.gov/</a><br>> <br>> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></body></html>