Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
AdvocacyOther
Reduce program fee burden
Central Nonprofit Agencies' Requirements to Charge Fees and Clarifying the Permissibility of Subcontracting within the AbilityOne Program
CPPBSD-2026-0001-0001Proposed Rule
Comments
34
Awaiting comments
Deadline
Closed on Jun 23, 2026
Closed Jun 23, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+35%
+35% excluding campaigns
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- Title
- Central Nonprofit Agencies' Requirements to Charge Fees and Clarifying the Permissibility of Subcontracting within the AbilityOne Program
- Posted
- Apr 30, 2026
- Comment period
- Apr 30, 2026 – Jun 23, 2026
- FR Doc
- 2026-08392
- CFR
- 41 CFR Parts 51-3.5 and 51-4.4
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Stance breakdown
+35%
Net support
Support17Oppose5Other12
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +35% across organic comments.
Who commented
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Business
10
Individual
1
Trade association
1
Advocacy
22
Comments over time
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Posted Apr 30, 2026Deadline Jun 23, 2026
May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 15Jun 22
Support17Oppose5Other12
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Oppose
Other
Advocacy
41%
23%
36%
Business
70%
0%
30%
Individual
100%
0%
0%
Trade association
0%
0%
100%
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| Organization | Reduce program fee burden |
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Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired AdvocacyOther The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) provides mixed feedback on the proposed rule. | |
Tessera BusinessSupport Tessera, a large AbilityOne program contractor, supports the proposed rulemaking but recommends a tiered fee structure f | |
The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. AdvocacyOther The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., an organization supporting employment for people who are blind, expresses mixed feel | |
Travis Association for the Blind AdvocacySupport The Travis Association for the Blind, an organization representing people who are blind, supports the proposed rule's di |
Tessera
BusinessSupport
Reduce program fee burden
The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
AdvocacyOther
Reduce program fee burden
Travis Association for the Blind
AdvocacySupport
Reduce program fee burden
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- Jun 22, 2026ACHIEVE Human Services, Inc.OpposeAdvocacy📎 Attachment
ACHIEVE Human Services, Inc. argues that the proposed rule lacks transparency regarding CNA fee calculations and suggests a more analytical, risk-based, and tiered pricing structure. They also express concern that the 25% subcontracting threshold and associated compliance requirements impose an administrative burden and may limit the ability of NPAs to enter new lines of business.
Read comment → - Jun 22, 2026Comment from Goodwill Industries of San AntonioSupportBusiness📎 Attachment
Goodwill Industries of San Antonio supports the Commission's efforts to evaluate program fee structures and streamline subcontracting requirements to improve efficiency and sustainability. They recommend exploring tiered or hybrid fee models to account for economies of scale and suggest that CNAs should retain compliance responsibility when they direct the use of subcontractors.
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