[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30182-30184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14889]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Small Business Size Standards: Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice of Periodic Review of Approved Class Waivers from the
Nonmanufacturer Rule for Products in Effect as of March 17, 2009.
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SUMMARY: The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) conducted a
periodic review of approved class waivers from the Nonmanufacturer Rule
for products in effect as of March 17, 2009. The purpose of the notice
was to determine if there were any small business manufacturers or
processors for the products listed on the list of approved class
waivers. The basis for a waiver is that no small business manufacturers
are supplying these classes of products to the Federal government. The
effect of a waiver would be to allow otherwise qualified small
businesses to supply the products of any manufacturer on a Federal
contract set aside for small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned
small businesses or participants in SBA's 8(a) Business Development
(BD) Program.
DATES: This waiver is effective June 30, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edith G. Butler, Program Analyst, by
telephone at (202) 619-0422; by FAX at (202) 481-1788; or by e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act
(Act), 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17), requires that recipients of Federal
contracts set aside for small businesses or Participants in SBA's 8(a)
BD Program provide the product of a small business manufacturer or
processor, if the recipient is other than the actual manufacturer or
processor of the product. SBA's regulations provided the same for
procurements set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small
business concerns 13 CFR 125.15. This requirement is commonly referred
to as the Nonmanufacturer Rule. See 13 CFR 121.406(b). Section
8(a)(17)(b)(iv) of the Act authorizes SBA to waive the Nonmanufacturer
Rule for any ``class of products'' for which there are no small
business manufacturers or processors available to participate in the
Federal market.
In order to be considered available to participate in the Federal
market for a class of products, a small business manufacturer must have
submitted a proposal for a contract solicitation or received a contract
from the Federal government within the last 24 months. 13 CFR 1202(c).
The SBA defines ``class of products'' based on the Office of Management
and Budget's North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and
product service codes.
The following are products listed on SBA's list of Approved Class
Waivers in Effect as of March 17, 2009.
U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Government Contracting Nonmanufacturer Rule
[Class Waiver in Effect as of March 17, 2009]
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Date in Federal
Product service code Register NAICS Product
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210................................ 3/21/2008 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical
Equipment and Component
Manufacturing (Indoor and Outdoor
Electrical Lighting Fixtures).
1395............................... 7/2/2002 332995 AMMUNITION/OTHER ORDNANCES.
2310............................... 7/15/1998 336111 AUTOMOBILE MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTOR
TRUCKS.
2320............................... 1/24/1992 333924 TRUCKS, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE UTILITY.
2330............................... 12/5/2008 333924 Trailers and Heavy Truck Tractors.
2420............................... 2/24/1992 333111 TRACTOR, WHEELED.
2620............................... 5/18/1992 326211 TIRE, AIRCRAFT, PNEUMATIC.
2835............................... 7/15/1998 333611 TURBINES.
3110............................... 4/16/2001 332991 AEROSPACE BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS,
CONSISTING OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
ANNULAR BALL BEARINGS, CYLINDRICAL
BALL BEARINGS, LINEAR BALL BEARINGS,
LINEAR ROLLER BEARINGS, NEEDLE
ROLLER BEARINGS, BALL OR ROLLER
BEARING RACES, ROLLER BEARINGS,
TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS AND THRUST
ROLLER BEARINGS.
3130............................... 9/27/2002 332991 BEARINGS, MOUNTED.
3610............................... 7/27/1994 333315 COPIER/DUPLICATING MACHINES.
3805............................... 12/28/1989 333120 CONSTRUCTION, BACKHOE.
3805............................... 5/15/1991 333120/333131 SHOVEL LOADERS, SCRAPER LOADERS.
3805............................... 12/28/1991 333120 CONSTRUCTION, ROAD GRADER.
3805............................... 12/28/1989 333120 CONSTRUCTION, SCRAPERS.
3805............................... 5/15/1991 333131 CONSTRUCTION, DRILL RIGS.
3810............................... 10/2/1991 333120 CONSTRUCTION, CRANE OVER 15 TON.
3825............................... 9/13/1990 333120 SWEEPERS, STREET.
4710............................... 5/15/1991 331491 PIPE & TUBING HIGH NICKEL ALLOY.
5805............................... 7/5/1991 334210 COMMUNICATION, DIGITAL EPBX EQUIP.
5805............................... 2/12/1997 334210 ROUTERS AND SWITCHES.
5805............................... 7/20/1998 334210 TELEGRAPH APPARATUS.
5805............................... 7/20/1998 334220 CELLULAR HANDSETS AND TELEPHONES.
5805............................... 7/20/1998 334220 RADIO TELEPHONE.
5820............................... 7/8/2008 334220 TELEVISIONS.
5821............................... 2/12/1997 334511 AIRBORNE INTEGRATED COMPONENTS.
5836............................... 2/8/1993 334310 VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER.
5836............................... 1/28/1997 333315 8 MM TRI-DECK AIRBORNE RECORDER.
5920............................... 5/5/1997 335931 SURGE ARRESTERS.
5925............................... 5/5/1997 335313 POWER CIRCUIT BREAKERS.
5950............................... 5/5/1997 335311 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL TRANSFORMER
AUTOTRANS--FORMER.
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5805............................... 7/20/1998 334416 TOWERS.
5999............................... 11/2/2004 335999 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
AND COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING.
6015............................... 6/13/2003 334417/335921 OVERHEAD FIBER OPTIC GROUNDWIRE &
ANCILLARY HARDWARE COMPONENTS .
6135............................... 2/24/1992 335911 STORAGE BATTERIES .
6145............................... 12/5/2008 335931 Control Cable and Conductors.
6145............................... 12/5/2008 335932 Line Hardware (insulator Strings).
6525............................... 12/20/2007 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic
Apparatus Manufacturing.
6525............................... 12/26/2007 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing.
6525............................... 12/20/2007 334510 Electromedical/Electrotherapeutic
Apparatus Manufacturing (Diagnostic
equipment, MRI (magnetic resonance
imaging), manufacturing; Magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) medical
diagnostic equipment manufacturing;
Medical ultrasound equipment
manufacturing; MRI (magnetic
resonance imaging) medical
diagnostic equipment manufacturing;
Patient monitoring equipment (e.g.,
intensive care coronary care unit)
manufacturing; PET (positron
emission equipment tomography)
scanners manufacturing; and Positron
emission tomography (PET) scanners
manufacturing).
6525............................... 12/26/2007 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing
(X-Ray Equipment/Supplies).
6525............................... 01/29/2008 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing
(Computerized axial tomography (CT/
CAT) scanners manufacturing; CT/CAT
(computerized axial tomography)
scanners manufacturing; Fluoroscopes
manufacturing; Fluoroscopic X-ray
apparatus and tubes manufacturing;
Generators, X-ray, manufacturing;
Irradiation equipment manufacturing;
X-ray generators manufacturing; and
X-ray irradiation equipment
manufacturing).
6240............................... 01/28/2008 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical
Equipment/Component Manufacturing
(Fluorescent Lamps, Incandescent
Lamps, etc.).
6250............................... 01/28/2008 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical
Equipment/Component Manufacturing
(Electric Lamp Starters/Lamp
Holders, etc.).
6770............................... 11/15/2005 325992 Photo-film, paper, plate & Chem.
Manufacturing.
6810............................... 04/27/2006 324110 REFINERY GASES MADE IN PETROLEUM
REFINERIES.
6810............................... 04/27/2006 332420 CRYOGENIC TANK, HEAVY GAUGE METAL,
MANUFACTURING.
6810............................... 04/27/2006 332420 LIQUID OXYGEN TANKS MANUFACTURING.
6810............................... 04/27/2006 332420 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG)
CYLINDERS MANUFACTURING.
6810............................... 04/27/2006 332420 BULK STORAGE TANKS, HEAVY GAUGE
METAL, MANUFACTURING.
6810............................... 04/27/2006 332420 GAS STORAGE TANKS, HEAVY GAUGE METAL
MANUFACTURING.
6810............................... 04/27/2006 332420 CYLINDERS, PRESSURE, HEAVY GAUGE
METAL, MANUFACTURING.
6810............................... 04/27/2006 325120 INDUSTRIAL GASES MANUFACTURING.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325181 CAUSTIC SODA.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325181 SODA ASH.
6810............................... 2/24/1992 325181 SODIUM HYDROXIDE.
6810............................... 2/24/1992 325188 ACID, BORIC.
6810............................... 4/24/1992 325188 ACID, ENRICHED BORIC.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325188 ACID, HYDROCHLORIC.
6810............................... 2/24/1992 325188 ACID, HYDROFLUORIC.
6810............................... 2/24/1992 325188 CALCIUM NITRATE (UNCOATED).
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325110 HEPTANE HPCL.
6810............................... 2/24/1992 325188 N-DODECANE.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325199 ETHYL ACETATE.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325110 BENZENE.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325110 TOLUENE.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325191/325199 ACETATE NATURAL SYNTHETIC.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325311 AMMONIUM SULFATE.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325199 METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325191/325199 ACETONE.
6810............................... 2/24/1992 325199 METHYLENE CHLORIDE.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325199 NN-DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325199 PROPYLENE GLYCOL.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325199 METHANOL.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325311 NITRIC ACID.
6810............................... 10/21/1996 325199 PURIFIED TEREPHATHALIC ACID GROUND.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325199 PTAU.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325199 TRICHLORETHANE.
6810............................... 5/15/1991 325311 AMMONIUM SULFATE.
6810............................... 2/24/1992 324110 HYDROCARBON DILUENT.
7021............................... 8/28/1991 334111 MAINFRAME COMPUTERS AND PERIPHERALS.*
7025............................... 8/8/1991 334119 COMPUTER LASER PRINTER.
7110............................... 6/27/2006 337215 Furniture Frames and Parts, Metal
Manufacturing.
7110............................... 6/27/2006 337215 Furniture, Frames, Wood,
Manufacturing.
7110............................... 6/27/2006 337215 Furniture Parts, Finished Metal
Manufacturing.
7110............................... 6/27/2006 337215 Furniture Parts, Finished Plastics,
Manufacturing.
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7110............................... 6/27/2006 337127 Furniture, Factory-type (e.g.,
cabinets, stools, tool stands, work
benches) Manufacturing.
7195............................... 6/27/2006 339111 Furniture, hospital (e.g., hospital
beds, operating room furniture),
Manufacturing.
7195............................... 6/27/2006 339111 Furniture, Laboratory-type (e.g.,
benches, cabinets, stools, tables)
Manufacturing.
7220............................... 1/15/1991 314110 CARPET TILE.
7220............................... 5/15/1991 314110 CARPET, WOVEN, 6-FT VINYL BACK
BROADLOOM.
7220............................... 1/15/1991 314110 CARPET, 6 FT VINYL BACK BROADLOOM.
7220............................... 5/15/1991 326192 TILE AND ROLL, VINYL SURFACE.
7290............................... 11/15/2005 333415 COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATOR EQUIPMENT.
7320............................... 11/15/2005 335221 HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR EQUIPMENT.
7290............................... 10/21/2005 333312 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT.
7320............................... 10/21/2005 335522 HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR EQUIPMENT.
7320............................... 10/21/2005 335221 HOUSEHOLD COOKING EQUIPMENT.
7510............................... 1/12/2006 335222, 339940, OFFICE SUPPLIES, PAPER & TONER.
325992, 322231,
339940
7610............................... 8/3/1990 323117 THESAURUSES & DICTIONARIES.
7730............................... 7/27/1994 334310 DISC PLAYERS, COMPACT.
7730............................... 7/27/1994 334310 TELEVISION RECEIVING SETS.
8040............................... 02/09/2005 325520 ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS MANUFACTURING.
8905............................... 10/2/1991 311711 TUNA, CANNED.
8915............................... 9/23/1991 311421 APRICOTS, CANNED.
8915............................... 10/2/1991 311421 CITRUS SECTIONS, CANNED.
8915............................... 10/2/1991 311421 SPINACH, CANNED.
8915............................... 9/23/1991 311421 TOMATO PASTE, CANNED.
8925............................... 10/2/1991 311312 SUGAR, GRANULATED & BROWN.
9310............................... 10/2/1991 322224 PAPER BAGS (SMALL HARDWARE TYPE).
9510............................... 5/15/1991 331491 BARS & ROD, HIGH NICKEL ALLOY.
9515............................... 5/15/1991 331491 PLATE, SHEET, STRIP & FOIL; STAINLESS
STEEL & HIGH NICKEL ALLOY.
9515............................... 9/25/1990 331315 PLATE, SHEET, STRIP, FOIL & WIRE;
HIGH NICKEL ALLOY.
9520............................... 5/15/1991 331111 STAINLESS STEEL SHAPES.
9525............................... 5/15/1991 331491 WIRE, NONELECTRICAL HIGH NICKEL
ALL0Y.
9530............................... 5/15/1991 331491 BARS & RODS, HIGH NICKEL ALLOY.
9530............................... 8/23/1991 331491 ALUMINUM.
9530............................... 8/23/1991 331312 NICKEL-COPPER NICKEL.
9535............................... 6/8/2004 331315 ALUMINUM, SHEET, PLATE AND FOIL
MANUFACTURING.
9650............................... 9/25/1990 331411 COPPER & NICKEL CATHODES.
9650............................... 9/25/1990 331411 COPPER CATHODES.
9650............................... 9/25/1990 331419 NICKEL BRICKETTES.
9999............................... 8/11/2004 333415 ICE MAKING MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.
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* This waiver covers only peripheral equipment when purchasing a mainfame computer (PSC 7021).
The SBA posted a notice in the Federal Register on March 26, 2009
and April 22, 2009 in the Federal Business Opportunities. SBA received
five (5) responses from small business concerns. A review of the
responses determined that there were no small business manufacturing
sources for any of the products on the approved class waivers in effect
as of March 17, 2009. Therefore, the list of approved class waivers for
these products will remain in effect until such time of the discovery
of small business manufacturing sources.
Dated: June 19, 2009.
James Gambardella,
Acting Director for Government Contracting.
[FR Doc. E9-14889 Filed 6-23-09; 8:45 am]
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