[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52789-52790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21424]
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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 intent to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Woven
and Knit impregnated with Flat Dipped Rubber/Plastic Gloves.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering
granting a class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Glove and
Mitten Manufacturing. On August 13, 2010, SBA received a request that a
class waiver be granted for woven and knit impregnated with flat dipped
rubber/plastic gloves, under the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) code 315992 (Glove and Mitten Manufacturing). According
to the request, no small business manufacturers supply this class of
products to the Federal government. Thus, SBA is seeking information on
whether there are small business Woven and Knit impregnated with Flat
Dipped Rubber/Plastic Gloves manufacturers. If granted, the waiver
would 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 (SDVO) small businesses or
Participants in the SBA's 8(a) Business Development (BD) program.
DATES: Comments and source information must be submitted September 13,
2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and source information to Amy
Garcia, Procurement Analyst, Small Business Administration, Office of
Government Contracting, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 8800, Washington, DC
20416.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Garcia, Procurement Analyst,
by telephone at (202) 205-6842; by FAX at (202) 481-1630; 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), and SBA's implementing regulations require
that recipients of Federal supply contracts set aside for small
businesses, SDVO small businesses, or Participants in the 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. This requirement is commonly referred to as
the Nonmanufacturer Rule. 13 CFR 121.406(b), 125.15(c). 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
121.1202(c). The SBA defines ``class of products'' based on the Office
of Management and Budget's NAICS.
The SBA is currently processing a request to waive the
Nonmanufacturer Rule for Woven and Knit impregnated with Flat Dipped
Rubber/Plastic Gloves, under NAICS code 315992 (Glove and Mitten
Manufacturing). The public is invited to comment or provide source
information to SBA on the proposed waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule
for the product within 15 days after date of publication in the Federal
Register and on FedBizOpps.gov.
Karen Hontz,
Director, Office of Government Contracting.
[FR Doc. 2010-21424 Filed 8-26-10; 8:45 am]
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