[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 1662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-328]
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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
Compressed and Liquefied Gases.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering
granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Compressed and
Liquefied Gases, Product Service Code (PSC) 6830, North American
Industry Classification (NAICS) code 325120. According to a request, no
small business manufacturers supply this class of product to the
Federal Government. 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 small businesses, or Participants in the SBA's 8(a)
Business Development (BD) Program.
DATES: Comments and source information must be submitted January 27,
2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and source information to Amy
Garcia, Program Analyst, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of
Government Contracting, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 8800, Washington, DC
20416.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Garcia, 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 contracts set aside for small businesses,
service-disabled veteran-owned 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). 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 system and (PSCs) to
further identify particular products within the NAICS code to which a
waiver would apply. The public is invited to comment or provide source
information to SBA on the proposed waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule
for this class of product within 15 days after date of publication in
the Federal Register.
Dated: January 5, 2010.
Dean Koppel,
Acting Director, Office of Government Contracting.
[FR Doc. 2010-328 Filed 1-11-10; 8:45 am]
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