E9-6741. 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.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is conducting a periodic review of approved class waivers from the Nonmanufacturer Rule for products in effect as of March 17, 2009. The purpose of this notice is to determine if there are 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 dealers 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 Program.

DATES:

Comments and source information must be submitted within April 27, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edith G. Butler, Program Analyst, by telephone at [phone]; by FAX at [phone]; or my e-mail at [e-mail].

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 SBA's 8(a) Business Development 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

Product Service Code	Date in Federal Register	NAICS	Product
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	7/201998	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	8MM 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.
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.
7110	6/27/2006	337127	Furniture, Factory-type (e.g., cabinets, stools, tool stands, work benches) Manufacturing.
7195	6/27/206	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, 325992, 322231, 339940	OFFICE SUPPLIES, PAPER & TONER.
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 ALLOY.
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.
*This waiver covers only peripheral equipment when purchasing a mainfame computer (PSC 7021).

The public is invited to provide comments to SBA on the periodic review of approved class waivers in effect as of March 17, 2009 under the above mentioned class of NAICS codes within 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register.

Dated: March 20, 2009.

Karen C. Hontz,

Director for Government Contracting.