[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24507]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Reinstatement of Small Business Set-asides for Certain
Acquisitions Under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration
Program
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of reinstatement of small business set-asides under the
Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program.
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SUMMARY: The Director of Defense Procurement has reinstated the use of
small business set-aside procedures for certain non-nuclear ship repair
and construction acquisitions conducted by the Departments of the Navy
and Army. Included in the reinstatement are solicitations issued under
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 3731 (Service Codes J998
and J999) (Navy only), SIC Code 1791 (Navy only), and SIC Code 1629
(Army only; note, however, that use of small business set-asides in
this SIC Code was previously reinstated for the Navy and that
reinstatement remains in effect).
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 2, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Michael Sipple, OUSD (A&T), Director of Defense Procurement,
Contract Policy and Administration, Room 3C838, 3060 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-3060, telephone (703) 695-8567.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Federal Procurement Policy
(OFPP) implemented Title VII of Pub. L. 100-656 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) by
issuance of the ``Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program
Test Plan'' on August 31, 1989, amended April 16, 1993. The program was
further implemented in Subpart 19.10 of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) and Subpart 219.10 of the Defense FAR Supplement
(DFARS).
Under the program, small business set-asides were initially
suspended for certain designated industry groups. Agencies are required
by paragraphs III.D.2.a. and IV.A.4. of the OFPP test plan to reinstate
the use of small business set-asides whenever the small business awards
under any designated industry group falls below 40 percent or whenever
small business awards under an individual SIC Code or Service Code
within the designated industry group falls below 35 percent.
Reinstatement is to be limited to the organizational elements (in the
case of DoD, the individual military departments or other components)
that failed to meet the small business participation goals.
For the 12 months ending June 1998, DoD awards in the industries
shown below fell below the 40 percent (SIC Code 3731 (Service Codes
J998 and J999)) or 35 percent (SIC Codes 1629 and 1791) thresholds.
Accordingly, pursuant to DFARs 219.1006(b)(2), the Director of Defense
Procurement has directed reinstatement of small business set-aside
procedures for solicitations that involve the industry categories shown
below. The reinstatement applies to solicitations issued by the
applicable buying activities on or after September 2, 1998, or as soon
thereafter as practicable:
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Industry Applicable to
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Non-Nuclear Ship Repair, SIC Code 3731 All Navy
(Service Codes J998 and J999). Activities.
Construction, Major Group 17--SIC Code 1791 All Navy
only. Activities.
Construction Major Group 16--SIC Code 1629 All Army
only. Activities.
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Consistent with the OFPP test plan, this reinstatement of set-
asides will be periodically reviewed for continuation. The
reinstatement of small business set-aside procedures for Construction
Major Group 15 for all Army and Navy contracting activities and SIC
Code 1629 for all Navy contracting activities remains in effect
(memorandum dated June 17, 1998; 63 FR 37096, July 9, 1998). Also, the
departmentwide reinstatement of small business set-aside procedures for
the designated industry group titled ``Architectural and Engineering
Services'' remains in effect (memorandum dated September 30, 1991).
Michele P. Peterson,
Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council
[FR Doc. 98-24507 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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