73 FR 131 pgs. 39071-39072 - Small Business Size Standards: Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 131Pages: 39071 - 39072
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-15384 Filed 7-7-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Small Business Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Small Business Size Standards: Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule
AGENCY:
U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION:
Notice to grant Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Televisions.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Televisions. The basis for waiver is that no small business manufacturers are supplying this class of product to the Federal government. The effect of a waiver would be to allow otherwise qualified regular dealers to supply the products of any domestic manufacturer on a Federal contract set aside for small businesses; service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program.
DATES:
This waiver is effective July 23, 2008.
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 edith.butler@sba.gov.
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, service-disabled veteran-owned 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. This requirement is commonly referred to as the Nonmanufacturer Rule. The SBA regulations imposing this requirement are found at 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.
As implemented in SBA's regulations at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), 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. The SBA defines "class of products" based on six digit coding system. The coding system is the Office of Management and Budget North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The second is the Product and Service Code required as a data entry field by the Federal Procurement Data System.
The SBA received a request on May 20, 2008, to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Televisions. In response, on June 4, 2008, SBA published in the Federal Register a notice of intent to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Televisions. SBA explained in the notice that it was soliciting comments and sources of small business manufacturers of this class of products.
In response to this notice, no comments were received from interested parties. SBA has determined that there are no small business manufacturers of this class of product, and is therefore granting the waiver of the nonmanufacturer Rule for Televisions under NAICS code 334220 and product number 5820.
Dated: July 1, 2008.
Karen C. Hontz,
Director for Government Contracting.
[FR Doc. E8-15384 Filed 7-7-08; 8:45 am]
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