[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29693-29702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13879]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Small Business Administration


Final Policy Directive, Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program

AGENCIES: Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), and Small 
Business Administration (SBA), OMB.

ACTION: Notice of final policy directive.

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SUMMARY: The OFPP and SBA are issuing a final policy directive and 
implementation plan to implement the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program established by the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-656), as amended, 15 
U.S.C. 644 note. As a result of comments received following publication 
of an interim policy directive and implementation plan in the Federal 
Register on September 19, 1998 (63 FR 51981), we are revising the 
interim policy directive and implementation plan as indicated below. 
The changes to the implementation plan include:
    1. We added a new subparagraph 7. in section III.A. to make clear 
that the very small business pilot program does not apply to any 
requirement that is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program.
    2. We revised section IIIC.1. to allow participating agencies to 
apply the 40 percent small business goal separately for east coast non-
nuclear ship repair and west coast non-nuclear ship repair.
    3. We revised section IVA.5. to clarify that SBA has the authority 
to request quarterly reports from the Federal Procurement Data System 
(FPDS) to monitor agencies' progress towards meeting their annual 
goals.
    4. We revised section V.A.1 to delete reference to the solicitation 
date, but retained the requirement for agencies to distinguish awards 
made under the Program from other contract awards.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda G. Williams, Deputy Associate 
Administrator, (202) 395-3302.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    Congress established the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program in 1988 to test the effectiveness of eliminating 
small business set-asides in certain industries. (See Pub. L. 100-656, 
the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 
(``Act''), as amended, at 15 U.S.C. 644 note.) The Program has two 
primary objectives: (1) to demonstrate whether or not small businesses 
in certain industry groups can compete successfully on an unrestricted 
basis for Federal contracts, and (2) to demonstrate whether or not 
targeted goaling and management techniques can expand Federal contract 
opportunities for small businesses in industry categories where such 
opportunities historically have been low despite adequate numbers of 
small business contractors in the economy. A separate program to expand 
small business participation in the dredging industry, to be overseen 
by the Department of the Army, was also included in the Act. As 
originally established, the Demonstration Program extended through 
December 31, 1992.
    To implement the Program, Congress in section 715(a) of the Act, 
authorized the OFPP Administrator to issue a test plan pursuant to 
section 15 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
413). In addition, in section 715(b), Congress directed the OFPP 
Administrator, in cooperation with the SBA Administrator, to issue a 
policy directive (binding on all participating agencies) to ensure 
consistent government-wide implementation of the Act in the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
    After requesting public comment on an interim policy directive and 
test plan (53 FR 52889 (December 29, 1988), OFPP implemented the 
Program by issuing a final policy directive and test plan dated August 
31, 1989, 54 FR 37741 (September 12, 1989). In accordance with section 
715(b) of the Act, the policy directive and test plan were implemented 
in the FAR (48 CFR subpart 19.10).
    In 1992, Congress in sections 201-203 of the Small Business Credit 
and Business Opportunity Enhancement Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-366; 
``1992 Act''), extended the Demonstration Program through September 30, 
1996, and made amendments to the Program. To carry out these 
amendments, Congress in Section 202(i) of the 1992 Act directed the 
OFFP Administrator to issue conforming modifications to the test plan 
and policy directive. The conforming modifications were issued in an 
interim policy directive with request for comments (58 FR 19849, April 
16, 1993), and were incorporated into the FAR (48 CFR subpart 19.10). 
In 1996, Congress extended the Demonstration Program for one year, 
through September 30, 1997. Public Law 104-208, Div. D, Title I, Sec. 
108. In 1997, Congress also extended the aspect of the Program covering 
expansion of small business participation in the dredging industry. 
Public Law 105-18, Title II, Sec. 2002.
    In December 1997, the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 
(Public Law 105-135) was enacted into law (``1997 Act''). Sections 401-
405 of the 1997 Act made the Demonstration Program permanent, and made 
further amendments to the Program.
    In order to respond to the comments that we received on the April 
1993 interim policy directive and test plan, and to make conforming 
changes to reflect the amendments made by the 1997 Act, we issued a 
newly revised interim OFPP policy directive and implementation plan on 
September 29, 1998. In addition to making conforming revisions to 
reflect the amendments made by Congress in the 1997 Act, we made non-
substantive revisions in various parts of the document, which are 
intended to improve its clarity. For ease of reading, we reissued the 
interim policy directive and implementation plan in its entirety for 
comment.

B. Public Comments

    OFPP received seven letters in response to the request for comments 
on the September 29, 1998, interim policy directive and implementation 
plan. A summary of the main issues and concerns raised in the comments 
follows:
    1. Comment: SBA should change the small business size standard for 
the construction industry to make appropriate adjustments for 
inflation.
    Response: SBA is reviewing the size standards for construction and 
will make adjustments for inflation if deemed necessary. SBA will 
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any new size standards in the Federal Register for public comment. No 
changes to the policy directive and implementation plan would be 
necessary because they do not contain the size standards. SBA size 
standards are published in the FAR.
    2. Comment: The policy directive should allow subcontract awards to 
count towards the 40 percent small business goal in construction. OFPP 
should continue and expand the use of the simplified data collection 
system for architectural and engineering (A&E) services, which expired 
on September 30, 1997, to allow participating agencies to track 
subcontract awards under construction contracts. If agencies cannot 
count subcontracts to small businesses towards their goal 
accomplishments, the policy directive should exempt task order 
contracts for construction. In addition, the policy directive ignores 
the provision at 713(b) of Public Law 100-656, which establishes a 35 
percent goal for A&E until the subcontracting reporting system is 
implemented.
    Response: The commenter states that agencies with recurring 
construction needs use task order IDIQ contracts to respond quickly to 
maintenance, alteration, and repair services. Under these task order 
contracts, small businesses perform more than 75 percent of the work as 
subcontracts. We support the use of small businesses as subcontractors 
under construction projects. However, there is no statutory basis to 
require participating agencies to count subcontracts to small 
businesses toward goal achievement for A&E services or to expand the 
subcontracting reporting system to other industries. As the commenter 
recognizes, section 714(b) of Public Law 100-656, which required OFPP 
to develop a simplified data collection system to collect data on the 
participation of small business concerns as subcontractors under prime 
contracts for A&E services, expired on September 30, 1997. Accordingly, 
the implementation plan excludes the subcontracting reporting system 
and deletes reference to the 35 percent goal for A&E services. Under 
current law, each participating agency has a small business goal that 
is 40 percent of the agency's total contract dollars awarded in each 
designated industry group. Participating agencies determine their small 
business goal achievement using prime contract award data.
    3. Comment: The policy directive should not refer to the Program as 
a ``demonstration'' program since it was extended indefinitely by the 
Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997.
    Response: The Small Business Reauthorization Act did not amend 
section 711(a) of Public Law 100-656 to rename the Program. Section 
711(a) established the Program as the ``Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program.'' Therefore, we do not believe it is appropriate 
to change the Program title.
    4. Comment: The policy directive substitutes ``unrestricted 
competition'' for ``full and open competition'' throughout the document 
whenever it refers to procurements below the simplified acquisition 
threshold (SAT) but above the emerging small business reserve amount. 
The directive also allows for ``maximum practicable competition'' below 
the simplified acquisition threshold. The references to ``unrestricted 
competition'' and ``maximum practicable competition'' should be amended 
to confirm that neither phrase excludes ``Brooks Act A&E procurements'' 
from its terms.
    Response: Contrary to the commenter's statement, the policy 
directive substitutes ``unrestricted competition'' for ``full and open 
competition'' throughout the interim policy directive for all 
procurements, not just those below the SAT and above the emerging small 
business reserve amount. As explained in the preamble to the Sept. 29, 
1998 interim policy directive, we used the term ``unrestricted 
competition'' to encompass both agencies' use of ``maximum practicable 
competition'' for procurements below the SAT and ``full and open 
competition'' for procurements above the SAT. This is necessary because 
the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act and the Competition in 
Contracting Act establish different competition standards for 
procurements above and below the SAT. This change does not affect the 
qualification-based selection procedures for acquiring A&E services 
because these procedures are considered full and open competition under 
FAR subpart 6.102.
    5. Comment: FAR 19.1202-2 provides that the extent of small 
disadvantaged business (SDB) participation shall be an evaluation 
factor in competitive procurements over $500,000 ($1 million in 
construction) and does not list the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program as an exception. This is contrary to the intent 
of the Program which seeks to provide an open competition among firms 
with qualifications and experience related to the scope of work. By 
reference to ``construction'' it is clear that FAR 19.1202-2 does not 
recognize the exemption for the four designated industry groups from 
restraints on their competition. FAR 19.1202-2 seeks to impose an 
evaluation factor inconsistent with either the ``unrestricted 
competition'' or full and open competition terminology used in the 
Program. OFPP should change the final directive to resolve the conflict 
with FAR 19.1202-2.
    Response: The policy directive and the SDB reform program are 
consistent. FAR subpart 19.12 requires agencies to use the SDB 
participation evaluation factor (FAR 19.1202) in certain unrestricted 
negotiated procurements. Agencies use the SDB participation evaluation 
factor along with other evaluation factors or subfactors to determine 
the successful contractor. The use of this evaluation factor is 
consistent with the ``unrestricted competition'' terminology used in 
the Program.
    6. Comment: There is no statutory basis to reimpose set-asides in 
the event small business participation in a SIC code falls below 35 
percent even if the major group exceeded the 40 percent small business 
goal.
    Response: The legislative history supporting Public Law 100-656 
states that consistent efforts shall be made to achieve the 40 percent 
small business goal and the 15 percent emerging small business goal 
evenly across all the SIC codes that comprise a designated industry 
group. Firms within individual SIC codes shall not be disproportionally 
burdened. Therefore, to comply with the legislative intent, we included 
the requirement for set-asides to be reimposed when an individual SIC 
code falls below 35 percent even if the industry group exceeded 40 
percent.
    7. Comment: Transferring from OFPP to SBA the responsibility to 
report to the Congress within 180 days after FPDS data are available 
should not deter or disrupt an agency's process of maintaining or 
returning, by the start of the calendar year, to open competition where 
such action is supported by the data. The directive should make clear 
that there is no congressional action required prior to agency action 
on data from the prior fiscal year.
    Response: The Federal Register notice preamble mentions SBA's 
responsibility to report to the Congress on the results of the Program. 
However, there is no mention of a Congressional requirement in the 
directive and implementation plan. Rather, the implementation plan 
(Paragraph IIID.2.c.) makes clear that agencies must make appropriate 
changes to solicitation practices (reinstituting restricted competition 
or reinstituting unrestricted competition)

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not later than 30 days following their annual reviews.
    8. Comment: The final policy directive should separate east and 
west coast non-nuclear ship repair when monitoring goal achievement 
rather than considering performance of the industry as a whole.
    Response: The comments suggest that small business participation in 
non-nuclear ship repair is significantly different on the east coast 
and the west coast. Small firms are performing above the 40 percent 
goal on the east coast while performance on the west coast is below the 
40 percent goal. The comments suggest that the policy directive should 
recognize the non-nuclear ship repair industry as two separate markets, 
rather than monitoring small business performance for the industry as a 
whole. We believe this suggestion has merit. Therefore, we will revise 
the Policy Directive and Implementation Plan to allow participating 
agencies to apply the 40 percent small business goal separately for 
east coast non-nuclear ship repair and west coast non-nuclear ship 
repair.
    9. Comment: The policy directive should allow organizational units 
within a participating agency to return to unrestricted competition 
independent of the overall agency review to determine if the goal has 
been met.
    Response: Section 712(d) of Public Law 100-656 requires 
participating agencies to monitor attainment of small business goals. 
Any modification to a participating agency's solicitation practices 
(using restricted or unrestricted competitions) shall be made as soon 
as possible after the agency's annual review. Allowing organizational 
units within a participating agency to return to unrestricted or 
restricted competition independent of the overall agency review would 
be contrary to the statutory intent.
    10. Comment: It is not clear why the policy directive excludes 
awards made under Federal supply schedules (FSS) contracts from being 
covered by the Program. Given the increased emphasis on the use of FSS 
contracts, exclusion of these awards could distort small business 
participation in the designated industry groups. Consideration should 
be given to allowing participating agencies to count awards under FSS 
contracts in the designated industry groups toward their small business 
goals under this program.
    Response: We did not include FSS contracts when the Program began 
because there were no FSS contracts for the services in the four 
designated industries groups. In addition, SBA historically did not 
count such awards toward attainment of the government-wide small 
business goal. Although SBA now allows agencies to count awards under 
the FSS contracts toward the government-wide goal, there still are no 
schedule contracts for the designated industry groups covered by the 
Program. Therefore, the Policy Directive will continue to exclude 
awards under the FSS from coverage in the Program.
    11. Comment:  The policy directive should include language that 
gives SBA the authority to obtain regular quarterly reports from the 
Federal Procurement Data System to monitor agencies' progress in 
meeting their goal attainment under the Program.
    Response:  SBA already has the authority to obtain quarterly 
reports from the Federal Procurement Data System to monitor agencies' 
progress toward meeting their annual goals. For purposes of clarity, 
however, we will revise section IV.A.5. of the implementation plan to 
include SBA's authority.
    12. Comment: OFPP should establish a web site to maintain a current 
statement of the emerging small business reserve amount and include the 
web site in the implementation plan.
    Response: OFPP has made only one adjustment to the emerging small 
business reserve amount (for architectural and engineering services) 
since the beginning of the Program. Therefore, we believe a Federal 
Register notice is the most appropriate way to provide notice of any 
change in the reserve amount. We also will include the final policy 
directive and any subsequent changes to it on the Acquisition Reform 
Network (ARNet).
    13. Comment:  The policy directive should no longer require 
participating agencies to track awards made outside the Program because 
the requirement has outlived its usefulness.
    Response: It is essential that participating agencies distinguish 
awards made under the Program from other contract awards so that SBA 
and other data users can easily retrieve information about the Program. 
We do, however, believe that a reference to the solicitation date is no 
longer necessary. Therefore, we will revise the language in section 
V.A.1 accordingly.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act Statement and Review Under E.O. 12866

    OFPP and SBA certify that the changes made by this final directive 
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 
U.S.C. 601, et seq. because this final directive makes ministerial 
changes to the Program required by the Small Business Reauthorization 
Act of 1997 (Sections 401-405 of Pub. L. 105-135). For this same 
reason, the changes made by this final directive are not 
``significant'' under Executive Order 12866.
    For those interested in the overall economic scope and effect of 
this Program, we note that SBA forwards a report to Congress on an 
annual basis describing the economic impact of the program, and that 
copies of such report are available from SBA.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The information collection requirements related to this policy 
directive and implementation plan were previously approved by OMB and 
assigned OMB control number 9000-0100. A revised information collection 
request was submitted to OMB for approval under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Public comments concerning this request 
were invited through a Federal Register notice published on September 
29, 1998. No comments were received.
Deidre A. Lee,
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Richard L. Hayes,
Associate Deputy Administrator for Government Contracting and Minority 
Enterprise Development, Small Business Administration.

MEMORANDUM FOR: THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, 
THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY, THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, THE 
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, THE ADMINISTRATOR 
OF GENERAL SERVICES, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 
SPACE ADMINISTRATION, THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;
SUBJECT: The Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program

    Dated: May 25, 1999.

    1. Purpose. This memorandum provides policy direction to the 
participating agencies for implementation of the Small Business 
Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (Title VII, Pub. L. 
100-656), as amended by sections 23-27 of the Business Opportunity 
Development Reform Act Technical Corrections Act (Pub. L. 101-37), 
sections 201 and 202 of the Small

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Business Credit and Business Opportunity Enhancement Act of 1992 (Pub. 
L. 102-366), section 108 of the Omnibus Consolidation Appropriation Act 
of 1997 (Pub. L. 104-208), and sections 401-405 of the Small Business 
Reauthorization Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-135).
    2. Authority. This memorandum is issued pursuant to section 715 of 
Public Law 100-656, which requires that the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) 
issue a policy directive to ensure consistent government-wide 
implementation of Title VII in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR); section 202(i) of the Small Business Credit and Business 
Opportunity Enhancement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-366), which 
requires appropriate modifications to the policy directive to conform 
to amendments made by that Act; sections 401-405 of the Small Business 
Reauthorization Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-135), which further amends 
Title VII; and section 15 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
Act, 41 U.S.C. 413, which provides for the testing of innovative 
procurement methods and procedures.
    3. Background. Section 15(a) of the Small Business Act mandates 
that small businesses receive a fair proportion of Federal 
procurements. To achieve this goal, subpart 19.5 of the FAR requires 
that Federal agencies reserve, or set aside, procurements for exclusive 
small business participation when a contracting officer determines that 
two or more small businesses are capable of providing the goods or 
services at reasonable prices. While restricting procurements for 
exclusive small business participation has been very effective in 
assuring a small business share of Federal contracts, one unintended 
result is a concentration of awards in certain industries often 
dominated by small businesses. A further result is that agencies expend 
resources in those industries that are conducive to high levels of 
small business participation rather than expand the base of small 
business contracting into areas where small businesses do not 
traditionally obtain a significant share of procurement awards.
    4. Policy. The goals of the Program are to assess the ability of 
small businesses in certain designated industry groups to retain a fair 
proportion of procurement awards in unrestricted competition in those 
industry groups and to expand small business participation in a broader 
range of industry categories. The Act designates the Small Business 
Administration as OFPP's executive agent to monitor the Program. The 
procedures for implementing the Program are set forth in the attached 
implementation plan.
    5. Implementation. This policy directive shall be implemented in 
FAR Part 19. Pursuant to Section 715(a) of the Small Business 
Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act, provisions of the FAR that 
are inconsistent with this policy directive and the attached 
implementation plan are hereby waived.
    6. Expiration Date. The Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program has no expiration date.
Deidre A. Lee,
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Richard L. Hayes,
Associate Deputy Administrator for Government Contracting and Minority 
Enterprise Development, Small Business Administration.

Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Implementation 
Plan

I. Purpose

    This document implements the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (Title VII, Pub. L. 100-656), as 
amended by sections 23-27 of the Business Opportunity Development 
Reform Act Technical Corrections Act (Pub. L. 101-37), sections 201 and 
202 of the Small Business Credit and Business Opportunity Enhancement 
Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-366), section 108 of the Omnibus Consolidation 
Appropriations Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 104-208), and sections 401-405 of 
the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-135). 
The Program seeks to assess whether or not the competitive capabilities 
of small business firms in certain industry groups will enable them to 
successfully compete on an unrestricted basis for Federal contracts. In 
addition, the Program attempts to assess whether or not the use of 
targeted goaling and management techniques by procuring agencies, in 
conjunction with the Small Business Administration (SBA), will expand 
small business participation in Federal contracting opportunities that 
have been historically low despite adequate numbers of qualified small 
business contractors in the economy. The Program further seeks to 
assess whether or not expanded use of unrestricted competition 
adversely affects small business participation in certain industry 
groups, taking into consideration the numerical dominance of small 
firms, the size and scope of most contracting opportunities, and the 
competitive capabilities of small firms.

II. Authority

    The Program is established pursuant to the Small Business 
Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (Title VII, Pub. L. 
100-656), sections 201 and 202 of the Small Business Credit and 
Business Opportunity Enhancement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-366), 
Sections 401-405 of the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 
(Public Law 105-135), and Section 15 of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. 413.

III. Program Requirements

A. Applicability

    1. The Program began on January 1, 1989 and consists of two major 
components: (1) unrestricted competition in four Designated Industry 
Groups, and (2) enhanced small business participation in agencies' ten 
Targeted Industry Categories. Contracts resulting from solicitations 
issued on or after January 1, 1989 and any subsequent modifications to 
such contracts, are covered by this Program.
    2. Contract awards in the following designated industry groups are 
covered by this Program:
    a. Construction under standard industrial classification (SIC) 
codes that comprise major groups 15, 16, and 17 (excluding dredging--
Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) service codes Y216 and Z216);
    b. Refuse systems and related services, including portable 
sanitation services, under SIC code 4212 or 4953, limited to FPDS 
service code S205;
    c. Architectural and engineering (A&E) services (including 
surveying and mapping) under SIC codes 7389, 8711, 8712, or 8713 
(limited to FPDS service codes C111 through C216, C219, T002, T004, 
T008, T009, T014, and R404), awarded under the qualification-based 
selection procedures required by 40 U.S.C. 541 et seq. (the ``Brooks A-
E Act''); and
    d. Non-nuclear ship repair--ship repair (including overhauls and 
conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships 
under SIC code 3731, limited to FPDS service codes J998 (repair 
performed east of the 108th meridian) and J999 (repair performed west 
of the 108th meridian).
    3. Upon regulatory implementation by SBA and the FAR Council, the 
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes will be 
substituted for SIC codes.
    4. Targeted industry categories for enhanced participation are 
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by each participating agency, in conjunction with SBA.
    5. Contract awards under the Federal Schedule Program are not 
covered by the Program.
    6. Contract awards to educational and non-profit institutions or 
governmental entities are not covered by the Program.
    7. The Very Small Business Pilot Program does not apply to any 
requirement that is covered by the Program.

B. Participating Agencies

    The following agencies are participants in the Program:
1. The Department of Agriculture,
2. The Department of Defense, except the National Imagery and Mapping 
Agency,
3. The Department of Energy,
4. The Department of Health and Human Services,
5. The Department of Transportation,
6. The Environmental Protection Agency,
7. The General Services Administration,
8. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
9. The Department of Veterans Affairs, and
10. The Department of the Interior.

C. Agency Goals for the Four Designated Industry Groups

    1. Each participating agency shall have a small business 
participation goal that is 40 percent of the agency's total contract 
dollars awarded for construction major group 15, major group 16, and 
major group 17; A&E services; refuse systems and related services; east 
coast non-nuclear ship repair; and west coast non-nuclear ship repair. 
The 40 percent goal applies separately to each construction major group 
and to east coast and west coast non-nuclear ship repair. In addition, 
each participating agency must make a good faith effort to assure that 
emerging small businesses receive not less than 15 percent of the 
agency's total contract dollars awarded for each of the four designated 
industry groups.
    2. The Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 
1988 defines an emerging small business as one whose size is no greater 
than 50 percent of the numerical size standard applicable to the SIC 
Code assigned to the procurement. Subject to the requirements of 
paragraph III.D.3 below, contract opportunities in the four designated 
industry groups, which have an estimated award value equal to or less 
than the reserve amount established for emerging small businesses, are 
reserved for such businesses.
    3. Contract awards made to fulfill the 15 percent goal for emerging 
small businesses also count toward attainment of the 40 percent goal. 
All prime contract awards to small businesses, including awards under 
section 8(a) of the Small Business Act; 10 U.S.C. 2323; section 7102 of 
the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; the HUBZone Act of 
1997 (Title VI of the Small Business Reauthorization Act, Public Law 
105-135); and sole source awards, count toward attainment of goals.

D. Procurement Procedures for the Four Designated Industry Groups

    Participating agencies shall use the following procedures for 
procurements in the four designated industry groups.
1. Unrestricted Competition for Contracts in Excess of the Emerging 
Small Business Reserve Amount
    a. Subject to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting 
Act of 1984 and section 4201 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining 
Act of 1994, participating agencies are required to use unrestricted 
competition for all solicitations in the four designated industry 
groups, if the anticipated award value exceeds the dollar amount 
reserved for emerging small businesses (unless the procurement is 
placed under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act; or is set aside 
under 10 U.S.C. 2323, section 7102 of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994, or the HUBZone Act of 1997 (Title VI of the 
Small Business Reauthorization Act, Public Law 105-135). Each 
participating agency shall continue to use unrestricted competition as 
long as annual reviews show that the agency's 40 percent goal is being 
attained. The continued use of unrestricted competition is not affected 
by an agency's failure to meet its 15 percent award goals for emerging 
small businesses.
    b. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph III.D.1.a., above, 
the Department of Defense shall solicit contracting opportunities for 
A&E services (including surveying and mapping), in accordance with the 
provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 2855 of title 10, 
United States Code.
2. Restricted Competition for Contracts in Excess of the Emerging Small 
Business Reserve Amount
    a. If any participating agency's annual review of its awards to 
small businesses in the four designated industry groups shows that the 
agency has failed to attain its 40 percent goal for any of the groups, 
subsequent contracting opportunities, in excess of the amount reserved 
for emerging small businesses, shall be solicited through competition 
restricted to eligible small businesses only at the organizational 
unit(s) within the agency that failed to attain the small business 
participation goals. (Organizational unit(s) shall be no larger than 
the major agency components or services, e.g., Army, Air Force, Navy, 
etc. for Department of Defense, regional offices for the General 
Services Administration, or space flight and research centers for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.) Such solicitations 
(unless placed under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act or set 
aside under 10 U.S.C. 2323, section 7102 of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994, or the HUBZone Act of 1997 (Title VI of the 
Small Business Reauthorization Act, Public Law 105-135) shall be 
conducted in accordance with section 15(a) of the Small Business Act 
and Subpart 19.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
    b. Agencies shall return to the use of unrestricted competition 
upon determining, after their annual review, that their contract awards 
to small business concerns again meet the required goals.
    c. Modifications to agency solicitation practices (instituting 
restricted competition and reinstituting unrestricted competition) 
shall be made as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days 
following completion of the review indicating the need for such change. 
The reinstitution of restricted competition or unrestricted competition 
shall be announced to the public through a notice published in the 
Federal Register if restricted or unrestricted competition is to be 
reimposed broadly by a participating agency. ``Special notices'' in the 
Commerce Business Daily shall be used periodically to supplement such 
Federal Register notices, and may be used as an alternative means of 
providing such notices, if the reinstitution of restricted competition 
or unrestricted competition will affect only a limited number of buying 
activities.
3. Reserve Program for Emerging Small Businesses
    a. The emerging small business reserve amount is $25,000, or such 
higher amount as OFPP sets in the event that emerging small concerns 
are not receiving 15 percent of the total dollar value of contract 
awards in one or more of the four designated industry groups. The 
emerging small business reserve amount for architectural and 
engineering services is $50,000 (56 FR

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46656, September 13, 1991). Any required adjustments to the emerging 
small business reserve amount will be made annually by industry group.
    b. Competition for all contract opportunities in the four 
designated industry groups with an estimated award value that is equal 
to or less than the emerging small business reserve amount shall be 
restricted to emerging small businesses, provided that the contracting 
officer determines that there is a reasonable expectation of obtaining 
offers from two or more responsible emerging small businesses that will 
be competitive in terms of market price, quality, and delivery. If no 
such reasonable expectation exists, requirements will be processed in 
accordance with FAR 19.5 or FAR 19.8. However, if no such reasonable 
expectation exists where OFPP has raised the small business reserve 
amount to a level over $25,000, requirements over $25,000 will be 
processed in accordance with paragraphs III.D.1 and III.D.2, above.
    c. The use of simplified acquisition procedures is not required 
under the reserve program; any competitive source selection method may 
be used. The reserve program applies only to new awards within the 
emerging small business reserve threshold. Modifications within the 
scope of work of contracts having an initial award value in excess of 
the emerging small business reserve amount are not subject to the 
reserve program.
    d. Each solicitation under the Program that utilizes simplified 
acquisition procedures shall include the applicable SIC code and size 
standard for the procurement.
4. Solicitation Provisions for Procurements in the Four Designated 
Industry Groups
    a. The provision set forth in FAR 52.219-19 entitled ``Small 
Business Concern Representation for the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program'' shall be inserted in full text in all 
solicitations issued by the participating agencies under the Small 
Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program for the four designated 
industry groups.
    b. The provision set forth in FAR 52.219-20 entitled ``Notice of 
Emerging Small Business Set-Aside'' shall be inserted in full text in 
all solicitations and resulting contracts restricted to emerging small 
businesses pursuant to paragraph III.D.3.
    c. The face of each award issued by a participating agency under 
the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program for the four 
designated industry groups shall contain a statement that the award is 
being issued pursuant to such Program.

E. Agency Programs for Targeted Industry Categories With Limited Small 
Business Participation

    1. Each participating agency is required to select ten industry 
categories (four-digit SIC Code or some segmented portion(s) of such 
code(s), as identified by FPDS product or service code) as targeted 
categories for expansion of small business participation.
    2. In order to achieve such expanded participation, agencies shall 
select categories that represent products and services purchased in 
substantial quantities by the agency; that historically have had a 
small business participation rate of less than 10 percent by category, 
and in which there is a significant amount of small business productive 
capacity that has not been utilized by the Government.
    3. Each participating agency shall consult with the Administrator 
of SBA in selecting the ten targeted categories, developing the plan 
for expanded small business participation, and establishing the goals 
for the Program. Upon completion of their consultation with SBA, 
participating agencies shall publish in the Federal Register, an 
announcement soliciting public comment on that agency's program for 
expansion of small business participation in the targeted categories. 
Each participating agency shall notify SBA of any additions or 
deletions to the ten targeted industry categories. Subsequent to the 
SBA notification, the participating agency shall publish the changes in 
the Federal Register.
    4. Each plan shall be submitted to the Administrator of SBA and 
shall contain a detailed time-phased strategy with incremental goals, 
including reporting on goal attainment. To the extent practicable, 
provisions that encourage and promote teaming and joint ventures shall 
be included. These provisions should permit small business firms to 
effectively compete for contracts that individual small businesses 
would be ineligible to compete for because of lack of production 
capacity or capability. Such joint ventures or teams shall comply with 
the applicable small business guidelines. (See 13 CFR 121.103(f) and 
121.105(b)).
    5. Participating agencies shall report to SBA on the results of the 
expansion program regarding the ten targeted categories on the same 
annual schedule as required for the four designated industry groups.
    6. Goal attainment for the ten targeted industry categories shall 
be determined on the basis of awards to U.S. business firms. 
Participating agencies may use the format in Attachment A to report 
accomplishments.
    7. The provision set forth in FAR 52.219-21 entitled ``Small 
Business Size Representation For Targeted Industry Categories Under the 
Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program'' shall be 
inserted in full text in any solicitation issued in each of the ten 
targeted industry categories under the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program that is expected to result in a contract award in 
excess of $25,000.
    8. The face of each award issued in any of the ten targeted 
industry categories under the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program shall contain a statement that the award is being 
issued pursuant to such Program.

IV. Monitoring and Reporting for Four Designated Industry Groups

A. Monitoring of Goals for the Four Designated Industry Groups

    1. Each participating agency shall monitor attainment of its small 
business and emerging small business participation goals on an annual 
basis and provide the information in a written report to SBA. The 
report shall specify the industry groups for which restricted or 
unrestricted competition have been imposed. Agencies shall complete 
their annual reviews and submit their reports not later than January 31 
of each year, based on the data for the preceding fiscal year, from 
October 1 through September 30. The Department of Defense shall submit 
a report that separately identifies performance by the Army, Air Force, 
Navy and the Defense Agencies. The report submitted by the General 
Services Administration shall separately identify performance by the 
Public Building Service.
    2. Monitoring and reporting of goal attainment will be based on 
awards (and any subsequent modifications to those awards) in the 
individual codes comprising the industry, as specified in paragraph 
IV.B., below.
    3. Any necessary modifications to agency solicitation practices for 
the purpose of achieving the agency's small business participation 
goals (instituting restricted competition or reinstituting unrestricted 
competition) will be accomplished for each of the industry groups as 
follows:
    a. Construction (excluding dredging)
i. Major group 15

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ii. Major group 16
iii. Major group 17
    b. Refuse systems and related services.
    c. A&E services (including surveying and mapping), limited to 
contracts awarded under the qualification-based selection procedures 
required by 40 U.S.C. 541 et seq. (the ``Brooks A-E Act'').
    d. Non-nuclear ship repair.
i. FPDS Code J998 (East Coast)
ii. FPDS Code J999 (West Coast)
    However, if goal attainment for any individual FPDS service code 
within the A&E services industry group falls below 35 percent, the 
agency shall reinstitute set-asides for that individual service code at 
the organizational unit(s) within the agency that failed to achieve the 
35 percent goal, even if overall goal attainment in the industry group 
is 40 percent or more. In addition, if goal attainment for any 
individual SIC code within one of the major groups comprising the 
construction industry group falls below 35 percent, the agency shall 
reinstitute set-asides for that individual SIC code at the 
organizational unit(s) within the agency that failed to achieve the 35 
percent goal, even if overall goal attainment in the major group is 40 
percent or more. The 35 percent rule does not apply to refuse systems 
and related services, east coast non-nuclear ship repair, and west 
coast non-nuclear ship repair because there are no individual FPDS 
service codes or SIC codes within the major group.
    4. Agencies shall monitor goal attainment in the four designated 
industry groups by reviewing total prime contract award dollars to (a) 
All U.S. business firms, (b) small U.S. business concerns and (c) 
emerging small U.S. business concerns. Awards to educational and non-
profit institutions or governmental entities are not part of the 
Program and do not count towards goal attainment.
    5. SBA will closely monitor the Program to ensure that each 
participating agency makes a consistent effort to achieve goals evenly 
across all individual codes that comprise a designated industry group. 
SBA may obtain quarterly reports from the FPDS using the format set 
forth at Attachment A to monitor agencies' progress during the fiscal 
year.
    6. All prime contract awards to small businesses, including awards 
under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act; 10 U.S.C. 2323; section 
7102 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; the HUBZone 
Act of 1997 (Title VI of the Small Business Reauthorization Act, Public 
Law 105-135); and sole source awards, count toward attainment of goals.

B. Codes for Monitoring and Reporting Goal Attainment for the Four 
Designated Industry Groups

1. Refuse Systems and Related Services
    The Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 
1988 outlines the SICs that are included in the designated industry 
groups. However, in the area of refuse systems and related services, 
SIC codes 4212 and 4953 include services that should not be included in 
the Program. The Program is designed to assess small firms' 
competitiveness generally in procurements for the collection, 
transportation, and disposal of residential and nonhazardous commercial 
garbage, refuse, and waste materials. For example, contracts for the 
regular collection and disposal at publicly or privately operated 
landfills of residential and nonhazardous commercial solid waste, 
garbage, debris, or other refuse from military installations, federal 
office buildings, and other federal facilities, and garbage processing 
and recycling activities, should be included. Contracts for the 
operation of those facilities, collection and disposal of acid, 
radioactive, or other hazardous waste should not be included. 
Therefore, participating agencies shall use FPDS service code S205 
(trash/garbage collection services--including portable sanitation 
services) to monitor goal attainment for refuse systems and related 
services.
2. Architectural and Engineering Services
    a. The Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Act of 1988 
provides that A&E services (including surveying and mapping) shall 
include contracts assigned SIC codes 8711, 8712, 8713, and 7389 (if 
identified as mapping), and awarded under the qualification-based 
selection procedures required by 40 U.S.C. 541 et seq. (the ``Brooks A-
E Act''). Since SIC code 7389 includes many more services than mapping, 
participating agencies shall use the following FPDS service codes to 
monitor goal attainment for mapping services:
T002 Cartography services
T004 Charting services
T008 Photogrammetry services
T009 Aerial photographic services
T014 Topography services
    b. Participating agencies shall use the following FPDS service 
codes to monitor A&E services under SIC codes 8711, 8712, and 8713:
C111 Administrative and Service Buildings
C112 Airfield, Communication and Missile Facilities
C113 Educational Buildings
C114 Hospital Buildings
C115 Industrial Buildings
C116 Residential Buildings
C117 Warehouse Buildings
C118 Research and Development Facilities
C119 Other Buildings
C121 Conservation and Development
C122 Highways, Roads, Streets and Bridges
C123 Electric Power Generation (EPG)
C124 Utilities
C129 Other Non-Building Structures
C130 Restoration
C211 Architect--Engineer Services (non-construction)
C212 Engineering Drafting Services
C213 A&E Inspection Services (non-construction)
C214 A&E Management Engineering Services
C215 A&E Production Engineering Services
C216 Marine A&E Services
C219 Other Architect and Engineering Services
R404 Land Surveys, Cadastral Services--non construction
3. Non-nuclear Ship Repair
    Non-nuclear ship repair is included within SIC code 3731. Since 
this SIC includes all ship repair as well as shipbuilding, 
participating agencies shall use the following FPDS service codes to 
monitor goal attainment for non-nuclear ship repair: J998 (Ship Repair, 
Including Overhauls and Conversions, Performed on Non-nuclear Propelled 
and Nonpropelled Ships East of the 108th Meridian) or J999 (Ship 
Repair, Including Overhauls and Conversions, Performed on Non-nuclear 
Propelled and Nonpropelled Ships West of the 108th Meridian).
    4. Construction
    Goal attainment for construction shall be monitored through the use 
of the SIC codes identified in Attachment A.

V. FPDS Data Collection Requirements

    Participating agencies shall maintain and report procurement data 
to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) in order to determine the 
level of small business participation in the four designated industry 
groups and the ten targeted industry categories for the small business 
expansion program.

A. Awards in Excess of $25,000

    For contract awards in excess of $25,000, the FPDS (1) has 
information on the SIC code of the procurement and (2) can distinguish 
awards to small business concerns and small

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disadvantaged business concerns, as required by section 714(c) of the 
Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988. 
However, for purposes of the Program, the FPDS reporting requirements 
have been revised to also:
    1. Distinguish awards made under the Program in the four designated 
industry groups and the targeted industry categories.
    2. Distinguish emerging small business firms from other small 
businesses. Participating agencies must make a good faith effort to 
award not less than 15 percent of the dollar value of awards in the 
four designated industry groups to emerging small businesses.
    3. Distinguish awards to emerging small business firms in the small 
business reserve program. Participating agencies must reserve for 
exclusive competition among emerging small business concerns all 
contracts of $25,000 or less in the four designated industry groups or 
a greater amount set by OFPP if the 15 percent goal is not attained. 
Emerging small businesses can also receive awards above the small 
business reserve threshold.
    4. Provide the size of the small business concern in terms of 
number of employees or dollar volume of sales for awards in the four 
designated industry categories and ten targeted industry categories. 
Section 714(c) of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration 
Program Act requires each participating agency to collect data 
pertaining to the size of the small business concern receiving any 
award for services in the four designated industry groups and products 
or services in the ten targeted industry categories. The number of 
employees shall be based on the average of the pay periods for the last 
twelve months. The volume of sales shall be based on the average annual 
gross revenue for the last three fiscal years (See FAR 19.101).
    5. Limit A&E services to contracts awarded under the qualification-
based selection procedures of 40 U.S.C. 541 et seq. (the ``Brooks A-E 
Act'').
    6. Specific details outlining the FPDS changes have been included 
in the FPDS Reporting Manual (September 1997).

B. Awards of $25,000 or less

    Each award of $25,000 or less made by a participating agency for 
the procurement of a service in the four designated industry groups 
shall be reported to the Federal Procurement Data Center in the same 
manner as if the award was in excess of $25,000. This means that all 
applicable data collected in the FPDS via the Individual Contract 
Action Report (SF 279), or agencies' equivalent computer-generated 
format, shall be reported for these purchases. It should be noted that 
awards of $500 or less are not reportable to the FPDS.
    Specific details outlining the FPDS changes have been included in 
the FPDS Reporting Manual (September 1997).

Attachment A--Report on Small Business Participation Under the Small 
Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program for Designated Industry 
Groups

Fiscal Year ________  Quarter________

Agency:----------------------------------------------------------------
Subagency (if applicable)----------------------------------------------

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                                                                                               Small
                                             Total US     Small business                   disadvantaged                  Emerging small
            Designated groups                business        actions/      Percentage of     business      Percentage of     business      Percentage of
                                             actions/        dollars*         dollars        Actions/         dollars        Actions/         dollars
                                              dollars                                         dollars                         dollars
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                                 I. Construction, Excluding Dredging (Dollars in Thousands; Percentage in Whole Numbers)
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SIC Group 15:
    1521................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1522................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1531................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1541................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1542................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ===============================================================================================================
SIC Group 16:
    1611................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1622................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1623................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1629................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ===============================================================================================================
SIC Group 17:
    1711................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1721................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1731................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1741................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1742................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1743................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1751................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1752................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1761................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1771................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1781................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1791................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1793................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1794................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............

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    1795................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1796................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    1799................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ===============================================================================================================
      Grand Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
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                              II. Refuse Systems and Related Services (Dollars in Thousands; Percentages in Whole Numbers)
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PSC S205:
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
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           III. Architectural and Engineering Services, Including Mapping and Surveying (Dollars in Thousands; Percentages in Whole Numbers)
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SIC 7389:
    PSC T002............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC T004............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC T008............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC T009............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC T014............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ===============================================================================================================
SIC 8711 or SIC 8712 or 8713:
    PSC C111............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C112............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C113............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C114............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C115............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C116............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C117............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C118............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C119............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C121............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C122............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C123............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C124............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C129............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C130............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C211............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C212............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C213............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C214............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C215............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C216............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC C219............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC R404............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ===============================================================================================================
      Grand Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
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                                    IV. Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (Dollars in Thousands; Percentages in Whole Numbers)
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SIC 3731:
    PSC J998............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    PSC J999............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
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