[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30182-30184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14889]


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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 Periodic Review of Approved Class Waivers from the 
Nonmanufacturer Rule for Products in Effect as of March 17, 2009.

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SUMMARY: The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) conducted a 
periodic review of approved class waivers from the Nonmanufacturer Rule 
for products in effect as of March 17, 2009. The purpose of the notice 
was to determine if there were 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 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 
(BD) Program.

DATES: This waiver is effective June 30, 2009.

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 at 
[email protected].

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 Participants in 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. 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]
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                                      Date in Federal
        Product service code              Register            NAICS                       Product
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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...............................          7/20/1998             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  8 MM 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.

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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.

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7110...............................          6/27/2006             337127  Furniture, Factory-type (e.g.,
                                                                            cabinets, stools, tool stands, work
                                                                            benches) Manufacturing.
7195...............................          6/27/2006             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,  OFFICE SUPPLIES, PAPER & TONER.
                                                          325992, 322231,
                                                                   339940
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
                                                                            ALL0Y.
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.
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* This waiver covers only peripheral equipment when purchasing a mainfame computer (PSC 7021).

    The SBA posted a notice in the Federal Register on March 26, 2009 
and April 22, 2009 in the Federal Business Opportunities. SBA received 
five (5) responses from small business concerns. A review of the 
responses determined that there were no small business manufacturing 
sources for any of the products on the approved class waivers in effect 
as of March 17, 2009. Therefore, the list of approved class waivers for 
these products will remain in effect until such time of the discovery 
of small business manufacturing sources.

    Dated: June 19, 2009.
James Gambardella,
Acting Director for Government Contracting.
[FR Doc. E9-14889 Filed 6-23-09; 8:45 am]
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