Small Business Administration.
Notice of intent to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing. The basis for waivers 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 regular dealers to supply the products of any domestic manufacturer on a Federal contract set aside for small businesses or awarded through the SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program.
Comments and sources must be submitted on or before August 13, 2004.
Edith Butler, Program Analyst, by telephone at (202) 619–0422; by FAX at (202) 205–7280; or by E-mail at
Section 8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act, (Act) 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17), requires that recipients of Federal contracts set aside for small businesses or SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program provide the product of a small business
As implemented in SBA's regulations at 13 CFR 121.1204, 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 systems. The first coding system is the Office of Management and Budget North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The second is the Product and Service Code established by the Federal Procurement Data System.
The SBA received a request on June 29, 2004 to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing. In response, SBA is currently processing a request to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 333991. The public is invited to comment or provide source information to SBA on the proposed waiver of the nonmanufacturer rule for this NAICS code.
15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17).