[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3976]
[[Page 10842]]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
13 CFR Part 121
Small Business Size Standards; Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice of intent to waive the nonmanufacturer rule for
aerospace ball and roller bearings, consists of, but not limited to,
annular ball bearings, ball bearings, cylindrical ball bearings, linear
ball bearings, linear roller bearings, needle roller bearings races,
roller bearings, tapered roller bearings and thrust roller bearings.
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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering
granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for aerospace ball and
roller bearings, consists of, but not limited to, annular ball
bearings, ball bearings, cylindrical ball bearings, linear ball
bearings, linear roller bearings, ball or roller bearing races, roller
bearings, tapered roller bearings and thrust roller bearings. The basis
for a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for these products is that
there are no small business manufacturers or processors available to
supply these products to the Federal Government. The effect of a waiver
would be to allow an otherwise qualified Nonmanufacturer to supply
other than the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or
processor on a Federal contract set aside for small businesses or
awarded through the SBA 8(a) Program. The purpose of this notice is to
solicit comments and potential source information from interested
parties.
DATES: Comments and sources must be submitted on or before March 5,
2001.
ADDRESSES: Edith Butler, Program Analyst, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416, Tel: (202)
619-0422.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edith Butler, Program Analyst, (202)
619-0422 FAX (202) 205-6845.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 100-656, enacted on November 15,
1988, incorporated into the Small Business Act the previously existing
regulation that recipients of Federal contracts set-aside for small
businesses or the SBA 8(a) Program procurement must provide the product
of a small business manufacturer or processor, if the recipient is
other than the actual manufacturer or processor. This requirement is
commonly referred to as the Nonmanufacturer Rule. The SBA regulations
imposing this requirement are found at 13 CFR 121.406(b). Section
303(h) of the law provides for waiver of this requirement by SBA for
any ``class of products'' for which there are no small business
manufacturers or processors in the Federal market. To be considered
available to participate in the Federal market on these classes 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 two coding systems. The first is the Office of
Management and Budget North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS). The second is the Product and Service Code (PSC) established
by the Federal Procurement Data System.
The Small Business Administration is currently processing a request
for a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Ball and Roller Bearing
Manufacturing (SIC 3562, NAICS 332991), roller bearings consists of,
but not limited to, annular ball bearings, ball bearings, cylindrical
ball bearings, linear ball bearings, linear roller bearings, needle
roller bearings, ball or roller bearings races, roller bearings,
tapered roller bearings and thrust roller bearings, and invites the
public to comment or provide information on potential small business
manufacturers for these products.
In an effort to identify potential small business manufacturers,
the SBA has searched Procurement Marketing & Access Network (PRO-Net)
and the SBA will publish a notice in the Commerce Business Daily. The
public is invited to comment or provide source information to SBA on
the proposed waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for these classes of
products.
Dated: January 26, 2001.
Luz A. Hopewell,
Associate Administrator for Government Contracting.
[FR Doc. 01-3976 Filed 2-16-01; 8:45 am]
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