Small business size standards: Nonmanufacturer rule; waivers— Water treatment chemicals,

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Federal Register: January 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 11)NoticesPage 2979-2980From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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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 intent to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Water Treatment Chemicals.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Water Treatment Chemicals. 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, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and potential source information from interested parties.

DATES: Comments and source information must be submitted on or before February 3, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and source information to Edith Butler, Program Analyst, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Government Contracting, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 8800, Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edith Butler, Program Analyst, by telephone at (202) 619-0422; by FAX at 481-1788; or by e-mail at edith.butler@sba.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17), requires that recipients of Federal contracts set aside for small businesses, service-disabled veteran- owned small businesses, or SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program provide the product of a small business manufacturer or processor, if the recipient is other than the actual manufacturer or processor. This requirement is commonly referred to as the Nonmanufacturer Rule.

The SBA regulations imposing this requirement are found at 13 CFR 121.406(b). Section 8(a)(17)(b)(iv) of the Act authorizes SBA to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for any ``class of products'' for which there are no small business manufacturers or processors in the Federal market.

As implemented in SBA's regulations at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), in order to be considered available to participate in the Federal market for a class of products, a small business manufacturer must have submitted a proposal for a contract solicitation or received a contract from the Federal government within the last 24 months. The SBA defines ``class of products'' based on six-digit coding systems. The first coding system is the Office of Management and Budget North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

The SBA is currently processing a request to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Water Treatment Chemicals, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 325188, and 325199. The public is invited to comment or provide source information to SBA on the proposed waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for these NAICS codes.

Dated: January 9, 2006. Karen C. Hontz, Associate Administrator for Government Contracting.

Attachment A: Product Listing

SIN 524-2 FUEL OIL TREATMENT CHEMICALS

FuelSolv FS915 FuelSolv FS916 FuelSolv FS917 FuelSolv MGP3275 FuelSolv OMG8500 FuelSolv PB901

SIN 524-2 BOILER TREATMENT CHEMICALS

Aquamax IEC2 Aquamax IEC800 CorTrol IS100 CorTrol IS102 CorTrol IS103 CorTrol IS104 CorTrol IS3000 CorTrol OS131 CorTrol OS133 CorTrol OS5300 CorTrol OS7780 OptiGuard MCA624 RediFeed OptiGuard MCA630 OptiGuard MCM610 RediFeed OptiGuard MCM955 OptiGuard MCP600 OptiGuard MCP601 RediFeed OptiGuard MCP953 Optisperse ADJ560 Optisperse ADJ561 Optisperse APO200 Optisperse APO520 Optisperse AP301 Optisperse AP302 Optisperse CL361 Optisperse CL362 Optisperse CL363 Optisperse CPS500 Optisperse CPS501 Optisperse CPS502 Optisperse CPS503 Optisperse CPS504 Optisperse PO400 Optisperse PO423 Optisperse PO424 Optisperse SP530 Optisperse SP531 Optisperse SP532 Steamate FM760 Steamate FM761 Steamate FM1000 Steamate NA0240 Steamate NA0540 Steamate NA2140 Steamate NA2260 Steamate NA700 Steamate NA701 Steamate NA720 Steamate NA703 Steamate NA707 Steamate NA711 Steamate NA713 Steamate NA715

SIN 524-2 COOLING WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS

Continuum AEC213 Continuum AEC216 Continuum AEC217 Continuum AEC218 Continuum AEC223 Continuum AEC225 Continuum AEC230 Continuum AEC231

[Page 2980]Continuum AEC232 Continuum AT201 Continuum AT202 Continuum AT203 Continuum AT205 Continuum AT209 Continuum AT220 Depositrol PY505 Depositrol PY5200 Depositrol SF502 Depositrol SF504 Dianodic DN300 Dianodic DN302 Dianodic DN310 Ferroquest LP7200 Ferroquest LP7202 FloGard POT802 FloGard POT807 FoamTrol AF2290 FoamTrol AF706 FoamTrol AF724 FoamTrol AF1440 Inhibitor AZ604 Inhibitor AZ660 Inhibitor AZ8101 Inhibitor PM508 Inhibitor PM608 Inhibitor PM609 Inhibitor PM610 Kleen AC9507 RediFeed Continuum AT901 RediFeed Continuum AT902 RediFeed Spectrus OX903 Spectrus BD152 Spectrus BD1550 Spectrus NX102 Spectrus NX104 Spectrus NX106 Spectrus NX108 Spectrus NX110 Spectrus NX1104 Spectrus NX112 Spectrus NX114 Spectrus NX122 Spectrus OX101 Spectrus OX103 Spectrus OX105 Spectrus OX903 Spectrus OX909 Spectrus OX1201 Spectrus OX1240

SIN 524-2 CLOSED SYSTEM TREATMENT CHEMICALS

Corrshield MD400 Corrshield MD407 Corrshield NT402 Corrshield NT403 Corrshield NT411 Corrshield OR404 Ferroquest FQ7101 Ferroquest FQ7102 Ferroquest FQ7103

SIN 524-2 MULTI FUNCTION PRODUCTS

AE 1128P BioPlus BA900 BioPlus BA2920 BioPlus BA2921 Pot 804 KlarAid CDP 1339P KlarAid IC 1172P KlarAid PC 1192P KlarAid PC 1195P PolyFloc AE 1115 PolyFloc AP 1100 PolyFloc AP 1120P ProSweet OC2532 ProSweet OC2533 ProSweet OC2534 ProSweet OC2543

FR Doc. E6-440 Filed 1-17-06; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 8025-01-P

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