Small Business Size Standards; Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

Résumé

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.