Small Business Size Standards; Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to terminate existing waivers of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for: (1) Bars and rods, high nickel alloy; (2) plate sheet, strip and foil, stainless steel and high nickel alloy; (3) wire, nonelectrical, high nickel alloy; (4) bars and rods, high nickel alloy, aluminum, nickel-copper, nickel-copper- aluminum, copper, copper-nickel, aluminum-bronze, and naval brass; (5) plate, sheet and strip, nickel-copper, nickel-copper-aluminum, copper- nickel, and copper; (6) sheet and plate aluminum products; and (7) structural shapes, angles, channels, tees and zees, aluminum and high nickel alloy. SBA's intent to terminate these waivers of the Nonmanufacturer Rule is based on our recent discovery of small business manufacturers for these classes of products. Terminating these waivers will require recipients of contracts set aside for small or 8(a) businesses to provide the products of small business manufacturers or processors on such contracts.