Small Business Size Standards; Termination of Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

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The first purpose of this document is to announce that the Small Business Administration (SBA) is terminating the waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for: (1) Bars and rods, high nickel alloy, aluminum, nickel-copper, nickel-copper-aluminum, copper, copper-nickel, aluminum-bronze, and naval brass; and (2) Structural shapes, angles, channels, tees and zees, aluminum and high nickel alloy. The decision to terminate these waivers of the Nonmanufacturer Rule is based on evidence provided to the SBA that there is a small business which manufactures items within these classes of products. This small business is available to provide items within each class to the Federal government. Terminating these waivers will require recipients of contracts set aside for small or 8(a) businesses to provide the products of domestic small business manufacturers or processors where these classes of products are required. The second purpose of this document is to announce that SBA is retaining class waivers 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) plate, sheet and strip, nickel-copper,