When will a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule be granted for an individual contract?
An individual waiver for a product in a specific solicitation will be approved when the SBA Director, Office of Government Contracting reviews and accepts a contracting officer’s determination that no small business manufacturer or processor can reasonably be expected to offer a product meeting the specifications of a solicitation, including the period of performance. ยง 121.1204 What are the procedures for requesting and granting waivers? (a) Waivers for classes of products. (1) SBA may, at its own initiative, examine a class of products for possible waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule. (2) Any interested person, business, association, or Federal agency may submit a request for a waiver for a particular class of products. Requests should be addressed or hand-carried to the Director, Office of Government Contracting, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. (3) Requests for a waiver of a class of products need not be in any particular form, but should incl
