Small Business Size Standards; Inflation Adjustment to Size Standards

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 121

RIN 3245-AE56

Small Business Size Standards; Inflation Adjustment to Size Standards

AGENCY:

Small Business Administration.

ACTION:

Interim final rule.

SUMMARY:

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is adjusting its monetary-based size standards, (e.g., receipts, net income, net worth, and assets) for the effect of inflation. This action is intended to maintain the value of size standards in inflation-adjusted terms. From 1994 to the third quarter of 2001 the general level of prices in the United States increased approximately 15.8% as measured by the chain-type price index for gross domestic product. This change will restore eligibility to firms that may have lost small business status solely due to the effect of inflation.

SBA is adding a provision in its regulations that will require, at least once every five years, an assessment of the inflationary impact on monetary-based size standards. This periodic review will generally ensure that monetary-based standards are current with inflationary factors, as appropriate, and that firms will not lose small business status due solely to the effect of inflation.

DATES:

Effective Date:

This regulation becomes effective on February 22, 2002.

Applicability Dates:

For the purposes of Federal procurements, this rule applies to solicitations, except for noncompetitive Section 8(a) contracts, issued on or after February 22, 2002. For the purpose of noncompetitive Section 8(a) contracting actions, the new size standards are applicable to offers of requirements that are accepted by SBA on or after February 22, 2002. For purposes of eligibility for economic injury disaster loan assistance to small business concerns located in disaster areas declared as a result of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, New York and the Pentagon, the applicability date is September 11, 2001.

Comment Period:

Comments must be received on or before February 22, 2002. Upon request, SBA will make all public comments available to any person or entity.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments to Gary M. Jackson, Assistant Administrator for Size Standards, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third St., SW., Mail Code 6530, Washington, DC 20416; or, via e-mail to

SIZESTANDARDS@sba.gov

.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane Heal, Office of Size Standards, (202) 205-6618.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Inflationary Review

SBA is adding a provision to its size standards regulations requiring that at least once every five years it will assess the impact of inflation on its monetary-based size standards. These are size standards based on receipts, net income, or other monetary measures. Although the provision does not mandate that SBA adjust size standards for inflation, it does provide assurances to the public that SBA is monitoring inflation and is making a decision whether or not to adjust size standards within a reasonable period of time since its last inflation adjustment. If SBA decides not to make an inflation adjustment after a review, it will continue to monitor inflation on an annual basis until such time an adjustment is made. Afterwards, SBA will review inflation on a periodic basis, but at least once within five years.

As described in § 121.102(a), SBA examines a number of economic characteristics in developing size standards. Inflation is one of many considerations in this process. SBA does not believe it is appropriate to automatically adjust size standards for inflation since other factors influence the setting of size standards. For example, changes in industry characteristics or in SBA's policies may render an inflation adjustment unnecessary or inappropriate. Under this provision, if a significant amount of inflation occurs in the economy within a five-year period, SBA will consider an inflation adjustment on a more frequent basis. SBA invites the public to comment on this policy and to suggest alternative procedures.

Inflationary Adjustment

SBA is adjusting the monetary-based size standards for the effect of inflation in order to restore eligibility to firms that may have lost small business status due solely to the effect of inflation. While these adjustments are not done on a fixed schedule, prior adjustments occurred in 1994 (59 FR 16513, dated April 7, 1994), 1984 (49 FR 5024, dated February 9, 1984), and 1975 (40 FR 32824, as corrected by 40 FR 36310, dated August 5, 1975). The current adjustment is being made at this time because inflation has increased by 15.8% since 1994, which is sufficient to warrant an increase, and because SBA believes that adjustments should be made more frequently than once every ten years, as was the case with the last inflationary adjustment.

Small business size standards are based on the six-digit industry codes of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). In addition, SBA has several programs that have their own size standards (

e.g.,

Surety Bond Guaranteed Assistance, Sale of Government Property, etc.). The size standards that SBA is changing are those that are receipts based and those based upon other monetary measures.

Employee-based, production-based, and those established by legislation are unaffected by inflation, and thus, not part of this rulemaking. Those standards that have been changed since the last inflation adjustment in 1994 will be increased accordingly. However, some receipt-based standards that were recently increased will not be adjusted as the inflation effect has already been factored into the new size standard. Full details of this adjustment are contained in the table, at the end of the preamble, which lists the affected industries according to NAICS.

How Does SBA Adjust Size Standards for Inflation?

The methodology for adjusting the size standards for inflation was as follows:

1. Selection of an appropriate inflation indicator. We used the chain-type price index for gross domestic product (GDP) as published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), which is a broad measure of inflation for the economy as a whole, and is available on a quarterly basis. In the past, SBA used the implicit price deflator for GDP. Since that time the BEA has produced an improved price index, the chain-type price index for GDP, that more accurately reflects inflation. This type of index relies on annual price weights rather than on the fixed price weight that the implicit price deflator relied upon. For more information, see J. Steven Landefeld and Robert P. Parker's article “BEA's Chain Indexes, Time Series, and Measures of Long-Term Economic Growth” in the May 1997 issue of

Survey of Current Business

. This article may also be found at

http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/an/0597od/maintext.htm

, or it may be obtained by calling the Government Printing Office at (202) 512-1800.

2. Selection of a base period. We selected the fourth quarter of 1993 as the base period since this was the ending period of the last inflation adjustment in 1994. The chain-type price index for GDP stood at 94.79 at that time.

3. Selection of an end period. We selected the third quarter of 2001 as the ending period for this inflation adjustment since it is the latest available quarterly data published by BEA. The chain-type price index for GDP Deflator stood at 109.8 at that time.

4. Calculation of inflation. Based on these price indices, inflation increased 15.8% between the base and ending periods [((109.8/94.79) −1.00) × 100=15.8%].

5. Application of the inflation adjustment to the monetary-based size standards. We multiplied the current size standard by 1.158 and rounded to the closest $0.5M.

6. Which size standards and size eligibility criteria are not being changed?

Certain size standards and size eligibility criteria are not being changed in this rule. SBA's reasons are set forth in the chart below.

Industry

Reason not being changed

Agriculture, the Very Small Business Set-Aside program, and Small Business Investment Company Program's Smaller Enterprise size standard

Set by statute.

Travel and Real Estate Agents, Cattle Feedlots, and Architects and Engineers (A&E) with size standards of $1.0M, $1.5M, and $4.0M, respectively

A 15.8% and 2.9% (A&E) adjustment would be too small to warrant an increase. The A&E size standards were increased in June of 1999.

Eligibility criteria for small business receiving assistance from Small Business Investments Companies (SBIC) Program

In 1994, the average net worth and net income criteria were increased threefold. Current size standards are inclusive for purposes of the SBIC Program and no further increase is deemed necessary at this time.

What Special Situations Exist Regarding the New Inflationary Adjustment?

The size standard for banks is expressed in terms of assets and is being set at $150 million. This adjustment represents more than a 15.8% increase. The current size standard of $100 million in assets was established in 1984 and was not adjusted in the 1994 inflation adjustment. The 1994 adjustment increased only the receipt based size standards. Monetary standards, other than receipts based, and program size standards were not adjusted at that time. This rule adjusts all monetary standards.

The Health Care Group's size standards were increased in December 2000; the Freight Forwarders size standards were increased in September 2000; and the Help Supply Services size standards were increased in July 2000. These changes, however, were not due to inflation but were based on the structure of these industries using data from 1992. Unlike other industries described in the table above, these industries were adjusted for inflation in 1994. A further increase is being adopted for inflation at this time in order to make these size standards current.

The Construction and Refuse Collection size standards were increased in June 2000 to account for inflation through the end of 1999. Since that time, an additional 4.3% inflation has occurred [the chain-type price index for GDP was 105.28 at the fourth quarter of 1999 ((109.8/105.28)−1.00) × 100=1.043, or 4.3%]. To adjust all size standards to the same common period with respect to inflation, the Construction and Refuse Collection size standards are being adjusted by 4.3%. The Dredging size standard of $17 million, however, is not being adjusted since that size standard was based on an analysis of specific industry cost data and other industry considerations.

The size standard for sales of government property, currently at $2 million, is increasing to $6.0 million. This especially large increase is being made due to an earlier oversight, in that this size standard was not raised from $2 million for inflation in 1984 or 1994. Therefore it is being increased to $6.0 million to bring it up to the present-day equivalent of $2 million and the most common size standard for the non-manufacturing industries.

What Other SBA Programs or Activities, Not Defined by the NAICS System, Will Have Their Size Standards Adjusted for Inflation?

The size standards associated with the NAICS Codes are primarily used in connection with SBA's financial assistance programs and federal procurement programs. SBA and other federal agencies oversee small business programs that are not covered by the NAICS Codes or use NAICS size standards as an alternative to the program size standard. Therefore, SBA will also make inflation adjustments to those programs that have any monetary-

based size standards, except for the SBIC program as discussed above.

Program

CFR site

Inflation adjusted size standard

Current

standard

New

standard

504 Program

13 CFR 121.301(b)

$6.0M

Net Worth

$7.0M

$2.0M

Net Income

$2.5M

Surety Bond Guarantee Assistance

13 CFR 121.301(d)

$5.0M

Average Annual Receipts

$6.0M

Sales of Government Property (Except, Timber Sales Program, the Special Salvage Timber Sales Program, the sale of Government petroleum coal, and uranium.)

13 CFR 121.502

$2.0M

Average Annual Receipts

$6.0M

For concerns not primarily engaged in manufacturing (Manufacturing firms have an employee-based size standard)

Stockpile Purchases

13 CFR 121.512

$42.0M

Average Annual Receipt

$48.5M

Justification for Publication as an Interim Final Rule

In general, SBA publishes a rule for public comment before issuing a final rule, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and SBA regulations. 5 U.S.C. 553 and 13 CFR 101.108. The Administrative Procedure Act provides an exception to this standard rulemaking process, however, where an agency finds good cause to adopt a rule without prior public participation. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). The good cause requirement is satisfied when prior public participation is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. Under such circumstances, an agency may publish an interim final rule without soliciting public comment.

In enacting the good cause exception to standard rulemaking procedures, Congress recognized that emergency situations may arise where an agency must issue a rule without public participation. On September 16, 2001, the President declared a national emergency as a result of the events of September 11, 2001. The events of that day have impacted U.S. businesses both in the declared disaster areas and across the nation. Most of the affected businesses qualify as small under existing SBA size standards and are eligible for SBA and other Federal assistance. However, some of the affected businesses had previously lost their small size status solely as a result of the inflation that has occurred since SBA last revised the size standards in 1994. A proposed inflationary adjustment to the size regulations to restore eligibility to those businesses was already under development at SBA when the tragic events of September 11, 2001, occurred. SBA now believes that any delay in the adoption of those inflationary adjustments could cause serious harm to those businesses.

Accordingly, SBA finds that good cause exists to publish this rule as an interim final rule in light of the urgent need to make disaster loans and other SBA assistance available to businesses that should be considered small, but that do not qualify under SBA's existing size standards. Advance solicitation of comments for this rulemaking would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest, as it would delay the delivery of critical assistance to these businesses by a minimum of three to six months. Any such delay would be extremely prejudicial to the affected businesses. It is likely that some would be forced to cease operations before a rule could be promulgated under standard notice and comment rulemaking procedures.

Furthermore, SBA has a statutory obligation to act in the public interest in determining eligibility for Federal assistance under the Small Business Act. 15 USC 633(d). Pursuant to that authority, SBA has determined that it is in the public interest to give immediate effect to SBA's current determination of small size status and that it would be impracticable to delay such implementation. SBA also notes the failure to adopt this rule immediately would work to the detriment of many small businesses.

Although this rule is being published as an interim final rule, comments are hereby solicited from interested members of the public. These comments must be received on or before February 22, 2002. SBA may then consider these comments in making any necessary revisions to these regulations.

Pursuant to Public Law 107-117 (Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act), SBA has the authority to apply the size standards in this rule for purposes of eligibility for economic injury disaster loans to small businesses located in the disaster areas declared as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Accordingly, for that purpose only, SBA is applying these size standards as if they were in effect on September 11, 2001.

Compliance With Executive Orders 12866, 12988, and 13132, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), and the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Ch. 35)

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reviewed this rule as a “significant regulatory action” under section 3(f) under Executive Order 12866.

For purposes of Executive Order 12988, SBA has determined that this rule is drafted, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the standards set forth in section 3 of that Order.

This regulation will not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibility among the various levels of government. Therefore, under Executive Order 13132, SBA determines that this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

This rule does not impose any new information collection requirements from SBA which require the approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), this rule may have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. Immediately below, SBA sets forth an initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) of this rule addressing

the reasons and objectives of the rule; SBA's description and estimate of the number of small entities to which the rule will apply; the projected reporting, record keeping, and other compliance requirements of the rule; the relevant Federal rules which may duplicate, overlap or conflict with the rule; and alternatives considered by SBA.

(1) What Is Reason for This Action?

As discussed in the supplemental information, the purpose of this rule is to restore the small business eligibility of businesses who have grown above the size standard due to inflation rather than to an expansion of business activity. A review of the latest available inflation indices show inflation that has increased a sufficient amount to warrant an increase to the current receipt-based size standards.

(2) What Are the Objectives and Legal Basis for the Rule?

The revision to the receipt-based size standards for inflation more appropriately defines the size of businesses in these industries that SBA believes should be eligible for Federal small business assistance programs. Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) gives SBA the authority to establish and change size standards.

(3) What Is SBA's Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the Rule Will Apply?

SBA estimates that there will be approximately 8,600 newly designated small business, distributed as follows by NAICS Sectors and Subsectors:

Estimate of Firms Gaining Small Business Status

Number of firms

Associated

annual sales

• Retail

Sectors 44-45

2,800

$17 billion.

• Services

Sectors 51, 52, 54, 55, 61, 62, 71, 72, 81, and Subsectors 531, 532, 561

4,000

$22 billion.

• Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

Sectors 52-53

600

$3 billion.

• Transportation & Utilities

Sectors 22 & 48

450

$3 billion.

• Construction and Refuse

Sector 23 & Subsector 562

760

$10 billion.

Total

8,610

$55 billion.

Source:

1997 Economic Census

, U.S. Census Bureau, Special Tabulation for SBA. Sales estimates restated to 2000 dollars.

The percentage increase in the number of small businesses that will result from this rule, compared to the existing base of small businesses, is estimated to be about two-tenths of one percent. The special tabulation of the 1997 Economic Census for SBA reports 5,082,970 total firms in the U.S. economy as defined by this census. We estimate that 98.4% of all businesses in the U.S. are currently defined as small under the existing size standards. Under the rule, this will increase to 98.6%. The percentage increase of annual sales in the U.S. economy attributed to these new small businesses is likely to be approximately seven-tenths of one percent. This will be applied to a base of 28.6%. Thus under this proposal the percent of sales attributed to firms defined as small businesses in the U.S. is likely to increase to 29.3%.

Description of Potential Benefits of the Rule:

The most significant benefit to businesses obtaining small business status as a result of this rule is their eligibility for Federal small business assistance programs. These include SBA's financial assistance programs and Federal procurement preference programs for small businesses, 8(a) firms, small disadvantaged businesses, and small businesses located in Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone).

SBA estimates that approximately $46.2 million of additional Federal contracts will be awarded to firms becoming newly designated small businesses. As stated above, the percentage increase of annual sales attributed to these new small businesses is likely to be approximately seven-tenths of one percent. SBA applied this factor to the Fiscal Year 1999 total small business prime contractor initial awards which totaled $6.6 billion [$6.6B x .007 (.7 of 1%) = $46.2M].

We view the additional amount of contract activity as the potential amount of transfer from non-small to newly designated small firms. This does not represent the creation of new contracting activity by the Federal government, merely a possible reallocation or transfer to different sized firms.

Under the SBA's 7(a) Guaranteed Loan Program and Certified Development Company (504) Program, SBA estimates that approximately $17 million in new Federal loan guarantees could be made to these newly defined small businesses. This represents 0.19% of the $9 billion in loans that were guaranteed by the SBA under these two financial programs to firms in industries with monetary-based size standards.

Considering that the average size of firms gaining small business status will be $6 million, demand for assistance will likely be less than the overall participation rate for SBA loans among firms of all sizes. In any given year less than 1% of all small businesses receive SBA financing. Since larger firms are less likely to seek SBA financial assistance, we believe that no more than one-half of 1% of the 8,610 newly designated small businesses would seek SBA assistance. SBA estimates that approximately 45 out of the 8,610 firms would seek SBA financing. SBA financial assistance recipients of this size on average obtain assistance worth $375,000, so the impact in terms of new loans generated is estimated to be $17 million per year.

(4) Will This Rule Impose Any Additional Reporting or Record Keeping Requirements on Small Businesses?

This rule does not impose any new information collection requirements from SBA which require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. A new size standard does not impose any additional reporting, record keeping or compliance requirements on small entities. Increasing size standards expands access to SBA programs that assist small businesses, but does not impose a regulatory burden as they

neither regulate nor control business behavior.

(5) What Are the Relevant Federal Rules Which May Duplicate, Overlap or Conflict With This Rule?

This rule overlaps other Federal rules that use SBA's size standards to define a small business. Under § 632(a)(2)(C) of the Small Business Act, unless specifically authorized by statute, Federal agencies must use SBA's size standards to define a small business. In 1995, SBA published in the

Federal Register

a list of statutory and regulatory size standards that identified the application of SBA's size standards as well as other size standards used by Federal agencies (60 FR 57988-57991, dated November 24, 1995). SBA is not aware of any Federal rule that would duplicate or conflict with establishing size standards.

SBA cannot estimate the impact of a size standard change on each and every Federal program that uses its size standards. In cases where an SBA's size standard is not appropriate, the Small Business Act and SBA's regulations allow Federal agencies to develop different size standards with the approval of the SBA Administrator (13 CFR 121.902). For purposes of a regulatory flexibility analysis, agencies must consult with SBA's Office of Advocacy when developing different size standards for their programs.

(6) What Alternatives Did SBA Consider?

SBA considered two alternatives to this rule. First, to wait until inflation has increased a greater amount before proposing an adjustment to receipt-based size standards. Previous inflation adjustments ranged between 48 percent to 100 percent. SBA believes that more frequent adjustments are necessary since smaller amounts of inflation can change the small business eligibility of a large number of businesses.

Second, SBA considered a policy of automatically adjusting size standards for inflation on a fixed schedule. SBA believes inflation must be closely monitored to assess the impact of inflation on size standards. Automatic adjustments may lead to inappropriate changes to size standards and prevent the Agency from taking into consideration other factors that bear on the review of size standards, such as changes in industry structure or Administration policies. Furthermore, an automatic adjustment could require SBA to make insignificant changes (

i.e.

, 1 percent) or to wait a longer period of time than necessary to adjust size standards if inflation rapidly increases.

List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 121

Administrative practice and procedure, Government procurement, Government property, Grant programs—business, Loan programs—business, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Small business.

PART 121—SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 121 continues to read as follows:

Authority:

15 U.S.C. 632(a), 634(b)(6), 637(a), 644(c), and 662(5); and sec. 304, Pub. L. 103-403,108 Stat. 4175, 4188.

2. Amend § 121.102 as follows:

a. Redesignate the current paragraph (c) as (d).

b. Add new paragraph (c) to read as follows:

§ 121.102

How does SBA establish size standards?

(c) As part of its review of size standards, SBA's Office of Size Standards will examine the impact of inflation on monetary-based size standards (

e.g.

, receipts, net income, assets) at least once every five years and submit a report to the Administrator or designee. If SBA finds that inflation has significantly eroded the value of the monetary-based size standards, it will issue a proposed rule to increase size standards.

3. In § 121.201, revise the referenced NAICS Codes and size standards in the table “Size Standards by NAICS Industry” under Sectors 11, 21 through 23, 44-45, 48-49, 51 through 56, 61, 62, 71, 72, and 81 to read as follows:

§ 121.201

What size standards has SBA identified by North American Industry Classification System codes?

Size Standards by NAICS Industry

NAICS code

NAICS industry description

Size standards in number of employees or millions of dollars

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Sector 11— Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting

Subsector 112—Animal Production

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

112310

Chicken Egg Production

...............$10.5

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Subsector 113—Forestry and Logging

113110

Timber Tract Operations

.................$6.0

113210

Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products

.................$6.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Subsector 114—Fishing, Hunting and Trapping

114111

Finfish Fishing

.................$3.5

114112

Shellfish Fishing

.................$3.5

114119

Other Marine Fishing

.................$3.5

114210

Hunting and Trapping

.................$3.5

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Subsector 115—Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry

115111

Cotton Ginning

.................$6.0

115112

Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating

.................$6.0

115113

Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine

.................$6.0

115114

Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

.................$6.0

115115

Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

.................$6.0

115116

Farm Management Services

.................$6.0

115210

Support Activities for Animal Production

.................$6.0

115310

Support Activities for Forestry

.................$6.0

Sector 21—Mining

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Subsector 213—Support Activities for Mining

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

213112

Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

.................$6.0

213113

Support Activities for Coal Mining

.................$6.0

213114

Support Activities for Metal Mining

.................$6.0

213115

Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels)

.................$6.0

Sector 22—Utilities

Subsector 221—Utilities

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

221310

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

.................$6.0

221320

Sewage Treatment Facilities

.................$6.0

221330

Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply

...............$10.5

Sector 23—Construction

Subsector 233—Building, Developing and General Contracting

233110

Land Subdivision and Land Development

.................$6.0

233210

Single Family Housing Construction

...............$28.5

233220

Multifamily Housing Construction

...............$28.5

233310

Manufacturing and Industrial Building Construction

...............$28.5

233320

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

...............$28.5

Subsector 234—Heavy Construction

234110

Highway and Street Construction

...............$28.5

234120

Bridge and Tunnel Construction

...............$28.5

234910

Water, Sewer, and Pipeline Construction

...............$28.5

234920

Power and Communication Transmission Line Construction

...............$28.5

234930

Industrial Nonbuilding Structure Construction

...............$28.5

234990

All other Heavy Construction

...............$28.5

Except

Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities

...............$17.0

Subsector 235—Special Trade Contractors

235110

Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning Contractors

...............$12.0

235210

Painting and Wall Covering Contractors

...............$12.0

235310

Electrical Contractors

...............$12.0

235410

Masonry and Stone Contractors

...............$12.0

235420

Drywall, Plastering, Acoustical and Insulation Contractors

...............$12.0

235430

Tile, Marble, Terrazzo and Mosaic Contractors

...............$12.0

235510

Carpentry Contractors

...............$12.0

235520

Floor Laying and Other Floor Contractors

...............$12.0

235610

Roofing, Siding and Sheet Metal Contractors

...............$12.0

235710

Concrete Contractors

...............$12.0

235810

Water Well Drilling Contractors

...............$12.0

235910

Structural Steel Erection Contractors

...............$12.0

235920

Excavation Contractors

...............$12.0

235940

Wrecking and Demolition Contractors

235950

Building Equipment Other Machinery Installation Contractors

...............$12.0

235990

All Other Special Trade Contractors

...............$12.0

Except

Base Housing Maintenance

............

13

$12.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Sector 44-45—Retail Trade

(Not Applicable to Government Procurement of supplies. The nonmanufacturer size standard of 500 employees shall be used for purposes of Government procurement of supplies.)

Subsector 441—Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

441110

New Car Dealers

...............$24.5

441120

Used Car Dealers

...............$19.5

441210

Recreational Vehicle Dealers

.................$6.0

441221

Motorcycle Dealers

.................$6.0

441222

Boat Dealers

.................$6.0

441229

All Other Motor Vehicle Dealers

.................$6.0

Except

Aircraft Dealers, Retail

.................$8.5

441310

Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores

.................$6.0

441320

Tire Dealers

.................$6.0

Subsector 441—Furniture and Home Furnishing Stores

442110

Furniture Stores

.................$6.0

442210

Floor Covering Stores

.................$6.0

442291

Window Treatment Stores

.................$6.0

442299

All Other Home Furnishings Stores

.................$6.0

Subsector 442—Electronics and Appliances Stores

443111

Household Appliance Stores

.................$7.5

443112

Radio, Television and Other Electronics Stores

.................$7.5

443120

Computer and Software Stores

.................$7.5

443130

Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores

.................$6.0

Subsector 444—Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers

444110

Home Centers

.................$6.0

444120

Paint and Wallpaper Stores

.................$6.0

444130

Hardware Stores

.................$6.0

444190

Other Building Material Dealers

.................$6.0

444210

Outdoor Power Equipment Stores

.................$6.0

444220

Nursery and Garden Centers

.................$6.0

Subsector 445—Food and Beverage Stores

445110

Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores

...............$23.0

445120

Convenience Stores

...............$23.0

445210

Meat Markets

.................$6.0

445220

Fish and Seafood Markets

.................$6.0

445230

Fruit and Vegetable Markets

.................$6.0

445291

Baked Goods Stores

.................$6.0

445292

Confectionery and Nut Stores

.................$6.0

445299

All Other Specialty Food Stores

.................$6.0

445310

Beer, Wine and Liquor Stores

.................$6.0

Subsector 446—Health and Personal Care Stores

446110

Pharmacies and Drug Stores

.................$6.0

446120

Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies and Perfume Stores

.................$6.0

446130

Optical Goods Stores

.................$6.0

446191

Food (Health) Supplement Stores

.................$6.0

446199

All Other Health and Personal Care Stores

.................$6.0

Subsector 447—Gasoline Stations

447110

Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores

...............$23.0

447190

Other Gasoline Stations

.................$7.5

Subsector 448—Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores

448110

Men's Clothing Stores

.................$7.5

448120

Women's Clothing Stores

.................$7.5

448130

Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores

.................$6.0

448140

Family Clothing Stores

.................$7.5

448150

Clothing Accessories Stores

.................$6.0

448190

Other Clothing Stores

.................$6.0

448210

Shoe Stores

.................$7.5

448310

Jewelry Stores

.................$6.0

448320

Luggage and Leather Goods Stores

.................$6.0

Subsector 451—Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores

451110

Sporting Goods Stores

.................$6.0

451120

Hobby, Toy and Game Stores

.................$6.0

451130

Sewing, Needlework and Piece Goods Stores

.................$6.0

451140

Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores

.................$6.0

451211

Book Stores

.................$6.0

451212

News Dealers and Newsstands

.................$6.0

451220

Prerecorded Tape, Compact Disc and Record Stores

.................$6.0

Subsector 452—General Merchandise Stores

452110

Department Stores

...............$23.0

452910

Warehouse Clubs and Superstores

...............$23.0

452990

All Other General Merchandise Stores

.................$9.5

Subsector 453—Miscellaneous Store Retailers

453110

Florists

.................$6.0

453210

Office Supplies and Stationery Stores

.................$6.0

453220

Gift, Novelty and Souvenir Stores

.................$6.0

453310

Used Merchandise Stores

.................$6.0

453910

Pet and Pet Supplies Stores

.................$6.0

453920

Art Dealers

.................$6.0

453930

Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers

...............$11.0

453991

Tobacco Stores

.................$6.0

453998

All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)

.................$6.0

454110

Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses

...............$21.0

454210

Vending Machine Operators

.................$6.0

454311

Heating Oil Dealers

...............$10.5

454312

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers

.................$6.0

454319

Other Fuel Dealers

.................$6.0

454390

Other Direct Selling Establishments

.................$6.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Sectors 48-49—Transportation and Warehousing

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Subsector 481—Air Transportation

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Except

Offshore Marine Air Transportation Services

.................$23.5

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Except

Offshore Marine Air Transportation Services

.................$23.5

481219

Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation

...................$6.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Subsector 484—Truck Transportation

484110

General Freight Trucking, Local

...............$21.5

484121

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

...............$21.5

484122

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload

...............$21.5

484210

Used Household and Office Goods Moving

...............$21.5

484220

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

...............$21.5

484230

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance

...............$21.5

Subsector 485—Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

485111

Mixed Mode Transit Systems

.................$6.0

485112

Commuter Rail Systems

.................$6.0

485113

Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems

.................$6.0

485119

Other Urban Transit Systems

.................$6.0

485210

Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation

.................$6.0

485310

Taxi Service

.................$6.0

485320

Limousine Service

.................$6.0

485410

School and Employee Bus Transportation

.................$6.0

485510

Charter Bus Industry

.................$6.0

485991

Special Needs Transportation

.................$6.0

485999

All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

.................$6.0

Subsector 486—Pipeline Transportation

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

486210

Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas

.................$6.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

486990

All Other Pipeline Transportation

...............$29.0

Subsector 487—Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation

487110

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land

.................$6.0

487210

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water

.................$6.0

487990

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other

.................$6.0

Subsector 488—Support Activities for Transportation

488111

Air Traffic Control

.................$6.0

488119

Other Airport Operations

.................$6.0

488190

Other Support Activities for Air Transportation

.................$6.0

488210

Support Activities for Rail Transportation

.................$6.0

488310

Port and Harbor Operations

...............$21.5

488320

Marine Cargo Handling

...............$21.5

488330

Navigational Services to Shipping

.................$6.0

488390

Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

.................$6.0

488410

Motor Vehicle Towing

.................$6.0

488490

Other Support Activities for Road Transportation

.................$6.0

488510

Freight Transportation Arrangement

..............

10

$6.0

Except

Non-Vessel Owning Common Carriers and Household Goods Forwarders

...............$21.5

488991

Packing and Crating

...............$21.5

488999

All Other Support Activities for Transportation

.................$6.0

Subsector 491—Postal Service

491110

Postal Service

.................$6.0

Subsector 492—Couriers and Messengers

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

492210

Local Messengers and Local Delivery

...............$21.5

Subsector 493—Warehousing and Storage

493110

General Warehousing and Storage

...............$21.5

493120

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

...............$21.5

493130

Farm Product Warehousing and Storage

...............$21.5

493190

Other Warehousing and Storage

...............$21.5

Sector 51—Information

Subsector 511—Publishing Industries

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

511210

Software Publishers

...............$21.0

Subsector 512—Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

512110

Motion Picture and Video Production

...............$25.0

512120

Motion Picture and Video Distribution

...............$25.0

512131

Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins)

.................$6.0

512132

Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters

.................$6.0

512191

Teleproduction and Other Post-Production Services

...............$25.0

512199

Other Motion Picture and Video Industries

.................$6.0

512210

Record Production

.................$6.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

512240

Sound Recording Studios

.................$6.0

512290

Other Sound Recording Industries

.................$6.0

Subsector 513—Broadcasting and Telecommunications

513111

Radio Networks

.................$6.0

513112

Radio Stations

.................$6.0

513120

Television Broadcasting

...............$12.0

513210

Cable Networks

...............$12.5

513220

Cable and Other Program Distribution

...............$12.5

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

513340

Satellite Telecommunications

...............$12.5

513390

Other Telecommunications

...............$12.5

Subsector 514—Information Services and Data Processing Services

514110

News Syndicates

.................$6.0

514120

Libraries and Archives

.................$6.0

514191

On-Line Information Services

...............$21.0

514199

All Other Information Services

.................$6.0

514210

Data Processing Services

...............$21.0

Sector 52—Finance and Insurance

Subsector 522—Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

522110

Commercial Banking

.......$150 mil in

Assets

8

522120

Saving Institutions

.......$150 mil in

Assets

8

522130

Credit Unions

.......$150 mil in

Assets

8

522190

Other Depository Credit Intermediation

.......$150 mil in

Assets

8

522210

Credit Card Issuing

.......$150 mil in

Assets

8

522220

Sales Financing

.................$6.0

522291

Consumer Lending

.................$6.0

522292

Real Estate Credit

.................$6.0

522293

International Trade Financing

......$150 mil in

Assets

8

522294

Secondary Market Financing

.................$6.0

522298

All Other Non-Depository Credit Intermediation

.................$6.0

522310

Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers

.................$6.0

522320

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearing House Activities

.................$6.0

522390

Other Activities Related to Credit Intermediation

.................$6.0

Subsector 523—Financial Investments and Related Activities

523110

Investment Banking and Securities Dealing

.................$6.0

523120

Securities Brokerage

.................$6.0

523130

Commodity Contracts Dealing

.................$6.0

523140

Commodity Contracts Brokerage

.................$6.0

523210

Securities and Commodity Exchanges

.................$6.0

523910

Miscellaneous Intermediation

.................$6.0

523920

Portfolio Management

.................$6.0

523930

Investment Advice

.................$6.0

523991

Trust, Fiduciary and Custody Activities

.................$6.0

523999

Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities

.................$6.0

Subsector 524—Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

524113

Direct Life Insurance Carriers

.................$6.0

524114

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers

.................$6.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

524127

Direct Title Insurance Carriers

.................$6.0

524128

Other Direct Insurance (except Life, Health and Medical) Carriers

.................$6.0

524130

Reinsurance Carriers

.................$6.0

524210

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages

.................$6.0

524291

Claims Adjusting

.................$6.0

524292

Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds

.................$6.0

524298

All Other Insurance Related Activities

.................$6.0

Subsector 525—Funds, Trusts and Other Financial Vehicles

525110

Pension Funds

.................$6.0

525120

Health and Welfare Funds

.................$6.0

525190

Other Insurance Funds

.................$6.0

525910

Open-End Investment Funds

.................$6.0

525920

Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts

.................$6.0

525930

Real Estate Investment Trusts

.................$6.0

525990

Other Financial Vehicles

.................$6.0

Sector 53—Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Subsector 531—Real Estate

531120

Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)

.................$6.0

531130

Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self Storage Units

...............$21.5

531190

Lessors of Other Real Estate Property

.................$6.0

Except

Leasing of Building Space to Federal Government by Owners

.............

9

$17.5

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

Subsector 532—Rental and Leasing Services

532111

Passenger Car Rental

...............$21.5

532112

Passenger Car Leasing

...............$21.5

532120

Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing

...............$21.5

532210

Consumer Electronics and Appliances Rental

.................$6.0

532220

Formal Wear and Costume Rental

.................$6.0

532230

Video Tape and Disc Rental

.................$6.0

532291

Home Health Equipment Rental

.................$6.0

532292

Recreational Goods Rental

.................$6.0

532299

All Other Consumer Goods Rental

.................$6.0

532310

General Rental Centers

.................$6.0

532411

Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing

.................$6.0

532412

Construction, Mining and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

.................$6.0

532420

Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

...............$21.0

532490

Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

.................$6.0

Subsector 533—Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

533110

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

.................$6.0

Sector 54—Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Subsector 541—Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

541110

Offices of Lawyers

.................$6.0

541191

Title Abstract and Settlement Offices

.................$6.0

541199

All Other Legal Services

.................$6.0

541211

Offices of Certified Public Accountants

.................$7.0

541213

Tax Preparation Services

.................$6.0

541214

Payroll Services

.................$7.0

541219

Other Accounting Services

.................$7.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

541320

Landscape Architectural Services

.................$6.0

541330

Engineering Services

.................$4.0

Except

Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons

...............$23.0

Except

Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded under The National Energy Act of 1992

...............$23.0

Except

Marine and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons

...............$15.5

541340

Drafting Services

.................$6.0

Except

Map Drafting

.................$4.0

541350

Building Inspection Services

.................$6.0

541360

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services

.................$4.0

541370

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services

.................$4.0

541380

Testing Laboratories

.................$6.0

541410

Interior Design Services

.................$6.0

541420

Industrial Design Services

.................$6.0

541430

Graphic Design Services

.................$6.0

541490

Other Specialized Design Services

.................$6.0

541511

Custom Computer Programming Services

...............$21.0

541512

Computer Systems Design Services

...............$21.0

541513

Computer Facilities Management Services

...............$21.0

541519

Other Computer Related Services

...............$21.0

541611

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

.................$6.0

541612

Human Resources and Executive Search Consulting Services

.................$6.0

541613

Marketing Consulting Services

.................$6.0

541614

Process, Physical distribution and Logistics Consulting Services

.................$6.0

541618

Other Management Consulting Services

.................$6.0

541620

Environmental Consulting Services

.................$6.0

541690

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

.................$6.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

541720

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

.................$6.0

541810

Advertising Agencies

.............

10

$6.0

541820

Public Relations Agencies

.................$6.0

541830

Media Buying Agencies

.................$6.0

541840

Media Representatives

.................$6.0

541850

Display Advertising

.................$6.0

541860

Direct Mail Advertising

.................$6.0

541870

Advertising Material Distribution Services

.................$6.0

541890

Other Services Related to Advertising

.................$6.0

541910

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling

.................$6.0

541921

Photography Studios, Portrait

.................$6.0

541922

Commercial Photography

.................$6.0

541930

Translation and Interpretation Services

.................$6.0

541940

Veterinary Services

.................$6.0

541990

All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

.................$6.0

Sector 55—Management of Companies and Enterprises

Subsector 551—Management of Companies and Enterprises

551111

Offices of Bank Holding Companies

.................$6.0

551112

Offices of Other Holding Companies

.................$6.0

Sector 56—Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services

Subsector 561—Administrative and Support Services

561110

Office Administrative Services

.................$6.0

561210

Facilities Support Services

.............

12

$6.0

Except

Base Maintenance

...........

13

$23.0

561310

Employment Placement Agencies

.................$6.0

561320

Temporary Help Services

...............$11.5

561330

Employee Leasing Services

...............$11.5

561410

Document Preparation Services

.................$6.0

561421

Telephone Answering Services

.................$6.0

561422

Telemarking Bureaus

.................$6.0

561431

Private Mail Centers

.................$6.0

561439

Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)

.................$6.0

561440

Collection Agencies

.................$6.0

561450

Credit Bureaus

.................$6.0

561491

Repossession Services

.................$6.0

561492

Court Reporting and Stenotype Services

.................$6.0

561499

All Other Business Support Services

.................$6.0

561510

Travel Agencies

.............

10

$1.0

561520

Tour Operators

.................$6.0

561591

Convention and Visitors Bureaus

.................$6.0

561599

All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services

.................$6.0

561611

Investigation Services

...............$10.5

561612

Security Guards and Patrol Services

...............$10.5

561613

Armored Car Services

...............$10.5

561621

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)

...............$10.5

561622

Locksmiths

.................$6.0

561710

Exterminating and Pest Control Services

.................$6.0

561720

Janitorial Services

...............$14.0

561730

Landscaping Services

.................$6.0

561740

Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services

.................$4.0

561790

Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings

.................$6.0

561910

Packaging and Labeling Services

.................$6.0

561920

Convention and Trade Show Organizers

.............

10

$6.0

561990

All Other Support Services

.................$6.0

Subsector 562—Waste Management and Remediation Services

562111

Solid Waste Collection

...............$10.5

562112

Hazardous Waste Collection

...............$10.5

562119

Other Waste Collection

...............$10.5

562211

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

...............$10.5

562212

Solid Waste Landfill

...............$10.5

562213

Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators

...............$10.5

562219

Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

...............$10.5

562910

Remediation Services

...............$12.0

*         *         *         *         *         *         *

562920

Materials Recovery Facilities

...............$10.5

562991

Septic Tank and Related Services

.................$6.0

562998

All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services

.................$6.0

Sector 61—Educational Services

Subsector 611—Educational Services

611110

Elementary and Secondary Schools

.................$6.0

611210

Junior Colleges

.................$6.0

611310

Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools

.................$6.0

611410

Business and Secretarial Schools

.................$6.0

611420

Computer Training

.................$6.0

611430

Professional and Management Development Training

.................$6.0

611511

Cosmetology and Barber Schools

.................$6.0

611512

Flight Training

...............$21.5

611513

Apprenticeship Training

.................$6.0

611519

Other Technical and Trade Schools

.................$6.0

611610

Fine Arts Schools

.................$6.0

611620

Sports and Recreation Instruction

.................$6.0

611630

Language School

.................$6.0

611691

Exam Preparation and Tutoring

.................$6.0

611692

Automobile Driving School

.................$6.0

611699

All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction

.................$6.0

611710

Educational Support Services

.................$6.0

Sector 62—Health Care and Social Assistance

Subsector 621—Ambulatory Health Care Services

621111

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)

.................$8.5

621112

Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists

.................$8.5

621210

Offices of Dentists

.................$6.0

621310

Offices of Chiropractors

.................$6.0

621320

Offices of Optometrists

.................$6.0

621330

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)

.................$6.0

621340

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists and Audiologists

.................$6.0

621391

Offices of Podiatrists

.................$6.0

621399

Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners

.................$6.0

621410

Family Planning Centers

.................$8.5

621420

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers

.................$8.5

621491

HMO Medical Centers

.................$8.5

621492

Kidney Dialysis Centers

...............$29.0

621493

Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers

.................$8.5

621498

All Other Outpatient Care Centers

.................$8.5

621511

Medical Laboratories

...............$11.5

621512

Diagnostic Imaging Centers

...............$11.5

621610

Home Health Care Services

...............$11.5

621910

Ambulance Services

.................$6.0

621991

Blood and Organ Banks

.................$8.5

621999

All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services

.................$8.5

Subsector 622—Hospitals

622110

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

...............$29.0

622210

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals

...............$29.0

622310

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals

...............$29.0

Subsector 623—Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

623110

Nursing Care Facilities

...............$11.5

623210

Residential Mental Retardation Facilities

.................$8.5

623220

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities

.................$6.0

623311

Continuing Care Retirement Communities

...............$11.5

623312

Homes for the Elderly

.................$6.0

623990

Other Residential Care Facilities

.................$6.0

Subsector 624—Social Assistance

624110

Child and Youth Services

.................$6.0

624120

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities

.................$6.0

624190

Other Individual and Family Services

.................$6.0

624210

Community Food Services

.................$6.0

624221

Temporary Shelters

.................$6.0

624229

Other Community Housing Services

.................$6.0

624230

Emergency and Other Relief Services

.................$6.0

624310

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

.................$6.0

624410

Child Day Care Services

.................$6.0

Sector 71—Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

Subsector 711—Performing Arts, Spectator Sports and Related Industries

711110

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters

.................$6.0

711120

Dance Companies

.................$6.0

711130

Musical Groups and Artists

.................$6.0

711190

Other Performing Arts Companies

.................$6.0

711211

Sports Teams and Clubs

.................$6.0

711212

Race Tracks

.................$6.0

711219

Other Spectator Sports

.................$6.0

711310

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events with Facilities

.................$6.0

711320

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events without Facilities

.................$6.0

711410

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers and Other Public Figures

.................$6.0

711510

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers

.................$6.0

Subsector 712—Museums, Historical Sites and Similar Institutions

712110

Museums

.................$6.0

712120

Historical Sites

.................$6.0

712130

Zoos and Botanical Gardens

.................$6.0

712190

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions

.................$6.0

Subsector 713—Amusement, Gambling and Recreation Industries

713110

Amusement and Theme Parks

.................$6.0

713120

Amusement Arcades

.................$6.0

713210

Casinos (except Casino Hotels)

.................$6.0

713290

Other Gambling Industries

.................$6.0

713910

Golf Courses and Country Clubs

.................$6.0

713920

Skiing Facilities

.................$6.0

713930

Marinas

.................$6.0

713940

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers

.................$6.0

713950

Bowling Centers

.................$6.0

713990

All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries

.................$6.0

Sector 72—Accommodation and Food Services

Subsector 721—Accommodation

721110

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels

.................$6.0

721120

Casino Hotels

.................$6.0

721191

Bed and Breakfast Inns

.................$6.0

721199

All Other Traveler Accommodation

.................$6.0

721211

RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds

.................$6.0

721214

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)

.................$6.0

721310

Rooming and Boarding Houses

.................$6.0

Subsector 722—Food Services and Drinking Places

722110

Full-Service Restaurants

.................$6.0

722211

Limited-Service Restaurants

.................$6.0

722212

Cafeterias

.................$6.0

722213

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars

.................$6.0

722310

Food Service Contractors

...............$17.5

722320

Caterers

.................$6.0

722330

Mobile Food Services

.................$6.0

722410

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)

.................$6.0

Sector 81—Other Services

Subsector 811—Repair and Maintenance

811111

General Automotive Repair

.................$6.0

811112

Automotive Exhaust System Repair

.................$6.0

811113

Automotive Transmission Repair

.................$6.0

811118

Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

811121

Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

811122

Automotive Glass Replacement Shops

.................$6.0

811191

Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops

.................$6.0

811192

Car Washes

.................$6.0

811198

All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

811211

Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

811212

Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance

...............$21.0

811213

Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

811219

Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

811310

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

811411

Home and Garden Equipment Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

811412

Appliance Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

811420

Reupholstery and Furniture Repair

.................$6.0

811430

Footwear and Leather Goods Repair.

.................$6.0

811490

Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance

.................$6.0

Subsector 812—Personal and Laundry Services

812111

Barber Shops

.................$6.0

812112

Beauty Salons

.................$6.0

812113

Nail Salons

.................$6.0

812191

Diet and Weight Reducing Centers

.................$6.0

812199

Other Personal Care Services

.................$6.0

812210

Funeral Homes and Funeral Services

.................$6.0

812220

Cemeteries and Crematories

.................$6.0

812310

Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners

.................$6.0

812320

Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)

.................$4.0

812331

Linen Supply

...............$12.0

812332

Industrial Launderers

...............$12.0

812910

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services

.................$6.0

812921

Photo Finishing Laboratories (except One-Hour)

.................$6.0

812922

One-Hour Photo Finishing

.................$6.0

812930

Parking Lots and Garages

.................$6.0

812990

All Other Personal Services

.................$6.0

Subsector 813—Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar Organizations

813110

Religious Organizations

.................$6.0

813211

Grantmaking Foundations

.................$6.0

813212

Voluntary Health Organizations

.................$6.0

813219

Other Grantmaking and Giving Services

.................$6.0

813311

Human Rights Organizations

.................$6.0

813312

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations

.................$6.0

813319

Other Social Advocacy Organizations

.................$6.0

813410

Civic and Social Organizations

.................$6.0

813910

Business Associations

.................$6.0

813920

Professional Organizations

.................$6.0

813930

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations

.................$6.0

813940

Political Organizations

.................$6.0

813990

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations)

.................$6.0

Footnotes

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NAICS code 531190

—Leasing of building space to the Federal Government by Owners: For Government procurement, a size standard of $17.5 million in gross receipts applies to the owners of building space leased to the Federal Government. The standard does not apply to an agent.

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Subsector 483—Water Transportation—Offshore Marine Services:

The applicable size standard shall be $23.5 million for firms furnishing specific transportation services to concerns engaged in offshore oil and/or natural gas exploration, drilling production, or marine research; such services encompass passenger and freight transportation, anchor handling, and related logistical services to and from the work site or at sea.

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§ 121.301

[Amended]

4. Amend § 121.301 as follows:

a. In paragraph (b)(2), remove “$6 million” and add in its place “$7 million,” and “$2 million” and add in its place “$2.5 million,” respectively.

b. In paragraph (d)(1), remove “$5.0 million” and add in its place “$6.0 million.”

§ 121.502

[Amended]

5. In § 121.502(a)(2), remove “$2 million” and add in its place “$6.0 million.”

§ 121.512

[Amended]

6. In § 121.512(b), remove “$42 million” and add in its place “$48.5 million.”

Dated: January 3, 2002.

Hector V. Barreto,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 02-1312 Filed 1-22-02; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025-01-P