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RIN: 3245-AG58

Publication ID: Spring 2014

Title: Small Business Government Contracting and Timber Sales Amendments
Abstract: The rule would propose various small business related amendments authorized by various sections of the NDAA of 2013 with respect to the limitations on subcontracting and non-manufacturer rules that apply to set aside contracts. SBA would propose amendments concerning joint ventures, the applicability of the non-manufacturer rule to the purchase of software; recertification of size; process for making size determinations with respect to the payment of reduced user fees to the Food and Drug Administration; the calculation of cost and market share for purposes of small business timber sales; affiliation in the context of Small Innovation Research program; the definition of a construction contract for purposes of an adverse impact analysis in connection with 8(a) Business Development program contract; Procurement Center Representative responsibilities; small business subcontracting assistance and reporting; Certificates of Competency; and penalties for violations of the subcontracting limitations and protection for small businesses that acted in good faith in connection with such limitations.
Agency: Small Business Administration(SBA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 13 CFR 125
Legal Authority: 15 USC 631 PL 112-239

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
NPRM	Statutory	National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013, Public Law 112-239, section 1696.	07/02/2013

Overall Description of Deadline: Section 1696 requires guidance on the statutory limitations on subcontracting to be issued, pursuant to notice and comment rulemaking within 180 days (July 2, 2013) after enactment of the NDAA.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/00/2014

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Dean R. Koppel Assistant Director, Office of Policy and Research Small Business Administration 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416 Phone:202 205-7322 Fax:202 481-1540 Email: dean.koppel@sba.gov