March 5 2010 Copyright 2010 Business Research Services Inc. 301-229-5561 All rights reserved.

Features:
Defense Contract Awards
Procurement Watch
Links to Prior Issues
Teaming Opportunities
Recently Certified 8(a)s
Recent 8(a) Contract Awards
Washington Insider
Calendar of Events
Return to Front Page

The List

SBA proposes to allow set-asides for woman-owned businesses in the following categories. In industries where women are underrepresented in federal contracting, set-asides will be reserved for companies owned by disadvantaged women. In industries where women are “substantially underrepresented,” set-asides will be available to all woman-owned firms.

The forty-five NAICS codes in which woman-owned small businesses are underrepresented are:

2213 - Water, Sewage and Other systems;
2361 - Residential Building Construction;
2371 - Utility System Construction;
2381 - Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors;
2382 - Building Equipment Contractors;
2383 - Building Finishing Contractors;
2389 - Other Specialty Trade Contractors;
3149 - Other Textile Product Mills;
3159 -Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing;
3219 - Other Wood Product Manufacturing;
3222 - Converted Paper Product Manufacturing;
3321; Forging and Stamping;
3323 - Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing;
3324 - Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing;
3333 - Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing;
3342 - Communications Equipment Manufacturing;
3345 - Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing;
3346 - Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media;
3353 - Electrical Equipment Manufacturing;
3359 - Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing;
3369 - Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing;
4842 - Specialized Freight Trucking;
4881 - Support Activities for Air Transportation;
4884 - Support Activities for Road Transportation;
4885 - Freight Transportation Arrangement;
5121 - Motion Picture and Video Industries;
5311 - Lessors of Real Estate;
5413 - Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services;
5414 - Specialized Design Services;
5415 - Computer Systems Design and Related Services;
5416 - Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; 5419 - Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services;
5611 - Office Administrative Services;
5612 - Facilities Support Services;
5614 - Business Support Services;
5616 -Investigation and Security Services;
5617 - Services to Buildings and Dwellings;
6116 - Other Schools and Instruction;
6214 - Outpatient Care Centers;
6219 - Other Ambulatory Health Care Services;
7115 - Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers;
7223 - Special Food Services;
8111 - Automotive Repair and Maintenance;
8113 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance;
8114 - Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance.

The thirty-eight NAICS codes in which woman-owned small businesses are substantially underrepresented are:

2372 - Land Subdivision;
3152 - Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing;
3231 - Printing and Related Support Activities;
3259 - Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;
3328 - Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities;
3329 - Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing;
3371 - Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing;
3372 - Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing;
3391 - Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing;
4841 - General Freight Trucking;
4889 - Other Support Activities for Transportation;
4931 - Warehousing and Storage;
5111 - Newspaper, Periodical, Book,and Directory Publishers;
5112 - Software Publishers;
5171 - Wired Telecommunications Carriers;
5172 - Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite);
5179 - Other Telecommunications;
5182 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services;
5191 – Other Information Services;
5312 - Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers;
5324 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing;
5411 - Legal Services;
5412 - Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services;
5417 - Scientific Research and Development Services;
5418 - Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services;
5615 - Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services;
5619 - Other Support Services;
5621 - Waste Collection;
5622 - Waste Treatment and Disposal;
6114 - Business Schools and Computer and Management Training;
6115 - Technical and Trade Schools;
6117 - Educational Support Services;
6242 - Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services;
6243 - Vocational Rehabilitation Services;
7211 - Traveler Accommodation;
8112 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance;
8129 - Other Personal Services;
8139 - Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations. Source: SBA


*For more information about Set-Aside Alert, the leading newsletter
about Federal contracting for small, minority and woman-owned businesses,
contact the publisher Business Research Services in Washington DC at 800-845-8420