Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is updating the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes authorized for use in the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program (WOSB Program). This update is being made to reflect the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) NAICS revision for 2022, identified as NAICS 2022. These changes would impact 85 of the 2017 NAICS codes eligible for use under the WOSB Program.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Small Business Administration AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is updating the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes authorized for use in the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program (WOSB Program). This update is being made to reflect the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) NAICS revision for 2022, identified as NAICS 2022. These changes would impact 85 of the 2017 NAICS codes eligible for use under the WOSB Program. DATES: The designations of industries contained in this notice apply to all solicitations issued on or after October 1, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roman Ivey, Program Analyst, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, roman.ivey@sba.gov , (202) 401-1420. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   I. Background Under section 8(m) of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 637(m) , SBA is responsible for implementing and administering the WOSB Program. The purpose of the WOSB Program is to ensure that women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) have an equal opportunity to participate in federal contracting and to help attain the Federal Government's goal of awarding five percent of its prime contract dollars to WOSBs. The WOSB Program authorizes Federal contracting officers to restrict competition for a contract to WOSBs if (1) There is a reasonable expectation that at least two WOSBs will submit offers that meet the requirements o…
Citation: 87 FR 69060
