Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program

Designated Industry Groups & Current USGS Set-Aside Practices

Procedural Preferences for DIG Acquisitions

Order of preference for DIG procurements equal to or less than the Emerging Small Business (ESB) reserve amount:

(1) ESB set-aside,
(2) Combined 8(a)-HUBZone set-aside
(3) 8(a) set-aside or competitive HUBZone set-aside
(4) competitive SDVOSB set-aside
(5) SDVOSB sole source
(6) small business set-aside,
(7) unrestricted competition.

Order of preference for DIG procurements over the ESB reserve amount:

(1) Combined 8(a)-HUBZone set-aside
(2) 8(a) set-aside or competitive HUBZone set-aside
(3) competitive SDVOSB set-aside
(4) SDVOSB sole source or (if over $100K) HUBZone sole source
(5) unrestricted competition.

Small business set-asides may not be used except for A-E services, non-nuclear ship repair and selected construction codes, as indicated below.

Reference: Department of the Interior Acquisition Policy Release 2008-2, 3/11/2008

Notes:

1 - Comptroller General, in protest decision B-400278, B-400308, 9/19/2008, has taken exception to language of the SBA regulations that gave equal preference to HUBZone and SDVOSB set-asides. In making this ruling the GAO looked beyond the regulations to the language of the authorizing statutes. While 8(a) and SDVOSB set-asides are made at the CO's discretion, the HUBZone set-aside is mandatory.

2 - The term "unrestricted competition" refers to competitive procedures of FAR Parts 12, 13, 14, 15 or 36, as would otherwise apply to the commodity and dollar value of the procurement.

3 - ESB reserve amounts are defined in FAR 19.1002.

DESIGNATED INDUSTRY GROUPS Reference: FAR 19.10
1. CONSTRUCTION (Excluding dredging)
NAICS Codes 236, 237, 238 PSC Codes** [not designated]	ESB Reserve - $30,000 & below Over $30,000 - No small business set-asides except codes 236115, 237210 and 238130 [changed]
2. REFUSE SYSTEMS AND RELATED SERVICES
NAICS Codes 562111, 562219, 562219 PSC Codes S205	ESB Reserve - $30,000 & below Over $30,000 - No small business set-asides
3. ARCHITECT & ENGINEERING SERVICES (Incl Mapping & Surveying)
NAICS Codes 541310, 541330 PSC Codes C111, C112, C113, C114, C115, C116, C117, C118, C119, C121, C122, C123, C124, C129, C130, C211, C212, C213, C214, C215, C216, C219 NAICS Codes 541360, 541370 PSC Codes T002, T004, T008, T009, T014, R404	ESB Reserve - $50,000 & below Over $50,000 - Use small business set-asides for all codes [changed]
4. NON-NUCLEAR SHIP REPAIR
NAICS Codes 336611 PSC Codes J998, J999	ESB Reserve - $30,000 & below Over $30,000 - Use small business set-asides
5. LANDSCAPING AND PEST CONTROL
NAICS Codes 561710, 561730 PSC Codes [not designated]	ESB Reserve - $30,000 & below Over $30,000 - No small business set-asides

DESIGNATED INDUSTRY GROUPS
Reference: FAR 19.10

1. CONSTRUCTION (Excluding dredging)

NAICS Codes
236**, 237**, 238**

PSC Codes
[not designated]

ESB Reserve - $30,000 & below

Over $30,000 - No small business set-asides except codes 236115, 237210 and 238130 [changed]

2. REFUSE SYSTEMS AND RELATED SERVICES

NAICS Codes
562111, 562219, 562219

PSC Codes
S205

ESB Reserve - $30,000 & below

Over $30,000 - No small business set-asides

3. ARCHITECT & ENGINEERING SERVICES (Incl Mapping & Surveying)

NAICS Codes
541310, 541330

PSC Codes
C111, C112, C113, C114, C115, C116, C117, C118, C119, C121, C122, C123, C124, C129, C130, C211, C212, C213, C214, C215, C216, C219

NAICS Codes
541360, 541370

PSC Codes
T002, T004, T008, T009, T014, R404

ESB Reserve - $50,000 & below

Over $50,000 - Use small business set-asides for all codes [changed]

4. NON-NUCLEAR SHIP REPAIR

NAICS Codes
336611

PSC Codes
J998, J999

ESB Reserve - $30,000 & below

Over $30,000 - Use small business set-asides

5. LANDSCAPING AND PEST CONTROL

NAICS Codes
561710, 561730

PSC Codes
[not designated]

ESB Reserve - $30,000 & below

Over $30,000 - No small business set-asides

Department of the Interior Targeted Industry Categories

Source: Department of the Interior Acquisition Policy Release 1991-7, 1/30/1991

Product/ Service Code (PSC)	Industry Category Description
4310	Compressors and vacuum pumps
4330	Centrifugals, separators, and vacuum filters
6770	Film, processed
7010	ADP system configuration
7021	ADP Central Processing Unit, Digital
B526	Oceanological studies
B534	Wildlife studies
D301	ADP facility operation and maintenance services
U006	Vocational technical education and training services
V222	Passenger motor charter service

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