[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR121.201]

[Page 201-207]
 
                               ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 121--SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart A--Size Eligibility Provisions and Standards
 
Sec. 121.201  What size standards has SBA identified by Standard Industrial Classification codes?

    The size standards described in this section apply to all SBA 
programs unless otherwise specified. The size standards themselves are 
expressed either in number of employees or annual receipts in millions 
of dollars, unless otherwise specified. The number of employees or 
annual receipts indicates the maximum allowed for a concern and its 
affiliates to be considered small. The following is a listing of size 
standards for industries under the SIC System. Size standards are listed 
by Division and apply to all industries in that Division except those 
specifically listed with separate size standards for a specific two-
digit major group or four-digit industry code. The industry code 
applicable to a business that cannot be otherwise classified will be SIC 
code 9999, Nonclassifiable Establishments, with a corresponding size 
standard of $5.0 million in annual receipts.

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                     Size Standards by SIC Industry
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                                             Size standards in number of
          SIC code and description             employees or millions of
                                                       dollars
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              DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR GROUP 01--AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION      $0.5
 CROPS.
MAJOR GROUP 02--LIVESTOCK AND ANIMAL         $0.5
 SPECIALTIES.
Except:
    0211  Beef Cattle Feedlots (Custom)....  $1.5
    0252  Chicken Eggs.....................  $9.0
MAJOR GROUP 07--AGRICULTURAL SERVICES......  $5.0
MAJOR GROUP 08--FORESTRY...................  $5.0
MAJOR GROUP 09--FISHING, HUNTING, AND        $3.0
 TRAPPING.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             DIVISION B--MINING
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR GROUP 10--METAL MINING...............  500
MAJOR GROUP 12--COAL MINING................  500
MAJOR GROUP 13--OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION AND   500
 MAJOR GROUP 14--MINING AND QUARRYING OF
 NONMETALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT FUELS.
EXCEPT:
    1081  Metal Mining Services............  $5.0
    1241  Coal Mining Services.............  $5.0
    1382  Oil and Gas Field Exploration      $5.0
     Services.
    1389  Oil and Gas Field Services,        $5.0
     N.E.C..
    1481  Nonmetallic Minerals Services,     $5.0
     Except Fuels.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        DIVISION C--CONSTRUCTION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR GROUP 15--GENERAL BUILDING             $17.0
 CONTRACTORS.
MAJOR GROUP 16--HEAVY CONSTRUCTION, NON      $17.0
 BUILDING.
EXCEPT:
    1629 (Part)    Dredging and Surface      $13.5 \1\
     Cleanup Activities.
MAJOR GROUP 17--CONSTRUCTION--SPECIAL TRADE  $7.0
 CONTRACTORS.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIVISION D--MANUFACTURING,\2\..............  500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXCEPT:
    2032  Canned Specialties...............  1,000
    2033  Canned Fruits, Vegetables,         500 \3\
     Preserves, Jams and Jellies.
    2043  Cereal Breakfast Foods...........  1,000
    2046  Wet Corn Milling.................  750
    2052  Cookies and Crackers.............  750
    2062  Cane Sugar Refining..............  750
    2063  Beet Sugar.......................  750
    2076  Vegetable Oil Mills, Except Corn,  1,000
     Cottonseed, and Soybean.
    2079  Shortening, Table Oils,            750
     Margarine, and Other Edible Fats and
     Oils, N.E.C.
    2085  Distilled and Blended Liquors....  750
    2111  Cigarettes.......................  1,000
    2211  Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton..  1,000
    2261  Finishers of Broadwoven Fabrics    1,000
     of Cotton.
    2295  Coated Fabrics, Not Rubberized...  1,000
    2296  Tire Cord and Fabrics............  1,000
    2611  Pulp Mills.......................  750
    2621  Paper Mills......................  750
    2631  Paperboard Mills.................  750
    2656  Sanitary Food Containers, Except   750
     Folding.
    2657  Folding Paperboard Boxes,          750
     Including Sanitary.
    2812  Alkalies and Chlorine............  1,000
    2813  Industrial Gases.................  1,000
    2816  Inorganic Pigments...............  1,000
    2819  Industrial Inorganic Chemicals,    1,000
     N.E.C.
    2821  Plastics Materials, Synthetic      750
     Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers.
    2822  Synthetic Rubber (Vulcanizable     1,000
     Elastomers).
    2823  Cellulosic Manmade Fibers........  1,000
    2824  Manmade Organic Fibers, Except     1,000
     Cellulosic.
    2833  Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical  750
     Products.
    2834  Pharmaceutical Preparations......  750
    2841  Soap and Other Detergents, Except  750
     Specialty Cleaners.
    2865  Cyclic Organic Crudes and          750
     Intermediates, and Organic Dyes and
     Pigments.
    2869  Industrial Organic Chemicals,      1,000
     N.E.C..
    2873  Nitrogenous Fertilizers..........  1,000
    2892  Explosives.......................  750
    2911  Petroleum Refining...............  1,500 \4\

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    2952  Asphalt Felts and Coatings.......  750
    3011  Tires and Inner Tubes............  1,000 \5\
    3021  Rubber and Plastics Footwear.....  1,000
    3211  Flat Glass.......................  1,000
    3221  Glass Containers.................  750
    3229  Pressed and Blown Glass and        750
     Glassware, N.E.C.
    3241  Cement, Hydraulic................  750
    3261  Vitreous China Plumbing Fixtures   750
     and China and Earthenware Fittings and
     Bathroom Accessories.
    3275  Gypsum Products..................  1,000
    3292  Asbestos Products................  750
    3296  Mineral Wool.....................  750
    3297  Nonclay Refractories.............  750
    3312  Steel Works, Blast Furnaces        1,000
     (Including Coke Ovens), and Rolling
     Mills.
    3313  Electrometallurgical Products,     750
     Except Steel.
    3315  Steel Wiredrawing and Steel Nails  1,000
     and Spikes.
    3316  Cold-Rolled Steel Sheet, Strip,    1,000
     and Bars.
    3317  Steel Pipe and Tubes.............  1,000
    3331  Primary Smelting and Refining of   1,000
     Copper.
    3334  Primary Production of Aluminum...  1,000
    3339  Primary Smelting and Refining of   750
     Nonferrous Metals, Except Copper and
     Aluminum.
    3351  Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding    750
     of Copper.
    3353  Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil..  750
    3354  Aluminum Extruded Products.......  750
    3355  Aluminum Rolling and Drawing,      750
     N.E.C.
    3356  Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding    750
     of Nonferrous Metals, Except Copper
     and Aluminum.
    3357  Drawing and Insulating of          1,000
     Nonferrous Wire.
    3398  Metal Heat Treating..............  750
    3399  Primary Metal Products, N.E.C....  750
    3411  Metal Cans.......................  1,000
    3431  Enameled Iron and Metal Sanitary   750
     Ware.
    3482  Small Arms Ammunition............  1,000
    3483  Ammunition, Except for Small Arms  1,500
    3484  Small Arms.......................  1,000
    3511  Steam, Gas, and Hydraulic          1,000
     Turbines, and Turbine Generator Set
     Units.
    3519  Internal Combustion Engines,       1,000
     N.E.C.
    3531  Construction Machinery and         750
     Equipment.
    3537  Industrial Trucks, Tractors,       750
     Trailers, and Stackers.
    3562  Ball and Roller Bearings.........  750
    3571  Electronic Computers.............  1,000
    3572  Computer Storage Devices.........  1,000
    3575  Computer Terminals...............  1,000
    3577  Computer Peripheral Equipment,     1,000
     N.E.C.
    3578  Calculating and Accounting         1,000
     Machines, Except Electronic Computers.
    3585  Air-Conditioning and Warm Air      750
     Heating Equipment and Commercial and
     Industrial Refrigeration Equipment.
    3612  Power, Distribution, and           750
     Specialty Transformers.
    3613  Switchgear and Switchboard         750
     Apparatus.
    3621  Motors and Generators............  1,000
    3624  Carbon and Graphite Products.....  750
    3625  Relays and Industrial Controls...  750
    3631  Household Cooking Equipment......  750
    3632  Household Refrigerators and Home   1,000
     and Farm Freezers.
    3633  Household Laundry Equipment......  1,000
    3634  Electric Housewares and Fans.....  750
    3635  Household Vacuum Cleaners........  750
    3641  Electric Lamp Bulbs and Tubes....  1,000
    3651  Household Audio and Video          750
     Equipment.
    3652  Phonograph Records and             750
     Prerecorded Audio Tapes and Disks.
    3661  Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus  1,000
    3663  Radio and Television Broadcasting  750
     and Communications Equipment.
    3669  Communications Equipment, N.E.C..  750
    3671  Electron Tubes...................  750
    3692  Primary Batteries, Dry and Wet...  1,000
    3694  Electrical Equipment for Internal  750
     Combustion Engines.
    3695  Magnetic and Optical Recording     1,000
     Media.
    3699  Electrical Machinery, Equipment,   750
     and Supplies, N.E.C.
    3711  Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car   1,000
     Bodies.
    3714  Motor Vehicle Parts and            750
     Accessories.
    3716  Motor Homes......................  1,000

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    3721  Aircraft.........................  1,500
    3724  Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts  1,000
    3728  Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary       1,000 \9\
     Equipment, N.E.C.
    3731  Shipbuilding and Repair of         1,000
     Nuclear Propelled Ships.
        Shipbuilding of Nonnuclear           1,000
         Propelled Ships and Nonpropelled
         Ships.
        Ship Repair (Including Overhauls     1,000
         and Conversions) Performed on
         Nonnuclear Propelled and
         Nonpropelled Ships East of the 108
         Meridian.
        Ship Repair (Including Overhauls     1,000
         and Conversions) Performed on
         Nonnuclear Propelled and
         Nonpropelled Ships West of the 108
         Meridian.
    3743  Railroad Equipment...............  1,000
    3761  Guided Missiles and Space          1,000
     Vehicles.
    3764  Guided Missile and Space Vehicle   1,000
     Propulsion Units and Propulsion Units
     Parts.
    3769  Guided Missile and Space Vehicle   1,000
     Parts and Auxiliary Equipment, N.E.C.
    3795  Tanks and Tank Components........  1,000
    3812  Search, Detection, Navigation,     750
     Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical
     Systems and Instruments.
    3996  Linoleum, Asphalted-Felt-Base,     750
     and other Hard Surface Floor
     Coverings, N.E.C.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DIVISION E--TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY
                                SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR GROUP 40--RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION....  1500
EXCEPT:
    4013  Railroad Switching and Terminal    500
     Establishments.
MAJOR GROUP 41--LOCAL AND SUBURBAN TRANSIT   $5.0
 AND INTERURBAN HIGHWAY PASSENGER
 TRANSPORTATION.
MAJOR GROUP 42--MOTOR FREIGHT                $18.5
 TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING.
EXCEPT:
    4212 (Part)  Garbage and Refuse          $6.0
     Collection, Without Disposal.
    4231  Terminal and Joint Terminal        $5.0
     Maintenance Facilities for Motor
     Freight Transportation.
MAJOR GROUP 44--WATER TRANSPORTATION.......  500
EXCEPT:
    4491  Marine Cargo Handling............  $18.5
    4492  Towing and Tugboat Services......  $5.0
    4493  Marinas..........................  $5.0
    4499  Water Transportation Services,     $5.0
     N.E.C..
          --Offshore Marine Water            $20.5
     Transportation Services.
MAJOR GROUP 45--TRANSPORTATION BY AIR......  1500
EXCEPT:
    4522  Air Transportation, Nonscheduled.  1500
          --Offshore Marine Air              $20.5
     Transportation Services.
    4581  Airports, Flying Fields, and       $5.0
     Airport Terminal Services.
MAJOR GROUP 46--PIPELINES, EXCEPT NATURAL    1500
 GAS,.
EXCEPT:
    4619  Pipelines, N.E.C.................  $25.0
MAJOR GROUP 47--TRANSPORTATION SERVICES,...  $5.0
EXCEPT:
    4724  Travel Agencies..................  $1.0\6\
    4731  Arrangement of Transportation of   $18.5
     Freight and Cargo.
    4783  Packing and Crating..............  $18.5
MAJOR GROUP 48--COMMUNICATIONS.............
    4812  Radiotelephone Communications....  1,500
    4813  Telephone Communications, Except   1,500
     Radiotelephone.
    4822  Telegraph and Other Message        $5.0
     Communications.
    4832  Radio Broadcasting Stations......  $5.0
    4833  Television Broadcasting Stations.  $10.5
    4841  Cable and Other Pay Television     $11.0
     Services.
    4899  Communications Services, N.E.C...  $11.0
MAJOR GROUP 49--ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY  $5.0
 SERVICES,.
EXCEPT:
    4911  Electric Services................  4 million megawatt hrs.
    4924  Natural Gas Distribution.........  500
    4953  Refuse Systems...................  $6.0
    4961  Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply  $9.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIVISION F--WHOLESALE TRADE................  100
    (Not Applicable to Government
     procurement of supplies. The
     nonmanufacturer size standard of 500
     employees shall be used for purposes
     of Government procurement of
     supplies.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIVISION G--RETAIL TRADE...................  $5.0

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    (Not Applicable to Government
     procurement of supplies. The
     nonmanufacturer size standard of 500
     employees shall be used for purposes
     of Government procurement of
     supplies.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXCEPT:
    5271  Mobile Home Dealers..............  $9.5
    5311  Department Stores................  $20.0
    5331  Variety Stores...................  $8.0
    5411  Grocery Stores...................  $20.0
    5511  Motor Vehicle Dealers (New and     $21.0
     Used).
    5521  Motor Vehicle Dealers (Used Only)  $17.0
    5541  Gasoline Service Stations........  $6.5
    5599  Automobile Dealers, N.E.C........  $5.0
          --Aircraft Dealers, Retail.......  $7.5
    5611  Men's and Boys' Clothing and       $6.5
     Accessory Stores.
    5621  Women's Clothing Stores..........  $6.5
    5651  Family Clothing Stores...........  $6.5
    5661  Shoe Stores......................  $6.5
    5722  Household Appliance Stores.......  $6.5
    5731  Radio, Television, and Consumer    $6.5
     Electronics Stores.
    5734  Computer and Computer Software     $6.5
     Stores.
    5812  (Part) Food Service,               $15.0
     Institutional.
    5961  Catalog and Mail-Order Houses....  $18.5
    5983  Fuel Oil Dealers.................  $9.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIVISION H--FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL     $5.0
 ESTATE.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXCEPT:
    6021-6082  National and Commercial       $100 Million in assets \7\
     Banks, Savings Institutions and Credit
     Unions.
    6331  Fire, Marine, and Casualty         1,500
     Insurance.
    6515 (Part)  Leasing of Building Space   $15.0 \8\
     to Federal Government by Owners.
    6531  Real Estate Agents and Managers..  $1.5 \6\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIVISION I--SERVICES.......................  $5.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXCEPT:
    7211  Power Laundries, Family and        $10.5
     Commercial.
    7213  Linen Supply.....................  $10.5
    7216  Drycleaning Plants, Except Rug     $3.5
     Cleaning.
    7217  Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning...  $3.5
    7218  Industrial Launderers............  $10.5
    7311  Advertising Agencies.............  $5.0 \6\
    7312  Outdoor Advertising Services.....  $5.0 \6\
    7313  Radio, Television, and             $5.0 \6\
     Publishers' Advertising
     Representatives.
    7319  Advertising, N.E.C...............  $5.0 \6\
    7349  Building Cleaning and Maintenance  $12.0
     Services, N.E.C..
    7371  Computer Programming Services....  $18.0
    7372  Prepackaged Software.............  $18.0
    7373  Computer Integrated Systems        $18.0
     Design.
    7374  Computer Processing and Data       $18.0
     Preparation and Processing Services.
    7375  Information Retrieval Services...  $18.0
    7376  Computer Facilities Management     $18.0
     Services.
    7377  Computer Rental and Leasing......  $18.0
    7378  Computer Maintenance and Repair..  $18.0
    7379  Computer Related Services, N.E.C.  $18.0
    7381  Detective, Guard, and Armored Car  $9.0
     Services.
    7382  Security Systems Services........  $9.0
    7389  Business Services, N.E.C.........  $5.0
        Map Drafting Services, Mapmaking     $3.5
         (Including Aerial) and
         Photogrammetric Mapping Services.
    7513  Truck Rental and Leasing Without   $18.5
     Drivers.
    7514  Passenger Car Rental.............  $18.5
    7515  Passenger Car Leasing............  $18.5
    7534  Tire Retreading and Repair Shops.  $10.5
    7699  Repair Shops and Related           $5.0 \9\
     Services, N.E.C.
    7812  Motion Picture and Video Tape      $21.5
     Production.
    7819  Services Allied to Motion Picture  $21.5
     Production.
    7822  Motion Picture and Video Tape      $21.5
     Distribution.
    8299  (Part) Flight Training Services..  $18.5
    8711  Engineering Services.............  $2.5
        Military and Aerospace Equipment     $20.0
         and Military Weapons.

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        Contracts and Subcontracts for       $20.0
         Engineering Services Awarded Under
         the National Energy Policy Act of
         1992.
        Marine Engineering and Naval         $13.5
         Architecture.
    8712  Architectural Services (Other      $2.5
     Than Naval).
    8713  Surveying Services...............  $2.5
    8721  Accounting, Auditing, and          $6.0
     Bookkeeping Services.
    8731  Commercial Physical and            500 \10\
     Biological Research.
        Aircraft...........................  1,500
        Aircraft Parts, and Auxiliary        1,000
         Equipment, and Aircraft Engines
         and Engine Parts.
        Space Vehicles and Guided Missiles,  1,000
         their Propulsion Units, their
         Propulsion Units Parts, and their
         Auxiliary Equipment and Parts.
    8741 (Part)  Conference Management       $5.0 \6\
     Services.
    8744  Facilities Support Management      $5.0 \11\
     Services.
        Base Maintenance...................  $20.0 \12\
        Environmental Remediation Services.  500 \13\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Footnotes:
\1\ SIC code 1629--Dredging: To be considered small for purposes of
  Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the
  volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another
  small dredging concern.
\2\ SIC Division D--Manufacturing: For rebuilding machinery or equipment
  on a factory basis, or equivalent, use the SIC code for a newly
  manufactured product. Concerns performing major rebuilding or overhaul
  activities do not necessarily have to meet the criteria for being a
  ``manufacturer'' although the activities may be classified under a
  manufacturing SIC code. Ordinary repair services or preservation are
  not considered rebuilding.
\3\ SIC code 2033: For purposes of Government procurement for food
  canning and preserving, the standard of 500 employees excludes
  agricultural labor as defined in section 3306(k) of the Internal
  Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 3306(k).
\4\ SIC code 2911: For purposes of Government procurement, the firm may
  not have more than 1,500 employees nor more than 75,000 barrels per
  day capacity of petroleum-based inputs, including crude oil or bona
  fide feedstocks. Capacity includes owned or leased facilities as well
  as facilities under a processing agreement or an arrangement such as
  an exchange agreement or a throughput. The total product to be
  delivered under the contract must be at least 90 percent refined by
  the successful bidder from either crude oil or bona fide feedstocks.
\5\ SIC code 3011: For purposes of Government procurement, a firm is
  small for bidding on a contract for pneumatic tires within Census
  Classification codes 30111 and 30112, provided that:
(1) The value of tires within Census Classification codes 30111 and
  30112 which it manufactured in the United States during the previous
  calendar year is more than 50 percent of the value of its total
  worldwide manufacture;
(2) The value of pneumatic tires within Census Classification codes
  30111 and 30112 comprising its total worldwide manufacture during the
  preceding calendar year was less than 5 percent of the value of all
  such tires manufactured in the United States during that period; and
(3) the value of the principal product which it manufactured or
  otherwise produced, or sold worldwide during the preceding calendar
  year is less than 10 percent of the total value of such products
  manufactured or otherwise produced or sold in the United States during
  that period.
\6\ SIC codes 4724, 6531, 7311, 7312, 7313, 7319, and 8741 (part): As
  measured by total revenues, but excluding funds received in trust for
  an unaffiliated third party, such as bookings or sales subject to
  commissions. The commissions received are included as revenue.
\7\ A financial institution's assets are determined by averaging the
  assets reported on its four quarterly financial statements for the
  preceding year. Assets for the purposes of this size standard means
  the assets defined according to the Federal Financial Institutions
  Examination Council 034 call report form.
\8\ SIC code 6515: Leasing of building space to the Federal Government
  by Owners: For Government procurement, a size standard of $15.0
  million in gross receipts applies to the owners of building space
  leased to the Federal Government. The standard does not apply to an
  agent.
\9\ SIC codes 7699 and 3728: Contracts for the rebuilding or overhaul of
  aircraft ground support equipment on a contract basis are classified
  under SIC code 3728.
\10\ SIC code 8731: For research and development contracts requiring the
  delivery of a manufactured product, the appropriate size standard is
  that of the manufacturing industry.
(1) Research and Development means laboratory or other physical research
  and development. It does not include economic, educational,
  engineering, operations, systems, or other nonphysical research; or
  computer programming, data processing, commercial and/or medical
  laboratory testing.
(2) For purposes of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
  program only, a different definition has been established by law. See
  Sec.  121.701.
(3) Research and development for guided missiles and space vehicles
  includes evaluations and simulation, and other services requiring
  thorough knowledge of complete missiles and spacecraft.
\11\ Facilities Management, a component of SIC code 8744, includes
  establishments, not elsewhere classified, which provide overall
  management and the personnel to perform a variety of related support
  services in operating a complete facility in or around a specific
  building, or within another business or Government establishment.
  Facilities management means furnishing three or more personnel supply
  services which may include, but are not limited to, secretarial
  services, typists, telephone answering, reproduction or mimeograph
  service, mailing service, financial or business management, public
  relations, conference planning, travel arrangements, word processing,
  maintaining files and/or libraries, switchboard operation, writers,
  bookkeeping, minor office equipment maintenance and repair, or use of
  information systems (not programming).
\12\ SIC code 8744:
(1) If one of the activities of base maintenance, as defined in
  paragraph (2) of this footnote, can be identified with a separate
  industry and that activity (or industry) accounts for 50 percent or
  more of the value of an entire contract, then the proper size standard
  is that of the particular industry, and not the base maintenance size
  standard.
(2) ``Base Maintenance'' requires the performance of three or more
  separate activities in the areas of service or special trade
  construction industries. If services are performed, these activities
  must each be in a separate SIC code including, but not limited to,
  Janitorial and Custodial Service, Fire Prevention Service, Messenger
  Service, Commissary Service, Protective Guard Service, and Grounds
  Maintenance and Landscaping Service. If the contract requires the use
  of special trade contractors (plumbing, painting, plastering,
  carpentry, etc.), all such special trade construction activities are
  considered a single activity and classified as Base Housing
  Maintenance. Since Base Housing Maintenance is only one activity, two
  additional activities are required for a contract to be classified as
  ``Base Maintenance.''

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\13\ SIC code 8744: (1) For SBA assistance as a small business concern
  in the industry of Environmental Remediation Services, other than for
  Government procurement, a concern must be engaged primarily in
  furnishing a range of services for the remediation of a contaminated
  environment to an acceptable condition including, but not limited to,
  preliminary assessment, site inspection, testing, remedial
  investigation, feasibility studies, remedial design, containment,
  remedial action, removal of contaminated materials, storage of
  contaminated materials and security and site closeouts. If one of such
  activities accounts for 50 percent or more of a concern's total
  revenues, employees, or other related factors, the concern's primary
  industry is that of the particular industry and not the Environmental
  Remediation Services Industry.
(2) For purposes of classifying a Government procurement as
  Environmental Remediation Services, the general purpose of the
  procurement must be to restore a contaminated environment and also the
  procurement must be composed of activities in three or more separate
  industries with separate SIC codes or, in some instances (e.g.,
  engineering), smaller sub-components of SIC codes with separate,
  distinct size standards. These activities may include, but are not
  limited to, separate activities in industries such as: Heavy
  Construction; Special Trade Construction; Engineering Services;
  Architectural Services; Management Services; Refuse Systems; Sanitary
  Services, Not Elsewhere Classified; Local Trucking Without Storage;
  Testing Laboratories; and Commercial, Physical and Biological
  Research. If any activity in the procurement can be identified with a
  separate SIC code, or component of a code with a separate distinct
  size standard, and that industry accounts for 50 percent or more of
  the value of the entire procurement, then the proper size standard is
  the one for that particular industry, and not the Environmental
  Remediation Service size standard.


[61 FR 3286, Jan. 31, 1996; 61 FR 6412, Feb. 20, 1996; 61 FR 7306, Feb. 
27, 1996; 61 FR 7986, Mar. 1, 1996; 61 FR 43119, Aug. 20, 1996]

       Size Eligibility Requirements For SBA Financial Assistance