99 -- LANDSCAPING AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES ADDED TO SMALL BUSINESS COMPREHENSIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (COMPDEMO)

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have finalized, without change, the interim rule published in the Federal Register at 70 FR 11740, March 9, 2005. The rule implements Section 821 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375). Section 821 amended Section 717 of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) by adding landscaping and pest control services to the program. As a result, agencies are precluded from considering acquisitions for landscaping and pest control services over the emerging small business reserve, currently $25,000, for small business set-asides unless the set-asides are needed to meet the 40% goal under the program. The Councils announced this decision in the Federal Register at 70 FR 57458, September 30, 2005. Please see http://www.sba.gov/size/indexwhatsnew.html for more information.