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NAICS code 115112: Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing a soil preparation activity or crop production service, such as plowing, fertilizing, seed bed preparation, planting, cultivating, and crop protecting services.

SBA small-business size limit
$9.5M

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The SBA limit is $9.5 million average annual receipts.

What 115112 covers

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Activities listed under 115112

  • Aerial crop dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft)
  • Bracing of orchard trees and vines
  • Chemical treatment of soil for crops
  • Citrus grove cultivation services
  • Crop dusting
  • Crop spraying
  • Cultivation services
  • Detasseling corn
  • Disease control for crops
  • Dusting crops
  • Entomological service, agricultural
  • Fertilizer application for crops
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  • Hoeing
  • Insect control for crops
  • Orchard cultivation services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery)
  • Pest control services, agricultural
  • Planting crops
  • Plowing
  • Pollinating
  • Pruning of orchard trees and vines
  • Seed bed preparing
  • Seeding crops
  • Spraying crops
  • Spreading lime for crops
  • Surgery on trees and vines
  • Thinning of crops, mechanical and chemical
  • Transplanting services
  • Vineyard cultivation services
  • Weed control services for crops

Questions

What is NAICS code 115112?

NAICS 115112 is “Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating”. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing a soil preparation activity or crop production service, such as plowing, fertilizing, seed bed preparation, planting, cultivating, and crop protecting services.

What businesses use NAICS code 115112?

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Aerial crop dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft); Bracing of orchard trees and vines; Chemical treatment of soil for crops; Citrus grove cultivation services; Crop dusting; and Crop spraying.

What is not included in NAICS 115112?

Businesses mainly mulching and seeding burned forests from the air in support of reforestation or on an emergency basis are classified in Industry 115310, Support Activities for Forestry; land clearing, land leveling, and earth moving for terracing, ponds, and irrigation are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors; and providing water for irrigation are classified in Industry 221310, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 115112?

$9.5 million average annual receipts (average of the last five fiscal years), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

What is the SIC code for NAICS 115112?

SIC codes 0711 (Soil Preparation Services) and 0721 (Crop Planting, Cultivating, and Protecting), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

What is the IRS business code for NAICS 115112?

115110 (Support activities for crop production (including cotton ginning, soil preparation, planting, & cultivating)) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 115111–115116.

How do I find government contracts for NAICS 115112?

Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 115112 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.