Businesses primarily engaged in (1) operating facilities with coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundry and drycleaning equipment for customer use on the premises and/or (2) supplying and servicing coin-…
Businesses primarily engaged in providing personal services (except personal care services, death care services, drycleaning and laundry services, pet care services, photofinishing services, or parking space and/or…
Matched in the Census NAICS:
Lockers, coin- or card-operated, rental
Photographic machine concession operators, coin- or card-operated
Blood pressure testing machine concession operators, coin- or card-operated
Businesses primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of commercial and related machines and equipment (except photographic equipment and supplies; office equipment; and computers and computer peripheral…
Matched in the Census NAICS:
Phonographs, coin- or card-operated, merchant wholesalers
Coin- or card-operated merchandising machine merchant wholesalers
Merchandising machines, coin- or card-operated, merchant wholesalers
Businesses primarily engaged in manufacturing commercial and service industry machinery, such as optical instruments and lenses (except ophthalmic), photographic and photocopying equipment, automatic vending machinery…
Matched in the Census NAICS:
Locks, coin- or card-operated, manufacturing
Coin- or card-operated vending machines manufacturing
Mechanisms for coin- or card-operated machines manufacturing
Businesses (except amusement parks and arcades; gambling industries; golf courses and country clubs; skiing facilities; marinas; fitness and recreational sports centers; and bowling centers) primarily engaged in…
Matched in the Census NAICS:
Coin- or card-operated nongambling amusement device concession operators (i.e., supplying and servicing in others' facilities)
Amusement ride or coin- or card-operated nongambling amusement device concession operators (i.e., supplying and servicing in others' facilities)
Recreational sports clubs (i.e., sports teams) not operating sports facilities
Businesses primarily engaged in renting or leasing nonconsumer-type machinery and equipment (except heavy construction, transportation, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment without operators; and office…
Matched in the Census NAICS:
Renting coin- or card-operated amusement devices (except concession operators)
Businesses primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of durable goods (except motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies; furniture and home furnishings; lumber and other construction materials…
Matched in the Census NAICS:
Games, coin- or card-operated, merchant wholesalers
Coin- or card-operated game machines merchant wholesalers
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How to use the NAICS code lookup
1Describe what you doUse the words a customer would: “commercial lawn mowing”, not “green services company”.
2Compare the best matchesEach code shows the Census lines that matched and its SBA size limit. Open a code page to read its full definition.
3Pick a primary codeChoose the code for the work that brings in most of your revenue, then list the others in SAM.gov.
Example: a roofing company. “commercial roofing” → 238160 Roofing Contractors, SBA limit $19 million in average annual revenue.
The North American Industry Classification System gives every type of business a six-digit code. Federal agencies put one NAICS code on each solicitation, and SAM.gov registration asks for yours.
Why your NAICS code matters for bids
The code on a solicitation sets the SBA size standard for that bid, so it decides whether you can compete for small-business set-asides.
Questions
How do I find my NAICS code?
Describe your main activity in a few words (what you do, not what you are called), for example “commercial lawn mowing” or “office cleaning”. Open the code pages of the best matches and pick the one whose definition and examples fit what brings in most of your revenue.
Can a business have more than one NAICS code?
Yes. In your SAM.gov registration you can list every NAICS code you work in and mark one as your primary code.
Which NAICS code is used for a government bid?
The one on the solicitation. Federal agencies assign one NAICS code to each solicitation, and the SBA size standard of that code decides whether you count as a small business for that bid.
Is this the official NAICS search?
No. PublicBeam is independent. It searches the official 2022 NAICS files of the U.S. Census Bureau, which also has its own search at census.gov/naics.
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.