Get the 2022 NAICS codes that fit your business, with the Census lines that matched.
Businesses primarily engaged in applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design, development, and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes, and systems.
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SBA small-business limit 1,000 employees · 3 exceptions
Businesses primarily engaged in conducting research and experimental development (except nanotechnology and biotechnology research and experimental development) in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, such as…
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Businesses primarily engaged in planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software, and communication technologies.
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Businesses primarily engaged in manufacturing fabricated or laminated wood arches, wood roof and floor trusses, and/or other fabricated or laminated wood structural members.
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SBA small-business limit $45 million · 1 exception
Businesses primarily engaged in heavy and civil engineering construction projects (excluding highway, street, bridge, and distribution line construction).
Businesses primarily engaged in site preparation activities, such as excavating and grading, demolition of buildings and other structures, and septic system installation.
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No SBA size standard for this code
Government establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) the administration, regulation, and enforcement of air and water resource programs; (2) the administration and regulation of solid waste…
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SBA small-business limit 1,000 employees
Businesses primarily engaged in conducting biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) research and experimental development.
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Businesses primarily engaged in interior or exterior painting or interior wall covering.
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SBA small-business limit 750 employees
Businesses primarily engaged in manufacturing nonmetallic mineral products (except pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixtures; clay building materials and refractories; glass and glass products; cement; ready-mix…
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See this resultThe 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.
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.
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.
Yes. In your SAM.gov registration you can list every NAICS code you work in and mark one as your primary code.
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.
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.