NAICS Code 236220: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
National industry
SBA small business size standard: $45 million in average annual receipts
Definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of commercial and institutional buildings and related structures, such as stadiums, grain elevators, and indoor swimming facilities. This industry includes establishments responsible for the on-site assembly of modular or prefabricated commercial and institutional buildings.
Included in this industry are commercial and institutional building general contractors, commercial and institutional building for-sale builders, commercial and institutional building design-build firms, and commercial and institutional building project construction management firms.
Government contracts for this service: PSC Y1PZ Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities
Code facts
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- Contract awards
- 7,626 In the last 12 months
- Contract obligations
- $30,414,664,064 In FY2025
NAICS codes and definitions come from the U.S. Census Bureau, size standards from the SBA and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Business activities under NAICS 236220
- Addition, alteration and renovation for-sale builders, commercial and institutional building
- Addition, alteration and renovation for-sale builders, commercial warehouse
- Addition, alteration and renovation for-sale builders, hotel and motel
- Addition, alteration and renovation for-sale builders, industrial warehouse
- Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building
- Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial warehouse
- Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, hotel and motel
- Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, industrial warehouse
- Addition, alteration and renovation, commercial and institutional building
- Addition, alteration and renovation, commercial warehouse
- Addition, alteration and renovation, hotel and motel
- Addition, alteration and renovation, industrial warehouse
- Administration building construction
- Airport building construction
- Airport terminal construction
- Amusement facility construction
- Animal shelter and clinic construction
- Arena construction
- Armory construction
- Athletic court, indoor, construction
- Auditorium construction
- Bank building construction
- Barber shop construction
- Barrack construction
- Beauty salon construction
- Broadcasting station construction
- Bunkhouse construction
- Bus shelter construction
- Bus terminal construction
- Casino construction
- Cinema construction
- Civic center construction
- Clinic construction
- Cold storage plant construction
- Commercial building construction
- Commercial building construction for-sale builders
- Commercial building construction general contractors
- Construction management, commercial and institutional building
- Dormitory construction
- Drycleaning plant construction
- Educational building construction
- Farm building construction
- Fire and flood restoration of commercial and institutional buildings
- Fire station construction
- For-sale builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), commercial and institutional building
- Garage and service station, commercial, construction
- Grain elevator construction
- Handyman construction service, commercial and institutional building
- Hangar construction
- Hatchery construction
- Health and athletic club construction
- Hospital construction
- Hotel construction
- Ice rink, indoor, construction
- Indoor swimming pool construction
- Institutional building construction
- Institutional building construction for-sale builders
- Institutional building construction general contractors
- Jail construction
- Laboratory construction
- Library construction
- Logging camp construction
- Mausoleum (i.e., building) construction
- Monument (i.e., building) construction
- Motel construction
- Museum construction
- Office building construction
- Parking garage construction
- Penitentiary construction
- Post office construction
- Prefabricated commercial building erection
- Prefabricated institutional building erection
- Prison construction
- Public warehouse construction
- Radio and television broadcast studio construction
- Radio station construction
- Railway station construction
- Recreational facility building construction
- Religious building (e.g., church, synagogue, mosque, temple) construction
- Restaurant construction
- Salon construction
- School building construction
- Service station construction
- Shopping center construction
- Shopping mall construction
- Silo construction
- Speculative builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), commercial and institutional building
- Stadium and arena construction
- Storage elevator construction
- Store construction
- Swimming facility, indoor, construction
- Television station construction
- Tennis court, indoor, construction
- Theater construction
- Truck terminal construction
- Warehouse construction (e.g., commercial, industrial, manufacturing, private)
- Warehouse, commercial and institutional, construction
- Warehouse, industrial, construction
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Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $413,367,442 |
| FY2026 | $53,834,073,320 |
| FY2025 | $30,414,664,064 |
| FY2024 | $30,849,356,216 |
| FY2023 | $32,929,265,169 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fisher Sand & Gravel Co | $13,353,127,940 | |
| 2 | Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated | $4,782,911,153 | |
| 3 | Southwest Valley Constructors Co | $2,679,400,696 | |
| 4 | SLS Federal Services LLC | $2,379,101,008 | |
| 5 | Spencer Construction LLC | $2,364,400,574 | |
| 6 | BL Harbert International LLC | $1,122,258,102 | |
| 7 | The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company | $1,055,331,952 | |
| 8 | Walsh Federal LLC | $970,996,961 | |
| 9 | Clark Construction Group LLC | $958,909,571 | |
| 10 | M.a. Mortenson Company | $917,461,350 |
See the full FY2025 ranking of NAICS 236220 contractors, by parent company.
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Homeland Security | $31,840,053,612 | |
| 2 | Department of the Army | $5,546,966,307 | |
| 3 | Department of the Navy | $4,899,307,461 | |
| 4 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $3,719,465,977 | |
| 5 | General Services Administration | $1,686,023,015 | |
| 6 | Air Force | $1,554,338,849 | |
| 7 | Department of Health and Human Services | $1,250,492,220 | |
| 8 | Department of State | $725,006,982 | |
| 9 | Department of Transportation | $646,683,406 | |
| 10 | Department of the Interior | $561,533,584 |
Top PSC codes by obligations
| Rank | PSC code | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
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| 1 | Y1PZ Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities | $21,880,506,297 | |
| 2 | Y1LB Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways | $5,020,420,555 | |
| 3 | Y1JZ Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings | $4,804,671,329 | |
| 4 | Y1AZ Construction of Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings | $3,154,640,158 | |
| 5 | Z2JZ Repair or Alteration of Miscellaneous Buildings | $1,560,635,004 | |
| 6 | Y1DB Construction of Laboratories and Clinics | $1,510,432,327 | |
| 7 | Y1AA Construction of Office Buildings | $1,211,036,559 | |
| 8 | Z2AA Repair or Alteration of Office Buildings | $1,153,652,320 | |
| 9 | Y1DA Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries | $1,144,923,713 | |
| 10 | Z2DA Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries | $934,241,345 |
Contract obligations by state
| Rank | Place of performance | Obligated, last 12 months | Share |
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| 1 | Texas | $19,221,261,345 | |
| 2 | Arizona | $6,679,569,232 | |
| 3 | California | $4,893,998,946 | |
| 4 | New Mexico | $2,527,015,675 | |
| 5 | Alaska | $1,345,213,032 | |
| 6 | Maryland | $1,337,758,320 | |
| 7 | Guam | $1,198,861,704 | |
| 8 | Georgia | $1,101,029,341 | |
| 9 | Florida | $1,064,538,879 | |
| 10 | Alabama | $995,527,236 | |
| 11 | South Carolina | $946,858,479 | |
| 12 | Virginia | $945,004,634 | |
| 13 | North Carolina | $768,851,541 | |
| 14 | Washington | $696,681,580 | |
| 15 | District of Columbia | $583,962,423 | |
| 16 | New Jersey | $548,747,230 | |
| 17 | Hawaii | $529,404,232 | |
| 18 | New York | $504,713,568 | |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $366,292,626 | |
| 20 | South Dakota | $344,713,978 | |
| 21 | Utah | $327,606,880 | |
| 22 | Ohio | $319,327,714 | |
| 23 | Arkansas | $309,673,658 | |
| 24 | Massachusetts | $305,320,939 | |
| 25 | Oklahoma | $300,347,180 | |
| 26 | Colorado | $250,309,854 | |
| 27 | Missouri | $233,095,842 | |
| 28 | Louisiana | $211,071,479 | |
| 29 | Kentucky | $203,392,858 | |
| 30 | Tennessee | $200,642,450 | |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | $190,038,780 | |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $178,930,031 | |
| 33 | Idaho | $163,098,593 | |
| 34 | North Dakota | $150,800,863 | |
| 35 | West Virginia | $149,152,239 | |
| 36 | Montana | $148,268,812 | |
| 37 | Illinois | $146,821,504 | |
| 38 | Connecticut | $138,008,310 | |
| 39 | Oregon | $125,992,867 | |
| 40 | Michigan | $117,635,222 | |
| 41 | Mississippi | $102,579,416 | |
| 42 | Maine | $101,982,064 | |
| 43 | Wyoming | $96,343,686 | |
| 44 | Northern Mariana Islands | $66,507,647 | |
| 45 | Kansas | $61,649,108 | |
| 46 | Nevada | $58,846,648 | |
| 47 | Rhode Island | $58,726,591 | |
| 48 | Nebraska | $49,823,997 | |
| 49 | Minnesota | $43,978,569 | |
| 50 | Indiana | $35,975,003 | |
| 51 | Vermont | $27,694,514 | |
| 52 | Delaware | $24,265,322 | |
| 53 | U.S. Virgin Islands | $20,562,314 | |
| 54 | New Hampshire | $16,168,779 | |
| 55 | Iowa | $7,961,812 | |
| 56 | American Samoa | $236,443 |
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Shares are of everything obligated under NAICS 236220 in the last 12 months before deobligations, including work performed abroad or with no place of performance on record.
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Size standard history
Federal Register rules that named this code
From the NAICS codes each rule's amendments to 13 CFR 121.201 name. Rules that print their size standard tables as images aren't listed.
Quick answers
What is NAICS 236220?
NAICS 236220 is Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, a national industry in NAICS 23, Construction.
What is the NAICS code for jail construction?
The NAICS code for jail construction is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.
What is the NAICS code for silo construction?
The NAICS code for silo construction is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.
What is the NAICS code for arena construction?
The NAICS code for arena construction is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.
When did the size standard for NAICS 236220 last change?
The most recent Federal Register rule on record that names NAICS 236220 in the SBA's size standards is "Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary-Based Size Standards, Disadvantage Thresholds, and 8(a) Eligibility Thresholds for Inflation" (87 FR 69118), published Nov 17, 2022 and effective Dec 19, 2022.
How much do federal agencies spend under NAICS 236220?
Federal contracts under NAICS 236220 obligated $30,414,664,064 in fiscal year 2025 and $148,440,726,212 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are the largest contractors under NAICS 236220?
The contractors with the most obligated under NAICS 236220 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Fisher Sand & Gravel Co ($13,353,127,940); Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated ($4,782,911,153); and Southwest Valley Constructors Co ($2,679,400,696).
Which agencies buy the most under NAICS 236220?
The agencies that obligated the most under NAICS 236220 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Department of Homeland Security ($31,840,053,612), Department of the Army ($5,546,966,307) and Department of the Navy ($4,899,307,461).
Which PSC codes are used with NAICS 236220?
The PSC codes with the most obligated under NAICS 236220 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Y1PZ Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities; Y1LB Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways; and Y1JZ Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings.
Where is the work under NAICS 236220 performed?
By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under NAICS 236220 over the last 12 months are Texas ($19,221,261,345), Arizona ($6,679,569,232) and California ($4,893,998,946).
What is the latest contract opportunity under NAICS 236220?
The latest contract opportunity under NAICS 236220 is Y1DA--NRM-CONST | 561-18-140 Main Kitchen Upgrade Construction | FY27 NRM, pre-solicitation from Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 (VHA), posted November 7, 2026.
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