Attachment D 2024 SBA Table of Size Standards March 17 2023 Rev excerpt.pdf

U. S. Small Business Administration Table of Small Business Size Standards

Matched to North American Industry Classification System Codes

This table lists small business size standards matched to industries described in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), as modified by the Office of Management and Budget, effective January 1, 2022.

The size standards are for the most part expressed in either millions of dollars (those preceded by “$”) or number of employees (those without the “$”). A size standard is the largest that a concern can be and still qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs. For the most part, size standards are the average annual receipts or the average employment of a firm. How to calculate average annual receipts and average employment of a firm can be found in 13 CFR § 121.104 and 13 CFR § 121.106, respectively.

SBA also includes the table of size standards in the Small Business Size Regulations,13 CFR § 121.201. This table includes size standards that have changed since the last publication of

13 CFR § 121.

For more information on these size standards, please visit SBA’s Size Standards webpage.

If you have any other questions concerning size standards, contact a Size Specialist at your nearest SBA Government Contracting Area Office (list at the end of the table), or contact the Office of Size Standards by email at sizestandards@sba.gov or by phone at (202) 205-6618.

Important Notice:

Businesses registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) must update their SAM registration in order to have their small business status updated based on the new size standards effective March 17, 2023. Until the SAM registration is updated, the SAM profiles will continue to display the small business status under the old size standards.

These size standards are effective March 17, 2023 https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/size-standards mailto:at%20sizestandards@sba.gov

NAICS Codes NAICS Industry Description Size standards in millions of dollars

Size standards in number of employees 532412 Construction, Mining and Forestry Machinery and

Equipment Rental and Leasing $40.0

532420 Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing $40.0 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and

Equipment Rental and Leasing $40.0

533110 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

$47.0

Sector 54 – Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

‘NAICS Codes NAICS Industry Description Size standards in millions of dollars

Size standards in number of employees 541110 Offices of Lawyers $15.5 541191 Title Abstract and Settlement Offices $19.5 541199 All Other Legal Services $20.5 541211 Offices of Certified Public Accountants $26.5 541213 Tax Preparation Services $25.0 541214 Payroll Services $39.0 541219 Other Accounting Services $25.0 541310 Architectural Services $12.5 541320 Landscape Architectural Services $9.0 541330 Engineering Services $25.5 541330

(Exception 1) Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons

$47.0

541330 (Exception 2)

Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy Act of

$47.0

541330 (Exception 3)

Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture $47.0

541340 Drafting Services $9.0 541350 Building Inspection Services $11.5 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services $28.5 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services $19.0 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services $19.0 541410 Interior Design Services $9.0 541420 Industrial Design Services $17.0 541430 Graphic Design Services $9.0 salves Highlight

‘NAICS Codes NAICS Industry Description Size standards in millions of dollars

Size standards in number of employees 541490 Other Specialized Design Services $13.5 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services $34.0 541512 Computer Systems Design Services $34.0 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services $37.0 541519 Other Computer Related Services $34.0 541519

(Exception) Information Technology Value Added Resellers18 150

541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

$24.5

541612 Human Resources Consulting Services $29.0 541613 Marketing Consulting Services $19.0 541614 Process, Physical Distribution and Logistics Consulting

Services $20.0

541618 Other Management Consulting Services $19.0 541620 Environmental Consulting Services $19.0 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services $19.0 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology11 1,000 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except

Nanobiotechnology)11 1,000

541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) 11

1,000

541715 (Exception 1)

Aircraft, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts11 1,500

541715 (Exception 2)

Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment11 1,250

541715 (Exception 3)

Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles, Their Propulsion Units and Propulsion Parts11

1,300

541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

$28.0

541810 Advertising Agencies10 $25.5 541820 Public Relations Agencies $19.0 541830 Media Buying Agencies $32.5 541840 Media Representatives $21.0 541850 Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising $34.5 541860 Direct Mail Advertising $22.0 541870 Advertising Material Distribution Services $28.5 541890 Other Services Related to Advertising $19.0 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling $22.5 salves Highlight

Footnotes

1. NAICS code 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry – Forest Fire Suppression and Fuels Management Services are two components of Support Activities for Forestry.

Forest Fire Suppression includes establishments which provide services to fight forest fires. These firms usually have fire-fighting crews and equipment. Fuels Management Services firms provide services to clear land of hazardous materials that would fuel forest fires. The treatments used by these firms may include prescribed fire, mechanical removal, establishing fuel breaks, thinning, pruning, and piling.

2. NAICS code 237990 – Dredging: To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm or its similarly situated subcontractors must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with their own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern.

3. NAICS code 311421 – For purposes of Government procurement for food canning and preserving, the standard of 1,000 employees excludes agricultural labor as defined in section 3306(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 3306(k).

4. NAICS code 324110 – To qualify as small for purposes of Government procurement, the petroleum refiner, including its affiliates, must be a concern that has either no more than 1,500 employees or no more than 200,000 barrels per calendar day total Operable Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation capacity. Capacity includes all domestic and foreign affiliates, all owned or leased facilities, and all facilities under a processing agreement or an arrangement such as an exchange agreement or a throughput. To qualify under the capacity size standard, the firm, together with its affiliates, must be primarily engaged in refining crude petroleum into refined petroleum products. A firm’s “primary industry” is determined in accordance with 13 CFR § 121.107.

5. NAICS code 326211 –For Government procurement, a firm is small for bidding on a contract for pneumatic tires within Census NAICS Product Classification codes 3262111 and 3262113, provided that:

a. the value of tires within Census NAICS Product Classification codes 3262111 and 3262113 that it manufactured in the United States during the previous calendar year is more than 50 percent of the value of its total worldwide manufacture,

b. the value of pneumatic tires within Census NAICS Product Classification codes 3262111 and 3262113 comprising its total worldwide manufacture during the preceding calendar year was less than 5 percent of the value of all such tires manufactured in the United States during that period, and

c. the value of the principal product that it manufactured, produced, or sold worldwide during the preceding calendar year is less than 10 percent of the total value of such products manufactured or otherwise produced or sold in the United States during that period.

6. NAICS Subsectors 333, 334, 335 and 336 – For rebuilding machinery or equipment on a factory basis, or equivalent, use the NAICS code for a newly manufactured product. Concerns performing major rebuilding or overhaul activities do not necessarily have to meet the criteria for being a “manufacturer” although the activities may be classified under a manufacturing NAICS code.

Ordinary repair services or preservation are not considered rebuilding.

7. NAICS code 336413 – Contracts for the rebuilding or overhaul of aircraft ground support equipment on a contract basis are classified under NAICS code 336413.

8. NAICS codes 522110, 522130, 522180, and 522210 – A financial institution's assets are determined by averaging the assets reported on its four quarterly financial statements for the preceding year.

“Assets” for the purposes of this size standard means the assets defined according to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 041 call report form for NAICS codes 522110, 522180, and 522210 and the National Credit Union Administration 5300 call report form for NAICS code 522130.

9. NAICS codes 531110, 531120, 531130, and 531190 – Leasing of building space to the Federal Government by Owners: For Government procurement, a size standard of

$47.0 million in gross receipts applies to the owners of building space leased to the Federal Government. The standard does not apply to an agent.

10. NAICS codes 488510 (excluding the exception), 531210, 541810, 561510, 561520 and 561920 – As measured by total revenues, but excluding funds received in trust for an unaffiliated third party, such as bookings or sales subject to commissions. The commissions received are included as revenues.

11. NAICS codes 541713, 541714 and 541715:

a. Research and Development" means laboratory or other physical research and development.

It does not include economic, educational, engineering, operations, systems, or other nonphysical research; or computer programming, data processing, commercial and/or "medical laboratory testing. For research and development contracts requiring the delivery of a manufactured product, the appropriate size standard is that of the manufacturing industry.

b. For purposes of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Transfer Technology (STTR) programs, the term “research” or “research and development” means any activity which is (A) a systematic, intensive study directed toward greater knowledge or understanding of the subject studied; (B) a systematic study directed specifically toward applying new knowledge to meet a recognized need;

or (C) a systematic application of knowledge toward the production of useful materials, devices, and systems or methods, including design, development, and improvement of prototypes and new processes to meet specific requirements. See 15 U.S.C. § 638(e)(5) and section 3 of the SBIR and STTR policy directives available at www.sbir.gov. For size eligibility requirements for the SBIR and STTR programs, see § 121.702 of these regulations.

c. "Research and Development" for guided missiles and space vehicles includes evaluations and simulation, and other services requiring thorough knowledge of complete missiles and spacecraft.

http://www.sbir.gov/

12. NAICS code 561210 – Facilities Support Services:

a. If one or more activities of Facilities Support Services as defined in paragraph (b) (below in this footnote) can be identified with a specific industry and that industry accounts for 50% or more of the value of an entire procurement, then the proper classification of the procurement is that of the specific industry, not Facilities Support Services.

b. "Facilities Support Services" requires the performance of three or more separate activities in the areas of services or specialty trade contractors industries. If services are performed, these service activities must each be in a separate NAICS industry. If the procurement requires the use of specialty trade contractors (plumbing, painting, plastering, carpentry, etc.), all such specialty trade contractors activities are considered a single activity and classified as "Building and Property Specialty Trade Services." Since "Building and Property Specialty Trade Services" is only one activity, two additional activities of separate NAICS industries are required for a procurement to be classified as "Facilities Support Services."

13. NAICS code 238990 – Building and Property Specialty Trade Services: If a procurement requires the use of multiple specialty trade contractors (i.e., plumbing, painting, plastering, carpentry, etc.), and no specialty trade accounts for 50% or more of the value of the procurement, all such specialty trade contractors activities are considered a single activity and classified as Building and Property Specialty Trade Services.

14. NAICS code 562910 – Environmental Remediation Services:

a. For SBA assistance as a small business concern in the industry of Environmental Remediation Services, other than for Government procurement, a concern must be engaged primarily in furnishing a range of services for the remediation of a contaminated environment to an acceptable condition including, but not limited to, preliminary assessment, site inspection, testing, remedial investigation, feasibility studies, regulatory compliance, remedial design, containment, remedial action, removal of contaminated materials, nuclear remediation, storage of contaminated materials and security and site closeouts. If one of such activities accounts for 50 percent or more of a concern's total revenues, employees, or other related factors, the concern's primary industry is that of the particular industry and not the Environmental Remediation Services Industry.

b. For purposes of classifying a Government procurement as Environmental Remediation Services, the general purpose of the procurement must be to restore or directly support the restoration of a contaminated environment. This includes activities such as preliminary assessment, site inspection, testing, remedial investigation, feasibility studies, regulatory compliance, remedial design, remediation services, containment, nuclear remediation, and removal of contaminated materials or security and site closeouts. The general purpose of the procurement need not necessarily include remedial actions. Also, the procurement must be composed of activities in three or more separate industries with separate NAICS codes or, in some instances (e.g., engineering), smaller sub-components of NAICS codes with separate and distinct size standards. These activities may include, but are not limited to, separate activities in industries such as:

Heavy Construction; Special Trade Contractors; Engineering Services; Architectural Services; Management Consulting Services; Hazardous and Other Waste Collection;

Remediation Services; Testing Laboratories; and Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences. If any activity in the procurement can be identified with a separate NAICS code, or component of a code with a separate distinct size standard, and that industry accounts for 50 percent or more of the value of the entire procurement, then the proper size standard is the one for that particular industry, and not the Environmental Remediation Service size standard.

15. NAICS code 513210 – For purposes of Government procurement, the purchase of software subject to potential waiver of the nonmanufacturer rule pursuant to § 121.1203(d) should be classified under this NAICS code.

16. NAICS code 611519 – Job Corps Centers. For classifying a Federal procurement, the purpose of the solicitation must be for the management and operation of a U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps Center. The activities involved include admissions activities, life skills training, educational activities, comprehensive career preparation activities, career development activities, career transition activities, as well as the management and support functions and services needed to operate and maintain the facility. For SBA assistance as a small business concern, other than for Federal Government procurements, a concern must be primarily engaged in providing the services to operate and maintain Federal Job Corps Centers.

17. NAICS Sector 92 – Small business size standards are not established for this sector.

Establishments in the Public Administration sector are Federal, State, and local government agencies which administer and oversee government programs and activities that are not performed by private establishments. Concerns performing operational services for the administration of a government program are classified under the NAICS private sector industry based on the activities performed. Similarly, procurements for these types of services are classified under the NAICS private sector industry that best describes the activities to be performed. For example, if a government agency issues a procurement for law enforcement services, the requirement would be classified using one of the NAICS industry codes under NAICS industry 56161, Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services.

18. NAICS code 541519 – An Information Technology Value Added Reseller (ITVAR) provides a total solution to information technology acquisitions by providing multi- vendor hardware and software along with significant value added services. Significant value added services consist of, but are not limited to, configuration consulting and design, systems integration, installation of multi-vendor computer equipment, customization of hardware or software, training, product technical support, maintenance, and end user support. For purposes of Government procurement, an information technology procurement classified under this exception and 150-employee size standard must consist of at least 15% and not more than 50% of value added services, as measured by the total contract price. In addition, the offeror must comply with the manufacturing performance requirements, or comply with the non- manufacturer rule by supplying the products of small business concerns, unless SBA has issued a class or contract specific waiver of the non-manufacturer rule. If the contract consists of less than 15% of value added services, then it must be classified under a NAICS manufacturing industry. If the contract consists of more than 50% of value added services, then it must be classified under the NAICS industry that best describes the predominate service of the procurement.

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Contacts SBA’s Office of Government Contracting has six area offices with an employee designated as a Size Specialist.

Below are the office addresses and telephone numbers.

Area I

Office of Government Contracting Boston Area Office U.S. Small Business Administration 10 Causeway Street Room 265 Boston, MA 02222-1093 Tel: (617) 565-5622

Area II

Office of Government Contracting Philadelphia Area Office U.S. Small Business Administration Parkview Tower 1150 First Avenue Suite 1001 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Tel: (610) 382-3190

Area III

Office of Government Contracting Atlanta Area Office U.S. Small Business Administration 233 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 1805 Atlanta, GA 30309 Tel: (404) 331-7587

Area IV

Office of Government Contracting Chicago Area Office U.S. Small Business Administration 500 West Madison Street Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60661-2511 Tel: 312.353.7674

Area V

Office Government Contracting Dallas Area Office U.S. Small Business Administration 4300 Amon Carter Boulevard, Suite 116 Fort Worth, TX 76155 Tel: (817) 684-5303

Area VI

Office of Government Contracting San Francisco Area Office U.S. Small Business Administration 455 Market Street 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: (415) 744-8429

IN WASHINGTON, DC, THERE ARE TWO OFFICES THAT YOU MAY CONTACT

Office of Size Standards

U.S. Small Business Administration 409 3rd Street, SW Washington, DC 20416 Tel: (202) 205-6618

Office of Government Contracting

U.S. Small Business Administration 409 3rd Street, SW Washington, DC 20416 Tel: (202) 205-6460