SBA size standard
750 employees
Measured by average number of employees over the last 24 months
SBA table effective March 2023
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial valves and valves for water works and municipal water systems.
FY2025 federal spending
The Department of Defense bought 98% of the $344.8M obligated under 332911 in FY2025.
- Contract awards
- 11,236
- Contract vehicles (IDVs)
- 112
Top buying agencies
- Department of Defense$337.9M
- Department of Homeland Security$4.4M
- Department of the Interior$1.2M
- Department of Veterans Affairs$451.0K
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$366.6K
FY2025 federal contract obligations, USAspending.gov
NAICS 332911 obligated $345 million in FY2025 across 11,236 contract awards. DoD is $338 million, or 98 percent. DHS takes $4 million and everything else is under a million. Among industrial component codes this is one of the most single-customer markets in federal contracting, and the customer inside DoD is overwhelmingly the Navy.
What belongs here
Industrial valves and valves for water works and municipal water systems. Federal demand splits into shipboard valves built to military specification, shore utility and steam plant valves, and industrial process valves for depots and government-owned plants.
- Power boilers and heat exchangers are 332410.
- Bearings, couplings, and drive components are 333613.
- Valve replacement performed as a service on installed equipment is 811310.
Competing in this code
The code had 112 IDVs alongside 11,236 contract awards in FY2025. What gates entry is qualification, not a vehicle. Shipboard valves carry level-of-assurance and material traceability requirements, and submarine applications add a certification program that takes a supplier well over a year to enter. Because that gate is high and the buys are numerous, qualified small manufacturers see repeat sole-source and limited-competition awards that never appear as open opportunities to anyone else.
NAICS 332911 FAQ
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 332911?
SBA sets it at 750 employees, counted as a 24-month average headcount across your company and every affiliate, not revenue. At or under that number you are small on NAICS 332911 solicitations and eligible for the set-asides in this code.
Which agencies buy industrial valves under NAICS 332911?
FY2025 obligations: DoD ($338 million), DHS ($4 million), Interior ($1 million). At 98 percent DoD, and mostly Navy inside that, this code has effectively one customer.
What qualification is needed to sell valves under NAICS 332911?
For shipboard applications, level-of-assurance documentation and full material traceability, and for submarine applications an additional certification program that typically takes more than a year to enter. Shore utility and industrial process valves carry ordinary commercial requirements. The certification gate is why qualified small manufacturers see repeat limited-competition awards in this code.
Is valve repair classified under NAICS 332911?
No. 332911 is manufacturing. Repair and replacement performed as a service on installed industrial equipment falls under 811310, and shipyard-performed work stays inside 336611. Registering only for manufacturing when your revenue is field service means the service solicitations never reach you.