By Outrider Editorial Team · Updated August 20, 2026
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing medical, surgical, ophthalmic, and veterinary instruments and apparatus (except electrotherapeutic, electromedical, and irradiation apparatus). Examples of products made by these establishments are syringes, hypodermic needles, anesthesia apparatus, blood transfusion equipment, catheters, surgical clamps, and medical thermometers.
FY2025 obligations
$1.6B
Contract actions
18,631
IDVs
521
Top buying agencies
- Department of Veterans Affairs$1.4B
- Department of Defense$121.6M
- Department of Health and Human Services$70.7M
- Department of Justice$8.8M
- Department of the Interior$1.3M
FY2025 federal contract obligations, USAspending.gov
NAICS 339112 obligated $1.6 billion in FY2025 across 18,631 contract actions, and VA accounts for $1.41 billion, or 88 percent. DoD follows at $122 million for military treatment facilities, HHS at $71 million, DOJ at $9 million for correctional health. The average action is around $86,000, which is consistent with continuous consumable and instrument replenishment across a hospital network, not capital equipment procurement.
What belongs here
Medical, surgical, ophthalmic, and veterinary instruments and apparatus other than electrotherapeutic, electromedical, and irradiation devices. Syringes, hypodermic needles, anesthesia apparatus, blood transfusion equipment, catheters, and surgical clamps are named in the definition.
- Powered electromedical and electrotherapeutic devices are 334510.
- Imaging and radiation therapy equipment is 334517.
- Prosthetics, orthotics, dressings, and surgical appliances are 339113.
Competing in this code
521 IDVs supporting 18,631 actions describes a schedule and prime vendor market, not a competitive proposal market. VA buys medical and surgical supplies through the Federal Supply Schedule and through medical surgical prime vendor distribution, and a manufacturer without a position on one of those two channels does not reach the buyer regardless of product quality. The 1,000-employee standard is generous, and set-asides do run, but the binding constraint is distribution access. Getting the item onto the prime vendor catalog is the sale; the contract action is the receipt.
Frequently Asked
NAICS 339112 questions, answered.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 339112?
SBA sets it at 1,000 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 339112 solicitations and eligible for the set-asides in this code.
Which agencies buy surgical and medical instruments under NAICS 339112?
FY2025 obligations: VA ($1.4 billion), DoD ($122 million), HHS ($71 million), DOJ ($9 million), Interior ($1 million). VA at 88 percent makes this a single health system's supply chain, and the DoD share behaves the same way through military treatment facilities.
How do manufacturers reach VA buyers under NAICS 339112?
Through the Federal Supply Schedule for medical equipment and supplies and through medical surgical prime vendor distribution. VA obligated $1.41 billion in the code in FY2025 across 18,631 actions, and those orders flow against existing catalog positions. A manufacturer without one of those channels is not visible to the clinical buyer.
What distinguishes NAICS 339112 from 339113?
339112 is instruments and apparatus used to perform procedures: syringes, catheters, clamps, anesthesia and transfusion equipment. 339113 is appliances and supplies applied to the patient or worn: prosthetics, orthotics, dressings, sutures, hospital beds, and personal safety devices. Both are VA-dominated but they reach different clinical buyers.
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