By Outrider Editorial Team · Updated August 20, 2026
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) remediation and cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or ground water; (2) integrated mine reclamation activities, including demolition, soil remediation, waste water treatment, hazardous material removal, contouring land, and revegetation; and (3) asbestos, lead paint, and other toxic material abatement.
FY2025 obligations
$7.0B
Contract actions
5,446
IDVs
1,040
Top buying agencies
- Department of Energy$4.4B
- Department of Defense$1.5B
- Environmental Protection Agency$768.8M
- Department of State$115.8M
- Department of Homeland Security$81.2M
FY2025 federal contract obligations, USAspending.gov
NAICS 562910 obligated $7 billion in FY2025 across 5,446 contract actions. DOE leads at $4.4 billion, which makes this one of the few large federal codes where Defense is not first. DoD follows at $1.5 billion, EPA at $769 million, State at $116 million, and DHS at $81 million. The DOE share is Environmental Management: Hanford, Savannah River, Oak Ridge, and the rest of the legacy weapons complex.
What belongs here
Remediation and cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, and groundwater; integrated mine reclamation; and asbestos, lead paint, and other toxic material abatement.
- Treating or disposing of the waste stream once it leaves the site is 562211.
- Assessing, sampling, and recommending a remedy without executing it is 541620.
- Hauling brush, rubble, and non-standard debris is 562119.
Competing in this code
1,040 IDVs support this code, and the three buying communities behind them behave differently. DOE cleanup runs through very large site management contracts with long recompete cycles and heavy teaming. EPA money moves through the Emergency and Rapid Response Services vehicles, which are regionally awarded and reachable by mid-size firms. DoD restoration work runs through Corps of Engineers and NAVFAC environmental multiple-award contracts. A firm entering this code should pick a region and one of those three lanes, because the qualification records do not transfer cleanly between them.
Frequently Asked
NAICS 562910 questions, answered.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 562910?
SBA sets it at $25 million in average annual receipts, averaged over your last five completed fiscal years. Come in at or under that and you are small on every NAICS 562910 solicitation, including the set-asides.
Which agencies buy environmental remediation under NAICS 562910?
FY2025 obligations: DOE ($4.4 billion), DoD ($1.5 billion), EPA ($769 million), State ($116 million), DHS ($81 million). DOE is 63 percent of the code, which makes this one of the very few large federal markets where the Department of Energy outspends DoD.
What is the difference between NAICS 562910 and 541620?
562910 is doing the cleanup: excavation, treatment in place, abatement, reclamation. 541620 is advising on it: assessment, sampling, risk evaluation, remedy selection, permitting support. Firms often hold both, but a solicitation written for one will score you against a very different competitor set, and the past performance the evaluators want is different too.
How do firms get onto NAICS 562910 work?
Through the vehicles, and the vehicle depends on the customer. EPA runs regional Emergency and Rapid Response Services contracts, DoD restoration flows through Corps of Engineers and NAVFAC environmental multiple-award contracts, and DOE cleanup runs through large site management contracts with long recompete cycles. The code carries 1,040 IDVs, so vehicle position is the strategy.
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