SBA size standard
$16.5 million
Measured by average annual receipts over the last 5 fiscal years
SBA table effective March 2023
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing waste management services (except waste collection, waste treatment and disposal, remediation, operation of materials recovery facilities, septic tank pumping and related services, and waste management consulting services).
FY2025 federal spending
The Department of Defense bought 98% of the $335.4M obligated under 562998 in FY2025.
- Contract awards
- 578
- Contract vehicles (IDVs)
- 75
Top buying agencies
- Department of Defense$327.1M
- Department of Veterans Affairs$3.8M
- Department of Homeland Security$999.5K
- Department of Justice$840.3K
- Department of the Interior$805.3K
FY2025 federal contract obligations, USAspending.gov
NAICS 562998 obligated $335 million in FY2025 across 578 contract awards. DoD is $327 million, about 98 percent, with VA at $4 million and DHS, DOJ, and Interior each around a million. The average award runs close to $580,000, which is larger than routine collection work and reflects the specialized nature of what falls into a residual code.
What belongs here
Waste management services that are not collection, not treatment or disposal, not remediation, not materials recovery facility operation, not septic pumping, and not waste management consulting. In federal practice that captures things like waste characterization and packaging services, container management programs, and specialized handling that does not fit a named category.
- Nonhazardous solid waste collection is 562111.
- Other local waste collection, including brush and rubble, is 562119.
- Site cleanup and abatement is 562910.
Competing in this code
The code had 75 IDVs alongside 578 awards in FY2025. The strategic caution matters more than the tactic: this is a code defined by what it is not, and contracting officers assign it after concluding nothing else fits. Registering here as a primary code makes you hard to find, because buyers search the specific waste code that describes the service they want. Carry it as a secondary registration, keep 562111 or 562910 as primary, and you will surface in both searches.
NAICS 562998 FAQ
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 562998?
SBA sets it at $16.5 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 562998 solicitation, including the set-asides.
Which agencies buy under NAICS 562998?
FY2025 obligations: DoD ($327 million), VA ($4 million). DoD is 98 percent, and the requirements landing here are specialized handling and characterization work that no named waste code describes.
Should NAICS 562998 be my primary registration?
Almost never. It is a residual code defined by six exclusions, and contracting officers assign it only after concluding that collection, treatment, disposal, remediation, materials recovery, and consulting all fail to describe the work. Carry it as a secondary code behind 562111 or 562910 so you surface in the searches buyers actually run.
What kind of work actually gets coded to NAICS 562998?
Waste characterization and packaging services, container management programs, and specialized handling that does not amount to collection, treatment, disposal, or cleanup. The FY2025 average award was near $580,000 across 578 awards, which is larger than routine collection and consistent with technically specific, short-duration scopes.