By Outrider Editorial Team · Updated August 20, 2026
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in repairing and maintaining one or more of the following: (1) consumer electronic equipment; (2) computers; (3) office machines; (4) communication equipment; and (5) other electronic and precision equipment and instruments, without retailing these products as new. Establishments in this industry repair items, such as microscopes, radar and sonar equipment, televisions, stereos, video recorders, computers, fax machines, photocopying machines, two-way radios, cellular telephones, and other communications equipment, scientific instruments, and medical equipment.
FY2025 obligations
$1.6B
Contract actions
8,676
IDVs
385
Top buying agencies
- Department of Defense$684.1M
- Department of Homeland Security$565.2M
- Department of Veterans Affairs$222.7M
- Department of Health and Human Services$64.2M
- Department of Transportation$14.1M
FY2025 federal contract obligations, USAspending.gov
NAICS 811210 obligated $1.6 billion in FY2025 across 8,676 contract actions. DoD is $684 million and DHS is $565 million, an unusually close split that reflects the scale of transportation security and border screening equipment maintenance. VA follows at $223 million for medical equipment service, HHS at $64 million, DOT at $14 million. The retired 2017 code 811219 took in another $1.4 billion in the same year for the same industry.
What belongs here
Repairing and maintaining consumer electronics, computers, office machines, communication equipment, and other electronic and precision equipment and instruments, without retailing them as new.
- Commercial and industrial machinery repair is 811310.
- Computer systems support delivered as an IT service is 541519.
- Calibration performed as a laboratory service is 541380.
Competing in this code
385 IDVs against 8,676 actions at an average near $183,000 is a service agreement market. The determining capability is authorization: original equipment manufacturer authorized service provider status, access to proprietary diagnostics and parts, and technicians certified on the specific equipment line. Agencies write those requirements into solicitations because unauthorized repair voids warranties and, for screening and medical equipment, invalidates certification. That narrows the field sharply and makes an authorization agreement more valuable than any past performance record.
Frequently Asked
NAICS 811210 questions, answered.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 811210?
SBA sets it at $34 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 811210 solicitation, including the set-asides.
Which agencies buy electronic and precision equipment repair under NAICS 811210?
FY2025 obligations: DoD ($684 million), DHS ($565 million), VA ($223 million), HHS ($64 million), DOT ($14 million). DHS nearly matching DoD is driven by transportation security and border screening equipment maintenance, and these figures exclude the $1.4 billion that ran under the retired 811219.
What qualifies a firm to bid federal equipment repair in this code?
Manufacturer authorization more than anything else. Agencies require authorized service provider status, access to proprietary diagnostics and parts, and technicians certified on the specific equipment line, because unauthorized repair voids warranties and can invalidate certification on screening and medical equipment.
How much of this market sits under the retired code 811219?
Close to half. NAICS 2022 merged 811219 into 811210, but FY2025 obligations were $1.6 billion under 811210 and $1.4 billion under 811219. A vendor tracking only the current code sees roughly half the market and will miss solicitations from offices still using the older number.
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