A NAICS code, North American Industry Classification System is a code which classifies a business establishment by type of industry.\u00a0 NAICS codes are 6-digit codes, some are ambiguous e.g. 334419 – Defined as “Other Electronic Component Manufacturing”.\u00a0 NAICS codes represent industry classifications, NOT product classifications.<\/p>\n
The Department of Defense and SAM registration CAGE codes require choosing these codes which associates your company with the types of industries your company represents. DOD solicitations will list a NAICS code representing the item procured. The problem is when used in solicitations some codes are incorrectly chosen or don\u2019t represent all items being procured, especially when one solicitation lists several items.<\/p>\n
When using NAICS codes to search for government solicitations your results may be poor due to the fact that NAICS codes represents an industry and not products.\u00a0 A more accurate way to search for products listed in DOD solicitations would be to use Product Codes otherwise known as Federal Supply Class codes FSC’s, these codes represent the Product Category of the item being procured and are the first four digits of the NSN.<\/p>\n
Here is a perfect example of a DOD Solicitation that listed a NAICS code which did not relate to a majority of the items being procured.\u00a0 SPE7MX-21-R-0120 lists NAICS 334419 Other Electronic Component Manufacturing and this solicitation lists a variety of products, 16 in total with a potential contract value of over 2 Million Dollars.<\/p>\n
Here a just a few of the items listed in the above solicitation along with their associated FSCs which relate to the product category of the item.:<\/p>\n
Hose Assembly – FSC 4720
\nTube Nipple – FSC 4730
\nLinear Microcircuit – FSC 5962
\nOptical Prism – FSC 6650
\nFuel Tank Parts Kit – FSC 2910<\/p>\n
If your company was searching for government bids relating to any of the above items, your “Bid Search” probably would have not contained the NAICS code 334419 and you would have missed this one.\u00a0 However if you searched for bids using FSC\u2019s you would have a much better chance and more accurate bid results.<\/p>\n
BidLink Software Systems is an industry leader in DOD Bid Search and Procurement Research tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A NAICS code, North American Industry Classification System is a code which classifies a business establishment by type of industry.\u00a0 NAICS codes are 6-digit codes, some are ambiguous e.g. 334419 – Defined as “Other Electronic Component Manufacturing”.\u00a0 NAICS codes represent industry classifications, NOT product classifications. The Department of Defense and SAM registration CAGE codes require … <\/p>\n