Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating

📘 Source: U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 NAICS Manual

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing a soil preparation activity or crop production service, such as plowing, fertilizing, seed bed preparation, planting, cultivating, and crop protecting services.

NAICS code 115112 — Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating — is used in SAM.gov to identify businesses whose primary activity falls within this classification. When you add this code to your SAM.gov entity registration, contracting officers searching for vendors in the Support Activities for Crop Production space will be able to find your business.

If this code represents your primary business activity, designate it as your primary NAICS code. Your primary NAICS code determines your size standard for any contract solicited under this code. With a size standard of $9.5M average annual receipts, your business must be at or below this threshold to qualify as a small business for set-aside contracts under NAICS 115112.

What is NAICS code 115112?

NAICS code 115112 is 'Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating', classified under the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector (NAICS 11). This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing a soil preparation activity or crop production service, such as plowing, fertilizing, seed bed preparation, planting, cultiv

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 115112?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 115112 (Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating) as one with $9.5M average annual receipts. This size standard determines eligibility for small business set-aside contracts, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, and SDVOSB programs in SAM.gov.

How do I register NAICS code 115112 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 115112 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 115112 (Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.