Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers

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

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing nursery and garden products, such as trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs, and sod, that are predominantly grown elsewhere. These establishments may sell a limited amount of a product they grow themselves. Also included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing farm supplies, such as animal (except pet) feed, fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, and pesticides.

NAICS code 444240 — Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers — 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 Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers 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 500 employees, your business must be at or below this threshold to qualify as a small business for set-aside contracts under NAICS 444240.

What is NAICS code 444240?

NAICS code 444240 is 'Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers', classified under the Retail Trade sector (NAICS 44). This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing nursery and garden products, such as trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs, and sod, that are predominantly grown elsewhere. These

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 444240?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 444240 (Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers) as one with 500 employees. 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 444240 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 444240 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 444240 (Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.