All Other Specialty Food Retailers

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

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing miscellaneous specialty foods (except fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, seafood, confections, nuts, popcorn, and baked goods) not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises. Illustrative Examples: Coffee and tea (i.e., packaged) retailers Soft drink (i.e., bottled) retailers Dairy product retailers Spice retailers Gourmet food retailers Water (i.e., bottled) retailers

NAICS code 445298 — All Other Specialty Food 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 Specialty Food 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 445298.

What is NAICS code 445298?

NAICS code 445298 is 'All Other Specialty Food Retailers', classified under the Retail Trade sector (NAICS 44). This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing miscellaneous specialty foods (except fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, seafood, confections, nuts, popcorn, and baked goods)

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 445298?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 445298 (All Other Specialty Food 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 445298 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 445298 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 445298 (All Other Specialty Food Retailers) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.