Retail Trade › Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers › Other Miscellaneous Retailers
Sector
Retail Trade
Subsector
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers
Industry Group
Other Miscellaneous Retailers
National Industry (This Code)
All Other Miscellaneous Retailers
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2022 NAICS
Based on SBA Table of Small Business Size Standards (2024)
Size Standard
500 employees
Measurement Period
Current count
Standard Type
Employee-Based
Applies To
All contracts under NAICS 459999
Set-Aside Programs
8(a), WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB
Certification Required
No (self-certify in SAM.gov)
Size standards are set by the SBA and reviewed periodically. Always verify at SBA.gov before bidding.
The following activities are classified elsewhere in the NAICS system:
NAICS code 459999 — All Other Miscellaneous 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 Other Miscellaneous 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 459999.
NAICS code 459999 is 'All Other Miscellaneous Retailers', classified under the Retail Trade sector (NAICS 45). This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing miscellaneous specialized lines of merchandise (except motor vehicle and parts dealers; building material and garden equipmen
The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 459999 (All Other Miscellaneous 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.
To register NAICS code 459999 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 459999 (All Other Miscellaneous Retailers) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.
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