Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas

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

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from processing plants to local distribution systems. This industry includes the storage of natural gas because the storage is usually done by the pipeline establishment and because a pipeline is inherently a network in which all the nodes are interdependent.

NAICS code 486210 — Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas — 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 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 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 $41.5M average annual receipts, your business must be at or below this threshold to qualify as a small business for set-aside contracts under NAICS 486210.

What is NAICS code 486210?

NAICS code 486210 is 'Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas', classified under the Transportation and Warehousing sector (NAICS 48). This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from processing plants to local distribution systems. This industry includes the storage of natur

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 486210?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 486210 (Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas) as one with $41.5M 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 486210 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 486210 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 486210 (Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.