Support Activities for Rail Transportation

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

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized services for railroad transportation, including servicing, routine repairing (except factory conversion, overhaul, or rebuilding of rolling stock), and maintaining rail cars; loading and unloading rail cars; and operating independent terminals.

NAICS code 488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation — 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 Rail Transportation 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 $34M average annual receipts, your business must be at or below this threshold to qualify as a small business for set-aside contracts under NAICS 488210.

What is NAICS code 488210?

NAICS code 488210 is 'Support Activities for Rail Transportation', classified under the Transportation and Warehousing sector (NAICS 48). This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized services for railroad transportation, including servicing, routine repairing (except factory conversion, overhaul, or

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 488210?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 488210 (Support Activities for Rail Transportation) as one with $34M 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 488210 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 488210 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 488210 (Support Activities for Rail Transportation) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.