Sports Teams and Clubs

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

This U.S. industry comprises professional or semiprofessional sports teams or clubs primarily engaged in participating in live sporting events, such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, and jai alai games, before a paying audience. These establishments may or may not operate their own arena, stadium, or other facility for presenting these events.

NAICS code 711211 — Sports Teams and Clubs — 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 Spectator Sports 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 $47M average annual receipts, your business must be at or below this threshold to qualify as a small business for set-aside contracts under NAICS 711211.

What is NAICS code 711211?

NAICS code 711211 is 'Sports Teams and Clubs', classified under the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector (NAICS 71). This U.S. industry comprises professional or semiprofessional sports teams or clubs primarily engaged in participating in live sporting events, such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer,

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 711211?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 711211 (Sports Teams and Clubs) as one with $47M 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 711211 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 711211 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 711211 (Sports Teams and Clubs) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.