NAICS 311212: Rice Milling
Rice Milling is NAICS code 311212. A business is small under it with 750 employees or fewer. 1 federal contract is open on SAM.gov under this code right now.
- SBA size standard
- 750 employees or fewer
- Open contracts now
- 1
- Federal spending, FY2025
- $85.2 million
- Share won by small businesses
- 73%
- Small businesses registered
- 49
Open federal contracts for rice milling
What NAICS 311212 covers
The Census Bureau's NAICS index lists these kinds of work under 311212:
- Bran and other residues of milling rice
- Brewers' rice manufacturing
- Cleaning and polishing rice
- Flour, rice, manufacturing
- Grain mills, rice
- Head rice manufacturing
- Milling rice
- Polished rice manufacturing
- Rice bran, flour, and meals, manufacturing
- Rice cleaning and polishing
- Rice flour manufacturing
- Rice meal manufacturing
- Rice mixes (i.e., uncooked and packaged with other ingredients) made in rice mills
- Rice, brewer's, manufacturing
The index lists 15 entries for this code in all.
Read the full definition, including what's excluded, on census.gov.
SBA size standard for 311212
To count as a small business for a contract assigned NAICS 311212, your business must have 750 employees or fewer. Employees are averaged over the last 24 months.
From SBA's table of size standards, effective Mar 17, 2023. Confirm it with SBA's size standards tool before you certify your size.
Who buys rice milling
Agencies that awarded the most under NAICS 311212 over the last three fiscal years, per USAspending.gov:
| Agency | Obligated |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Marketing Service | $286.5 million |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | $61,568 |
| Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | $15,398 |
Open notices right now come from Department of Agriculture (1).
Set-asides on open 311212 contracts
- Partial small business set-aside: 1
Not sure which set-asides you qualify for? Try the free SBA certification screener, or read set-aside contracts, explained.
Your competition
49 businesses with active SAM.gov registrations are rated small under NAICS 311212, most of them in Texas (7), Florida (6), Louisiana (5), California (5) and Virginia (4). Look any of them up with the free CAGE code and UEI lookup.
Federal spending under 311212 by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $146 million |
| FY2025 | $85.2 million |
| FY2026 | $55.4 million |
| FY2027 (so far) | $0 |
Source: USAspending.gov, all contract awards with this NAICS code. Fiscal years start October 1.
Related NAICS codes
- 311211 Flour Milling
- 311213 Malt Manufacturing
- 311221 Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing
- 311224 Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing
- 311225 Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Frequently asked questions
What is NAICS code 311212?
311212 is the 2022 NAICS code for Rice Milling. The Census Bureau's index lists work such as bran and other residues of milling rice, brewers' rice manufacturing, cleaning and polishing rice under it. Federal contracting uses the 2022 codes.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 311212?
750 employees or fewer. A business at or under that is small for contracts assigned this code. The current SBA table took effect Mar 17, 2023.
Are there government contracts for rice milling?
Yes. 1 federal contract opportunities under NAICS 311212 are open on SAM.gov right now. Agencies obligated about $85.2 million under this code in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov.
How do I add NAICS code 311212 to my SAM.gov registration?
Update your entity registration on SAM.gov and add the code on the Goods and Services page, in the Assertions section. You can list several NAICS codes and mark one as your primary. Changes are free.
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FedReady is an independent company, not affiliated with SBA, SAM.gov, the Census Bureau or any government agency. Open-contract counts come from SAM.gov and update daily; spending figures come from USAspending.gov.