NAICS 424420: Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers

Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers is NAICS code 424420. A business is small under it with 200 employees or fewer. No federal contracts are open under this code right now.

SBA size standard
200 employees or fewer
Open contracts now
0
Federal spending, FY2025
$95,192
Share won by small businesses
91%
Small businesses registered
432

What NAICS 424420 covers

The Census Bureau's NAICS index lists these kinds of work under 424420:

  • Bakery products, frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Dinners, frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Doughs, frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Fish, packaged frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Foods, prepared, packaged frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Frozen foods, packaged (except dairy products), merchant wholesalers
  • Fruits, frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Juices, frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Meat product substitutes, frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Meat substitutes, frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Meatless patties, frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Meats, packaged frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Pies (e.g., fruit, meat, poultry), frozen, merchant wholesalers
  • Pizzas, frozen, merchant wholesalers

The index lists 21 entries for this code in all.

Read the full definition, including what's excluded, on census.gov.

SBA size standard for 424420

To count as a small business for a contract assigned NAICS 424420, your business must have 200 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 packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers

Agencies that awarded the most under NAICS 424420 over the last three fiscal years, per USAspending.gov:

AgencyObligated
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$340,160
Forest Service$37,526

Your competition

432 businesses with active SAM.gov registrations are rated small under NAICS 424420, most of them in Florida (55), Texas (49), California (42), Georgia (22) and Illinois (22). Look any of them up with the free CAGE code and UEI lookup.

Small businesses winning 424420 contracts

Firms with 424420 as their primary code and the most federal contract dollars over the last three fiscal years:

Federal spending under 424420 by year

Fiscal yearContract obligations
FY2024$76,378
FY2025$95,192
FY2026$206,117
FY2027 (so far)$0

Source: USAspending.gov, all contract awards with this NAICS code. Fiscal years start October 1.

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Frequently asked questions

What is NAICS code 424420?

424420 is the 2022 NAICS code for Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers. The Census Bureau's index lists work such as bakery products, frozen, merchant wholesalers, dinners, frozen, merchant wholesalers, doughs, frozen, merchant wholesalers under it. Federal contracting uses the 2022 codes.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 424420?

200 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 packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers?

None are open on SAM.gov right now, but new notices post daily. You can set up a free alert for this code.

How do I add NAICS code 424420 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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