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NAICS 722320: Caterers

Small business size standard: Roughly $10 million average annual receipts — verify the current figure at sba.gov

Covers providing single-event food services — preparing and serving meals at a location designated by the customer. The code for government event catering, military exercise feeding, training-session meals, and emergency feeding missions.

What work falls under NAICS 722320

  • Event catering for agency conferences, ceremonies, and training
  • Field feeding for military exercises and National Guard drills
  • Emergency/disaster feeding under FEMA or state emergency management
  • Recurring meal delivery to government programs (senior services, Job Corps)

How to win contracts under this code

  1. Register in SAM.gov with 722320 as a primary or secondary NAICS code, and confirm you're under the size standard for set-aside eligibility.
  2. Set a SAM.gov saved search for NAICS 722320 filtered to your set-aside types and places of performance.
  3. Build a capability statement that leads with this code and your most relevant past performance.
  4. For each solicitation, build a compliance matrix before writing — most losses under this code are compliance losses.

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Frequently asked questions

How do caterers find government work?

Much government catering is bought below formal solicitation thresholds with purchase cards — so register in SAM.gov, then market your capability statement directly to installation contracting offices and event coordinators while watching SAM.gov and state portals for larger feeding contracts.

What documentation do feeding contracts require?

Current health permits, certified food protection managers (ServSafe or equivalent), often a written HACCP plan, and product liability insurance. Emergency feeding contracts additionally audit kitchen capacity and transport temperature control.

Full industry guide: Catering & Food Services Government Contracts — including state-by-state pages for Texas, California, Florida, and more.

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