Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 312111

Soft Drink Manufacturing

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NAICS 312111 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$1.4B
Total awards
47,378 awards
Active obligations
$112.8K
Size standard
1,400 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 312111 covers production of nonalcoholic beverages, including formula blending, carbonation, bottling and packaging of soft drinks and mixers, factory testing, sanitation, production line operation, and retention of quality control and production records.

Federal opportunities under 312111 typically involve awarding beverage production and supply to meet institutional or program needs, requiring recipe compliance, batch testing, sanitary production, labeling and packaging standards, shelf life documentation, lot traceability, and scheduled deliveries.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$4.4M
Awards
3,115
Average award
$1.4K
Change from FY2024
+14.8%

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FAQ

What work fits NAICS 312111?
  • Manufacture and package carbonated soft drinks to a buyer's formulation, including carbonation, filling, sealing, labeling, and palletized shipment.
  • Produce beverage syrup concentrates and beverage bases for downstream bottlers or canners with provided formulation and batching records.
  • Provide private-label canning or bottling services for carbonated nonalcoholic beverages with production lot traceability and certificate of analysis.
  • Operate canning or bottling lines with quality testing for CO2 volumes, fill weights, seal integrity, and batch retention samples for acceptance.
When is NAICS 312111 a weak fit?
  • Bottled water manufacturing - missing noncarbonated potable water treatment and bottling processes that define bottled water producers.
  • Fruit and vegetable juice manufacturing - missing juice-specific processing, pulp handling, and pasteurization steps distinctive to juice manufacturers.
  • Brewing and distilling operations - missing alcoholic fermentation, maturation, and alcohol-content controls that separate breweries and distillers from soft drink manufacturers.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 312111?
  • Specification of carbonation level in volumes of CO2, fill-weight tolerances, headspace requirements, and packaging integrity tests.
  • Line-item requirements for syrup formulation confidentiality, delivery of batch production records, and lot traceability for finished beverage shipments.
  • Performance requirements include microbial testing results, adherence to a food-safety plan such as HACCP, and packaging seal integrity acceptance testing.

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