$2,526
Federal NAICS Codes
NAICS 325910: Printing Ink Manufacturing
Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 325910.
NAICS 325910 federal market metrics
- Total obligations
- $1.7B
- Total awards
- 9,993 awards
- Active obligations
- $6.6M
- Size standard
- 750 employees
What this NAICS covers
NAICS 325910 covers manufacturing printing inks and ink pigments through compounding, milling, dispersion, formulation, color blending, viscosity control, factory testing for color and performance, filling into containers, and production quality documentation and traceability.
Federal opportunities under 325910 typically involve procuring ink formulations that meet substrate, color, durability, or safety specifications, requiring factory performance testing, material safety data, batch traceability, quality certifications, and packaging appropriate for storage and distribution.
FY2026 snapshot
- Obligations
- $39.7M
- Awards
- 114
- Average award
- $347.9K
- Change from FY2025
- -10.8%
Federal obligation trend
FY2022
$73.6M · 136 awards
FY2023
$31.5M · 208 awards
FY2024
$44.2M · 166 awards
FY2025
$44.5M · 147 awards
FY2026
$39.7M · 114 awards
Recent awards
$7,578
$328,739
$135,480
$503,789
$144,960
$930,230
$2,022,835
FAQ
What work fits NAICS 325910?
- Production of sheetfed offset inks matched to supplied color standards with stability testing and delivered as finished packaged ink containers with lot identification.
- Manufacture of flexographic inks formulated for specified substrate adhesion, rub resistance, and solvent compatibility, supplied as finished product ready for press use.
- Supply of gravure web inks formulated for high-speed web printing with controlled drying rates, viscosity ranges, and shelf-life documentation delivered in production-sized containers.
- Production of security or specialty inks with defined optical properties such as UV fluorescence or specified pigment dispersion characteristics and complete MSDS and traceability.
When is NAICS 325910 a weak fit?
- Commercial printing or print shop services: primary activity is producing printed materials rather than formulating and manufacturing ink products.
- Pigment or chemical intermediate production without ink formulation: missing blending, milling, and conversion into finished ink products and packaging.
- Manufacture of printing presses or ink dispensing equipment: missing ink production, compounding, and packaging activities that define this NAICS.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 325910?
- Technical specifications list ink performance parameters including viscosity ranges, color standards or Delta E tolerances, drying time, and substrate compatibility test methods.
- RFP requests lot traceability, certificates of analysis for pigment dispersion or color matches, and Material Safety Data Sheets for each delivered ink batch.
- Scope asks for production lead times, finished-packaging sizes, shelf-life documentation, and quality control reports from milling and dispersion testing.
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