Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 459920

Art Dealers

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NAICS 459920 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$3.4M
Total awards
58 awards
Active obligations
$10.8K
Size standard
$16,500,000 receipts

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 459920 covers businesses engaged in buying, selling, brokering, and consigning original artworks and limited-edition prints, operating galleries or brokerage services that arrange transactions, provenance documentation, and short-term exhibition for sale.

Federal opportunities under 459920 typically involve contracted procurement or brokerage of artworks for public spaces, vendor consignment agreements, provenance and title transfers, and delivery, installation coordination, and sales records for purchased pieces.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$872.2K
Awards
13
Average award
$67.1K
Change from FY2024
-1.3%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$10,839

HIK INC

Offices, Boards and Divisions

PIID
15JCRM26P00000026
PSC
7690 - MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATTER

$77,967

PICTORICA TALLER

Department of State

PIID
19MX5325P1549
PSC
T001 - PHOTO/MAP/PRINT/PUBLICATION- ARTS/GRAPHICS

$132,187

MGG JV CO LLC

Smithsonian Institution

PIID
33313325P00527498
PSC
9915 - COLLECTORS' AND/OR HISTORICAL ITEMS

$244,361

LISSON GALLERY NY, INC.

Smithsonian Institution

PIID
33314925P00525752
PSC
9915 - COLLECTORS' AND/OR HISTORICAL ITEMS

$36,500

FRIEDMAN FINE ART, INC.

US Coast Guard

PIID
70Z02325CDCO00003
PSC
N099 - INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- MISCELLANEOUS

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 459920?
  • Source and broker original artworks and limited-edition prints for acquisition, negotiating purchase terms, provenance verification, and arranging title transfer documentation.
  • Operate gallery-based or online sales channels to sell consigned works, manage sales transactions, commissions, and consignment accounting.
  • Provide temporary exhibition-on-sale displays in client spaces to showcase works available for purchase and coordinate sales follow-up.
  • Arrange shipping, packing, insured transport coordination, and installation scheduling with art handlers as part of completed sales.
When is NAICS 459920 a weak fit?
  • Museum curatorial or long-term collection management because those services focus on conservation, curation, and exhibition programming rather than buying and selling artworks.
  • Professional art appraisals for insurance or tax purposes because appraisers determine market value independently without acting to broker or sell works.
  • Conservation and restoration specialists whose primary activity is physical preservation rather than transactional brokerage, consignment sales, or resale.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 459920?
  • Scope requests vendor responsibility for sourcing artworks, providing provenance documentation, and executing sales or consignment agreements.
  • Proposal evaluation awards credit for demonstrated gallery sales records, brokerage transaction experience, and consignment accounting practices.
  • Deliverables list title transfer paperwork, consignment invoices, and coordination of packing, insured shipment, and installation.

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