Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 424460

Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 424460.

NAICS 424460 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$32.9M
Total awards
1,205 awards
Active obligations
$42.1K
Size standard
100 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 424460 covers merchant wholesale operations that purchase, store, and resell fresh, frozen, or processed fish and seafood products to commercial and institutional customers.

Federal opportunities under 424460 typically involve supplying contract quantities of seafood, maintaining cold-chain inventory, providing lot traceability, and meeting food safety and shelf-life delivery schedules for government food programs.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$290.1K
Awards
10
Average award
$29K
Change from FY2024
-19.1%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$42,090

EMA FOODS CO LLC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B30226P00000215
PSC
8905 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH

$23,550

PUEBLO TRADING CO INC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B50926P00000030
PSC
8905 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH

$39,056

EMA FOODS CO LLC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B30226P00000095
PSC
8905 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH

$108,814

EMA FOODS CO LLC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B30226P00000025
PSC
8905 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH

$25,163

JNS FOODS LLC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B30225P00000303
PSC
8905 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH

$24,570

REAL DEAL SERVICES INC.

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B10625P00000224
PSC
8905 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH

$11,966

CLARK'S TRADING CO.

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B50925P00000055
PSC
8945 - FOOD, OILS AND FATS

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 424460?
  • Bulk supply of fresh and frozen seafood with lot codes and programmable delivery windows for institutional feeding operations.
  • Cold storage distribution and refrigerated transportation coordination for contract deliveries to multiple dining facilities.
  • Providing repackaging and portioning services while preserving lot traceability and expiration date controls for contract deliveries.
  • Managing product recalls and warranty/pass-through claims, including supplier coordination and crediting for affected lots.
When is NAICS 424460 a weak fit?
  • Seafood processing and canning plants perform manufacturing and packaging rather than merchant resale and trade distribution.
  • Retail seafood markets or grocery stores sell directly to consumers rather than handling wholesale contract sales and bulk delivery obligations to institutional buyers.
  • Fishing vessels and harvesters perform primary production and catch operations rather than purchasing and reselling seafood as merchant wholesalers.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 424460?
  • Solicitation requires HACCP certification or equivalent food safety documentation, temperature-controlled chain-of-custody logs, and lot-level traceability.
  • Performance requirements specify shelf-life minimums on delivery, frozen temperature ranges, and refrigerated transport manifests attached to invoices.
  • Evaluation criteria weight demonstrated cold storage capacity, past performance supplying institutional contract quantities, and ability to handle product recalls.

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