Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 332431

Metal Can Manufacturing

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 332431.

NAICS 332431 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$203.5M
Total awards
4,587 awards
Active obligations
$1.1M
Size standard
1,500 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 332431 covers manufacturing metal cans and containers used for packaging, including forming, seaming, coating, and assembling rigid metal drums, aerosol cans, food cans, and similar packaging performed by the production facility.

Federal opportunities under 332431 typically involve production runs to government specification for metal packaging with lot traceability, product testing, corrosion-resistant coatings, labeling, and certified material and quality documentation for delivery to government supply units.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$626.5K
Awards
7
Average award
$89.5K
Change from FY2024
-43.6%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$536,914

CONCO, INC.

Department of the Army

PIID
W519TC26C0005
PSC
8140 - AMMUNITION AND NUCLEAR ORDNANCE BOXES, PACKAGES AND SPECIAL CONTAINERS

$15,133

HIGHLAND ENGINEERING, INC.

Defense Logistics Agency

PIID
SPE8E426P0018
PSC
7240 - HOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL UTILITY CONTAINERS

$528,616

MOUNTAIN HORSE LLC

Department of the Army

PIID
W519TC25F0410
PSC
8140 - AMMUNITION AND NUCLEAR ORDNANCE BOXES, PACKAGES AND SPECIAL CONTAINERS

$26,975

AWAL LLC

Indian Health Service

PIID
75H71025P01003
PSC
8145 - SPECIALIZED SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINERS

$6,244

HIGHLAND ENGINEERING, INC.

Defense Logistics Agency

PIID
SPE8E425P0057
PSC
7240 - HOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL UTILITY CONTAINERS

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 332431?
  • Manufacture steel drums and barrels to specified dimensions with interior lining and certified material traceability for government storage and transport.
  • Produce aerosol and pressurized metal cans assembled with valves and closures to specification including leak and seam testing.
  • Fabricate food-grade tinplate cans with specified seam integrity testing, protective coatings, and sterilization-compatible finishes for government food supply contracts.
  • Supply specialty metal containers or lined shipping cans in lot quantities with labeling, lot numbers, and documented quality inspection records.
When is NAICS 332431 a weak fit?
  • Plastic container manufacturing: uses polymer molding and extrusion processes and lacks the metal forming, seaming, and coating manufacturing activities of can production.
  • Metal stamping for industrial components: produces stamped parts or housings for machinery rather than formed and seamed packaging containers.
  • Packing, filling, or repackaging services: involves filling or packaging products into containers supplied by others rather than manufacturing empty metal cans and containers.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 332431?
  • Solicitation lists can dimensions, seaming standards, coating type, and required material certificates for each lot.
  • Requirement for lot traceability, seam integrity testing results, and production acceptance sampling or third-party testing.
  • Contract line items specify delivery of empty metal containers with labeling and palletization instructions, distinct from filling, capping, or distribution of contents.

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