Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 112512

Shellfish Farming

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 112512.

NAICS 112512 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$4.1M
Total awards
24 awards
Active obligations
$0
Size standard
$3,750,000 receipts

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 112512 covers commercial shellfish aquaculture operations that cultivate and raise oysters, clams, mussels, and related bivalves through seed production, nursery rearing, grow-out, husbandry, harvesting, and on-site postharvest handling prior to sale or transfer to processors.

Federal opportunities under 112512 typically involve contracts for shellfish seed supply, nursery services, aquaculture maintenance, scheduled harvest and dockside handling, traceability records, and delivery of live or shucked product to government-contracted processors or distribution centers.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$27.2K
Awards
1
Average award
$27.2K

Recent awards

Search contractors

$27,181

HYDRO COMPOSITES LLC

Agricultural Research Service

PIID
1232SA25P0218
PSC
6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 112512?
  • Production and supply of shellfish seed and spat, including hatchery operation, broodstock management, and documented health screening.
  • Nursery rearing and grow-out of oysters, clams, or mussels on leased water bottoms or suspended culture gear with scheduled husbandry and cleaning.
  • Harvesting and dockside handling of live shellfish with sorting, grading, live-holding, icing, and initial shucking operations prior to transfer.
  • On-site postharvest processing such as washing, depuration, cold storage, and packing of shellstock or shucked product with traceability records.
When is NAICS 112512 a weak fit?
  • Wild shellfish harvest under fisheries permits where harvest from natural beds lacks the cultivation, nursery, or hatchery activities central to this NAICS.
  • Seafood processing plants focused on canning, smoking, or large-scale value-added manufacturing where primary activity is industrial processing rather than on-site aquaculture production.
  • Marine infrastructure construction or mooring system installation where work is vessel or dock construction rather than shellfish husbandry or postharvest handling.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 112512?
  • Contract line items referencing seed stock counts, nursery rearing schedules, gear types (racks, longlines, cages), and lease-area coordinates for aquaculture sites.
  • Performance requirements that include hatchery health certificates, lot-level traceability, depuration records, and live-hold temperature logs for shellstock deliveries.
  • Evaluation criteria requesting experience with grow-out cycles, water quality monitoring protocols, and documented biosecurity or disease-management procedures.

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