$36,346
Federal NAICS Codes
NAICS 321920
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 321920.
NAICS 321920 federal market metrics
- Total obligations
- $971M
- Total awards
- 11,797 awards
- Active obligations
- $27.9M
- Size standard
- 500 employees
What this NAICS covers
NAICS 321920 covers manufacturing wood containers and pallets, including fabrication, assembly, nailing or fastening, finishing, and factory quality inspection of pallets, crates, boxes, and other wooden shipping platforms used for product handling and transport.
Federal opportunities under 321920 typically involve producing specified pallet and crate designs to performance and dimension standards, providing production test records, packaging and marking for shipment, meeting load capacity requirements, and delivering inspected units to federal warehouses or distribution centers.
FY2025 snapshot
- Obligations
- $52.2M
- Awards
- 391
- Average award
- $133.4K
- Change from FY2024
- +19.7%
Federal obligation trend
FY2021
$8.3M · 210 awards
FY2022
$54.5M · 516 awards
FY2023
$49.2M · 590 awards
FY2024
$43.6M · 535 awards
FY2025
$52.2M · 391 awards
FY2026
$29.4M · 312 awards
Recent awards
$165
$17,000
$23,850
$22,261,065
AAR MANUFACTURING, INC.
Department of the Air Force
- PIID
- FA853426F0028
- PSC
- J016 - MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES
$214,128
CUTTER LUMBER PRODUCTS
Defense Logistics Agency
- PIID
- SPE8EF26F0049
- PSC
- 3990 - MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
$16,632
MILLWOOD, INC
National Archives and Records Administration
- PIID
- 88310326P00004
- PSC
- 8115 - BOXES, CARTONS, AND CRATES
$2,520
FORMALL, INC
Federal Acquisition Service
- PIID
- 47QSSC26P0ZJJ
- PSC
- 5120 - HAND TOOLS, NONEDGED, NONPOWERED
FAQ
What work fits NAICS 321920?
- Contract manufacture of ISPM 15 heat-treated wooden pallets to specified dimensions and load ratings with certificates for international shipments.
- Production of custom wooden shipping crates with interior blocking and bracing fabricated to drawings for oversized equipment transport.
- Manufacture replacement pallet lots to contract-grade specifications with graded reporting, load-rating documentation, and batch traceability.
- Batch production of wooden skids and platform bases fabricated to drawing and load requirements for use as equipment mounts or shipping bases.
When is NAICS 321920 a weak fit?
- Wholesale distribution of lumber or pallets - primary activity is purchasing and reselling stocked pallets or wood products rather than manufacturing, cutting, and assembly.
- Plastic pallet or molded plastic container production - uses thermoplastic molding processes and different materials rather than woodworking and nailing operations.
- Metal skid or pallet fabrication - relies on metal forming, welding, and machining rather than wooden cutting, nailing, and heat-treatment manufacturing.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 321920?
- Technical requirements listing pallet or crate fabrication to drawing, wood species, nailing schedule, and per-unit fabrication pricing.
- Contract clauses requiring ISPM 15 heat-treatment certificates, fumigation records, or phytosanitary export documentation tied to pallet or crate shipments.
- Quality deliverables specifying wood grade, board thickness, load rating, repair grading, and batch traceability for manufactured pallets or crates.
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