Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 321114: Wood Preservation

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NAICS 321114 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$79.3M
Total awards
3,621 awards
Active obligations
$138.3K
Size standard
550 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 321114 covers the treatment of timber and wood products with chemical preservatives using processes such as pressure treatment, creosote dipping, or surface impregnation to protect poles, pilings, posts, beams, and lumber against decay and insect attack.

Federal opportunities under 321114 typically involve contracts for pressure-treating specified quantities of lumber, utility poles, or marine pilings to required preservative retention standards and providing documentation of treatment cycles, inspections, and preservative disposal.

FY2026 snapshot

Obligations
$1.2M
Awards
152
Average award
$7.8K
Change from FY2025
-64.7%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$16,177

D. JOS. BRENDEL, LLC

National Park Service

PIID
140P2026P0007
PSC
Z1QA - MAINTENANCE OF RESTORATION OF REAL PROPERTY (PUBLIC OR PRIVATE)

$82

RUDOLPH BROTHERS & CO

Defense Logistics Agency

PIID
SPE8ES26P0961
PSC
8030 - PRESERVATIVE AND SEALING COMPOUNDS

$2,032

A.M.S. NETWORK, LLC

Defense Logistics Agency

PIID
SPE8ES26P0945
PSC
8030 - PRESERVATIVE AND SEALING COMPOUNDS

$805

AEROSPACE ALLIANCE, INC.

Defense Logistics Agency

PIID
SPE8ES26PQ511
PSC
8030 - PRESERVATIVE AND SEALING COMPOUNDS

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 321114?
  • Pressure-treating structural lumber and posts for ground contact for construction projects requiring specified retention levels and treatment certificates.
  • Applying preservative treatments to marine pilings and dock timbers to meet saltwater exposure retention and handling requirements.
  • Treating utility poles and crossarms to industry retention standards with post-treatment inspection and shipment to designated delivery points.
  • Surface or penetration treatment of beams and timbers for storage or reuse where specification requires documented preservative application and drying cycles.
When is NAICS 321114 a weak fit?
  • Sawmilling and wood product manufacturing where the primary activity is cutting, planing, or shaping lumber and preservative application is incidental or absent.
  • Construction and installation contracts that supply and install treated wood but do not include performing preservative treatment processes.
  • Chemical manufacturing of wood preservatives where the operation produces preservative formulations rather than applying treatments to wood products.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 321114?
  • Scope specifies preservative type, retort or pressure-treating capacity, target retention levels, and treated product quantity by board feet or linear feet.
  • Performance requirements call for treatment certificates, batch treatment logs, inspection reports, and disposal records for spent preservative materials.
  • Statement of work names delivery of treated poles, pilings, or lumber with specified ground contact or marine exposure ratings and acceptance inspection criteria.

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