Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 712130

Zoos and Botanical Gardens

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 712130.

NAICS 712130 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$8.5M
Total awards
203 awards
Active obligations
$136.2K
Size standard
$34,000,000 receipts

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 712130 covers establishments that operate zoos, botanical gardens, and similar facilities providing live animal exhibits, curated plant collections, conservation breeding, and public education programs.

Federal opportunities under 712130 typically involve managing living collections, providing animal husbandry and horticulture operations, running visitor-facing programs and interpretive signage, and maintaining accession records, quarantine protocols, and conservation reporting.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$152.6K
Awards
5
Average award
$30.5K
Change from FY2024
-64.9%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$16,950

AQUATERRA ENVIRONMENTS LLC

National Institutes of Health

PIID
75N90025P00645
PSC
J049 - MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SHOP EQUIPMENT

$65,520

WALTERS, KAYLEIGH

Smithsonian Institution

PIID
33313225P00518823
PSC
S217 - HOUSEKEEPING- INTERIOR PLANTSCAPING

$45,990

ERIC DIRCKSEN

Smithsonian Institution

PIID
33313225P00519249
PSC
S208 - HOUSEKEEPING- LANDSCAPING/GROUNDSKEEPING

$24,113

VSS LOGISTICS LLC

Department of Veterans Affairs

PIID
36C25725C0021
PSC
J046 - MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- WATER PURIFICATION AND SEWAGE TREATMENT EQUIPMENT

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 712130?
  • Operate and staff a public zoo under contract, delivering daily animal care, feeding, enrichment, exhibit cleaning, and husbandry recordkeeping.
  • Manage a botanical garden collection, performing plant accessioning, propagation, labeling, and integrated pest management for curated beds and conservatories.
  • Provide public education and outreach programs, guided tours, and interpretive materials tied to species, habitats, or plant collections for visitors.
  • Implement quarantine, veterinary intake processing, and recordkeeping for incoming animals and plants, including health certificates and accession documentation.
When is NAICS 712130 a weak fit?
  • Wildlife population management on open-range lands: missing permanent exhibit infrastructure, horticultural collections, and visitor program responsibilities that define zoo or garden operations.
  • Veterinary clinical services or mobile veterinary clinics: missing public exhibit operations and ongoing living-collection management inherent to zoos and botanical gardens.
  • Landscape maintenance or groundskeeping without curated plant accessioning or interpretive programming: missing collection curation and public-facing exhibit duties.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 712130?
  • Scope defines responsibility for daily husbandry tasks, accession records, animal/plant quarantine procedures, and adherence to species-specific care plans.
  • Deliverables include public programming schedules, interpretive signage approvals, visitor safety plans, and monthly collection condition reports.
  • Labor categories list zoologists, horticulturists, animal keepers, curators, and education staff with specified staffing levels and certification requirements.

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