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
$18M
Total awards
433 awards
Active obligations
$421.5K
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.

FY2026 snapshot

Obligations
$47.5K
Awards
2
Average award
$23.8K
Change from FY2025
-68.8%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$36,000

CASEY W DEBENHAM

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

PIID
1305M326P0225
PSC
R416 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: VETERINARY/ANIMAL CARE

$11,539

HAILEY ANNE CHRISTOPH

US Geological Survey

PIID
140G0126P0205
PSC
R425 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL

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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