This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing metal cutting machine tools (except handtools) and/or (2) manufacturing metal forming machine tools (except handtools), such as punching, sheering, bending, forming, pressing, forging and die-casting machines.
Department of Defense · Alabama · Due October 28, 2026
What NAICS 333517 covers
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing metal cutting machine tools (except handtools) and/or (2) manufacturing metal forming machine tools (except handtools), such as punching, sheering, bending, forming, pressing, forging and die-casting machines.
Examples of work in this code:
Bending and forming machines, metalworking, manufacturing
Buffing and polishing machines, metalworking, manufacturing
Drilling machines, metalworking, manufacturing
Grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing
Home workshop metal cutting machine tools (except handtools, welding equipment) manufacturing
Metalworking lathes manufacturing
Milling machines, metalworking, manufacturing
Stamping machines, metalworking, manufacturing
Not in this code
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing welding and soldering equipment are classified in U.S. Industry 333992, Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing.
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing power-driven handtools are classified in U.S. Industry 333991, Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing.
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rolling mill machinery and equipment are classified in U.S. Industry 333519, Rolling Mill and Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing.
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing accessories and attachments for metal cutting and forming machine tools (except saw blades) are classified in U.S. Industry 333515, Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing.
SBA size standard
A business is small under NAICS 333517 if it has no more than 500 employees (averaged over the last 24 months, including affiliates).
Source: SBA Table of Size Standards, effective 2023-03-17. Always check the size standard printed in the solicitation itself.
Who buys it
Departments that posted the most NAICS 333517 solicitations in the last two years:
Department of Defense · 106 solicitations
General Services Administration · 15 solicitations
Energy · 9 solicitations
National Transportation Safety Board · 4 solicitations
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 3 solicitations
857 AMXS Laser Engraver · Department of Defense · Nevada · posted September 23, 2026
Vertical Tilt-Frame Band Saw · National Transportation Safety Board · Maryland · posted September 22, 2026
RFQ - Rotary Parts Finisher Machine · Veterans Affairs · Pennsylvania · posted September 22, 2026
Pulsed Laser Cleaner · National Transportation Safety Board · Maryland · posted September 21, 2026
Purchase of LCPW 1000W Pulse Wave Laser Cleaning System · Agriculture · Florida · posted September 21, 2026
DVF 5000 2ND GEN · Department of Defense · Washington · posted September 18, 2026
MC Machinery Press Brake - Model BB6020 or Equal with Installation and Training · Department of Defense · North Carolina · posted September 18, 2026
Engine Lathe - Amendment 0003 · General Services Administration · posted September 16, 2026
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NAICS 333517 is Machine Tool Manufacturing. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing metal cutting machine tools (except handtools) and/or (2) manufacturing metal forming machine tools (except handtools), such as punching, sheering, bending, forming, pressing, forging and die-casting machines.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 333517?
The size standard for NAICS 333517 is 500 employees. Firms at or under it count as small businesses for contracts assigned this code.
Are there government contracts for machine tool manufacturing?
Yes. 2 government contracts are open under NAICS 333517 right now, and 99 were posted in the last 12 months.
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