This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing navigational services to shipping. Marine salvage establishments are included in this industry.
$47M receiptsSBA size standard
0open contracts now
8posted in the last 12 months
4883Support Activities for Water Transportation
Open government contracts under NAICS 488330
Nothing is open under NAICS 488330 today. New solicitations post every day; search all open contracts or check back.
What NAICS 488330 covers
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing navigational services to shipping. Marine salvage establishments are included in this industry.
Examples of work in this code:
Docking and undocking marine vessel services
Piloting services, water transportation
Marine vessel traffic reporting services
Tugboat services, harbor operation
Not in this code
Establishments primarily engaged in providing barge transportation and towing services on inland waters are classified in U.S. Industry 483211, Inland Water Freight Transportation.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing coastal and/or Great Lakes barge transportation services are classified in U.S. Industry 483113, Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation.
SBA size standard
A business is small under NAICS 488330 if it has no more than $47 million in average annual receipts (averaged over the last five completed fiscal years, 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 488330 solicitations in the last two years:
SRD Buoy Inspection and Maintenance · Agriculture · Alaska · posted September 23, 2026
37250PR260000124 - Tow, Removal, and Destruction of Derelict Sailboat from USCG Station San Diego · Homeland Security · California · posted September 21, 2026
Pearl Harbor Tugs Recompete · Department of Defense · Hawaii · posted September 3, 2026
CGC reliance harbor and docking assitance · Homeland Security · Florida · posted September 3, 2026
Tug Time Charter for Naval Base, Guam · Department of Defense · posted August 11, 2026
Port Security Barrier (PSB) Operations in Gaeta, Italy · Department of Defense · posted July 9, 2026
Do this kind of work?
Send XL Eagle your price on an open navigational services to shipping job. We write and submit the bid under our registrations. If we win, you do the work at your price. No fees.
NAICS 488330 is Navigational Services to Shipping. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing navigational services to shipping. Marine salvage establishments are included in this industry.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 488330?
The size standard for NAICS 488330 is $47 million in average annual receipts. Firms at or under it count as small businesses for contracts assigned this code.
Are there government contracts for navigational services to shipping?
None are open under NAICS 488330 today, but 8 were posted in the last 12 months. New ones post daily.
Can I bid on NAICS 488330 contracts without registering in SAM.gov?
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