This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing single event-based food services. These establishments generally have equipment and vehicles to transport meals and snacks to events and/or prepare food at an off-premise site. Banquet halls with catering staff are included in this industry. Examples of events catered by establishments in this industry are graduation parties, wedding receptions, business or retirement luncheons, and trade shows.
Department of Defense · Pennsylvania · Due October 23, 2026
What NAICS 722320 covers
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing single event-based food services. These establishments generally have equipment and vehicles to transport meals and snacks to events and/or prepare food at an off-premise site. Banquet halls with catering staff are included in this industry. Examples of events catered by establishments in this industry are graduation parties, wedding receptions, business or retirement luncheons, and trade shows.
Not in this code
Establishments primarily engaged in preparing and serving meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles or nonmotorized carts are classified in Industry 722330, Mobile Food Services.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing food services at institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others (e.g., airline contractors, industrial caterers) based on contractual arrangements for a specified period of time are classified in Industry 722310, Food Service Contractors.
Establishments primarily engaged in renting out facilities without providing catering staff are classified in Industry 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses).
SBA size standard
A business is small under NAICS 722320 if it has no more than $9 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 722320 solicitations in the last two years:
Catered Meals - Pineville, LA · Justice · Louisiana · posted September 23, 2026
ZFW Cafeteria and Vending Services · Transportation · Texas · posted September 17, 2026
19N15026Q0004 - solicitation for catering services · State, Department of · posted September 15, 2026
Commercial food delivery service for MSG · State, Department of · posted September 14, 2026
INARNG YRRP Event · Department of Defense · Indiana · posted September 11, 2026
Sole Source- United States Naval Academy Football VIP Tailgate and Flag Bridge Catering · Department of Defense · Maryland · posted August 28, 2026
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NAICS 722320 is Caterers. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing single event-based food services. These establishments generally have equipment and vehicles to transport meals and snacks to events and/or prepare food at an off-premise site. Banquet halls with catering staff are included in this industry. Examples of events catered by establishments in this industry are graduation parties, wedding receptions, business or retirement luncheons, and trade shows.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 722320?
The size standard for NAICS 722320 is $9 million in average annual receipts. Firms at or under it count as small businesses for contracts assigned this code.
Are there government contracts for caterers?
Yes. 1 government contract is open under NAICS 722320 right now, and 20 were posted in the last 12 months.
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