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NAICS Code

212323Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Kaolin, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining

Official 2022 NAICS classification for Kaolin, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining.

SBA Small-Business Cap

650 employees

If your company is at or below this cap, you qualify as a small business under NAICS 212323 and can pursue set-aside contracts.

Classification guidance

Use this code when the contract work aligns with kaolin, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals mining.

Are you a small business under NAICS 212323?

SBA cap for this code: 650 employees.

Employees

Enter your employee headcount above to see if you qualify.

You qualify under NAICS 212323 — here’s the path to your first contract

  1. 1

    Register on SAM.gov

    Get your UEI and complete entity registration so you’re eligible to receive federal contracts.

    Read the SAM.gov registration guide →
  2. 2

    Pursue set-aside certifications

    Apply for 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, or SDVOSB certifications you may qualify for — these unlock preferential set-aside contracts.

    Compare small-business certifications →
  3. 3

    Find and bid on opportunities

    Search SAM.gov for solicitations under NAICS 212323, and consider an end-to-end partner like SLED.AI to handle opportunity matching, proposal writing, and submission.

    Talk to SLED.AI →

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For an authoritative check before submitting a bid, verify against the current SBA Table of Size Standards.

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