NAICS Code
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Official 2022 NAICS classification for Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum).
SBA Small-Business Cap
850 employees
If your company is at or below this cap, you qualify as a small business under NAICS 331492 and can pursue set-aside contracts.
Classification guidance
Use this code when the contract work aligns with secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum).
Are you a small business under NAICS 331492?
SBA cap for this code: 850 employees.
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You qualify under NAICS 331492 — here’s the path to your first contract
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Register on SAM.gov
Get your UEI and complete entity registration so you’re eligible to receive federal contracts.
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Pursue set-aside certifications
Apply for 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, or SDVOSB certifications you may qualify for — these unlock preferential set-aside contracts.
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Find and bid on opportunities
Search SAM.gov for solicitations under NAICS 331492, and consider an end-to-end partner like SLED.AI to handle opportunity matching, proposal writing, and submission.
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