NAICS 212391: Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
NAICS 212391 - Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining covers the extraction and production of specific mineral salts used in a variety of industrial, agricultural, and chemical applications. This sector focuses on the mining of potash for fertilizers, soda ash for glass and detergent manufacturing, and borates for ceramics and metallurgy.
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NAICS 212391 - Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining covers the extraction and production of specific mineral salts used in a variety of industrial, agricultural, and chemical applications. This sector focuses on the mining of potash for fertilizers, soda ash for glass and detergent manufacturing,...
NAICS 212391 - Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining covers the extraction and production of specific mineral salts used in a variety of industrial, agricultural, and chemical applications. This sector focuses on the mining of potash for fertilizers, soda ash for glass and detergent manufacturing, and borates for ceramics and metallurgy. In the government contracting landscape, this industry typically involves the procurement of raw mineral materials or the management of mining leases and resource extraction rights on federal lands.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 212391, from bidder counts reported on USAspending.
Half or more of reported awards drew exactly one bidder, usually a sign of incumbent-held work rather than an open field. · 367 reported awards
Median Bidders
1
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
98%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
0%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
99% of 369 total awards
How this code compares up the NAICS hierarchy. Parent cohorts pool every code under their prefix, so they are the steadier baseline when a 6-digit sample is thin.
| Industry Family | Competition | Median Bidders | Single-Bid | Bidder Mix | Reported Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
212391This Code Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 98% | 36799% of 369 | |
21239NAICS Industry | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 48% | 2,08291% of 2,296 | |
2123Industry Group Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying | Moderate Competition | 3 | 32% | 20,22590% of 22,469 | |
212Subsector | Moderate Competition | 3 | 32% | 21,34090% of 23,706 | |
21Sector Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 36% | 35,82787% of 41,337 |
Bidder counts reported on past federal awards in this NAICS (USAspending). An open opportunity has no bidders yet, so this is the historical norm for similar work, not a fact about this solicitation. Not all awards report bidder counts, and fewer bidders often means incumbent-held work rather than an easier win. Federal reporting of bidder counts fell from ~96% of awards (FY2016) to ~30% (FY2018 onward); the chart shows shares of reported awards, and washed-out stretches mark years with fewer than 30 of them.
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