NAICS 311821: Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cookies, crackers, and other products, such as ice cream cones. Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--Show more
NAICS 311821 – Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing covers the industrial-scale production of baked goods including cookies, crackers, crispbreads, and similar snack products intended for institutional and commercial distribution. This sector involves specialized food manufacturing processes such as dough mixing, sheeting, cutting, baking, cooling, and packaging under strict FDA and USDA food safety standards.
Industry Spending Overview
Federal obligations, top contractors and agencies, and related industry codes for NAICS 311821.
AI Industry Description
NAICS 311821 – Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing covers the industrial-scale production of baked goods including cookies, crackers, crispbreads, and similar snack products intended for institutional and commercial distribution. This sector involves specialized food manufacturing processes such as dou...
NAICS 311821 – Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing covers the industrial-scale production of baked goods including cookies, crackers, crispbreads, and similar snack products intended for institutional and commercial distribution. This sector involves specialized food manufacturing processes such as dough mixing, sheeting, cutting, baking, cooling, and packaging under strict FDA and USDA food safety standards. In government contracting, these products are primarily procured to support feeding programs for military installations, federal correctional facilities, VA medical centers, and school nutrition services under the USDA’s Child Nutrition Program. While not a high-volume procurement category compared to IT or logistics services, this NAICS plays a critical role in sustaining operational readiness and nutritional compliance across federal institutions requiring shelf-stable, mass-distributed food items. No contractor data is available to identify top performers in this NAICS code within the federal marketplace. The competitive landscape likely includes a mix of large-scale food manufacturers with institutional supply contracts and small businesses certified under SBA programs such as HUBZone or 8(a), though no specific prime contractors are currently identifiable from procurement records. No agency data is available to identify primary buyers in this sector. However, demand is typically driven by the Department of Defense for mess hall provisions, the Department of Justice for federal prison meal services, and the Department of Agriculture for school and child nutrition programs requiring compliant, bulk-packaged baked goods. The market for cookie and cracker manufacturing in government contracting is niche but stable, with opportunities concentrated in long-term, low-turnover supply contracts. Contractors with GSA Schedule 17 food service credentials and USDA-compliant production facilities are best positioned to compete. Procurement trends favor suppliers with robust HACCP plans, allergen control protocols, and the capacity for bulk, palletized delivery to federal depots.
Small Business Size Standard
The SBA threshold that decides who can bid NAICS 311821 work as a small business.
The SBA cap for this NAICS (13 CFR 121.201). A business at or under it can self-certify as small for work in this code, which is what makes it eligible for a small-business set-aside. The cap is set per NAICS, so the same company can be small in one code and not in another.
13 CFR 121.201, effective January 1, 2026. The SBA revises the table roughly once a year.
Top Contractors
Companies with the highest total award value under NAICS 311821, ranked by dollars won.
| Company | Total Awards | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| EAST BAKING COMPANY, INC. | $1.0M | 4 |
| ROVIRA BISCUIT CORP | $835K | 2 |
| GLOCAL SOLUTIONS LLC | $45K | 1 |
Top Agencies
Federal agencies directing the most contract spending toward NAICS 311821.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 311821, 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. · 606 reported awards
Median Bidders
1
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
69%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
0%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
606
99% of 614 total awards
Share of reported awards in each bidder-count bracket per federal fiscal year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
311821This Code Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 69% | 60699% of 614 | |
31182NAICS Industry | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 39% | 2,41799% of 2,443 | |
3118Industry Group Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 38% | 662,24019% of 3,442,619 | |
311Subsector | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 36% | 967,99711% of 8,488,622 | |
31Sector Manufacturing | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 40% | 1,478,76516% of 9,263,130 |
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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