NAICS 325131: Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
NAICS 325131 - Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing covers the chemical production of inorganic coloring agents, which are essential components for a variety of industrial applications. This sector involves the synthesis of metallic salts, oxides, and other inorganic compounds used to create pigments for paints, coatings, plastics, and ceramics.
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NAICS 325131 - Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing covers the chemical production of inorganic coloring agents, which are essential components for a variety of industrial applications. This sector involves the synthesis of metallic salts, oxides, and other inorganic compounds used to create pigm...
NAICS 325131 - Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing covers the chemical production of inorganic coloring agents, which are essential components for a variety of industrial applications. This sector involves the synthesis of metallic salts, oxides, and other inorganic compounds used to create pigments for paints, coatings, plastics, and ceramics. In the government contracting landscape, these materials are critical for specialized military and civilian applications, including high-performance coatings for aerospace vehicles, corrosion-resistant marine paints, and specialized marking agents for infrastructure and defense systems.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 325131, from bidder counts reported on USAspending.
Median under 3 bidders per reported award. · 555 reported awards
Median Bidders
2
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
46%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
0%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
555
99% of 560 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
325131This Code Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 46% | 55599% of 560 | |
32513NAICS Industry | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 52% | 1,09393% of 1,176 | |
3251Industry Group Basic Chemical Manufacturing | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 44% | 74,61862% of 120,251 | |
325Subsector | Moderate Competition | 3 | 36% | 1,584,19136% of 4,451,964 | |
32Sector Manufacturing | Moderate Competition | 3 | 31% | 3,145,73729% of 10,805,773 |
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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