NAICS 331419: Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
NAICS 331419 - Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) covers the industrial processes involved in extracting and refining nonferrous metals from ores and scrap. This includes the production of metals such as lead, zinc, nickel, tin, and precious metals.
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NAICS 331419 - Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) covers the industrial processes involved in extracting and refining nonferrous metals from ores and scrap. This includes the production of metals such as lead, zinc, nickel, tin, and precious metals. In the...
NAICS 331419 - Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) covers the industrial processes involved in extracting and refining nonferrous metals from ores and scrap. This includes the production of metals such as lead, zinc, nickel, tin, and precious metals. In the government contracting landscape, this sector provides the critical raw materials necessary for aerospace components, defense hardware, and specialized infrastructure projects where specific metallurgical properties are required for durability, conductivity, or radiation shielding.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 331419, from bidder counts reported on USAspending.
Median under 3 bidders per reported award. · 565 reported awards
Median Bidders
2
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
32%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
1%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
92% of 613 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
331419This Code Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 32% | 56592% of 613 | |
33141NAICS Industry | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 34% | 1,47142% of 3,476 | |
3314Industry Group Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | Moderate Competition | 4 | 19% | 57,42792% of 62,747 | |
331Subsector | Moderate Competition | 3 | 25% | 208,25283% of 250,798 | |
33Sector Manufacturing | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 44% | 16,852,67769% of 24,321,578 |
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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