NAICS 331423: Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Copper
NAICS 331423 covers the secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of copper. This industrial process involves the recovery of copper from scrap materials and the production of high-purity copper and specialized copper alloys.
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NAICS 331423 covers the secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of copper. This industrial process involves the recovery of copper from scrap materials and the production of high-purity copper and specialized copper alloys. These materials are critical for electrical infrastructure, aerospace com...
NAICS 331423 covers the secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of copper. This industrial process involves the recovery of copper from scrap materials and the production of high-purity copper and specialized copper alloys. These materials are critical for electrical infrastructure, aerospace components, and defense electronics due to their superior conductivity and thermal properties. In the government contracting landscape, this sector provides the raw material foundations necessary for national security infrastructure and advanced engineering projects.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 331423, from bidder counts reported on USAspending.
Median under 3 bidders per reported award. · 249 reported awards
Median Bidders
2
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
14%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
1%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
249
76% of 327 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
331423This Code Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Copper | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 14% | 24976% of 327 | |
33142NAICS Industry | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 33% | 18,76798% of 19,182 | |
3314Industry Group Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | Moderate Competition | 4 | 19% | 57,43391% of 62,874 | |
331Subsector | Moderate Competition | 3 | 25% | 208,26883% of 251,042 | |
33Sector Manufacturing | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 44% | 16,883,00469% of 24,369,785 |
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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