NAICS 333921: Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing elevators and moving stairways. Illustrative Examples: Automobile lifts (i.e., garage-type, service station) manufacturing Escalators manufacturing Moving walkways manufacturing Passenger and freight elevators manufacturing Cross-References.Show more
NAICS 333921 – Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing encompasses the design, fabrication, and assembly of passenger and freight elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and related control systems for installation in federal facilities. This sector supports critical infrastructure modernization, accessibility compliance under the ADA, and safety upgrades in federal buildings, including courthouses, military installations, VA medical centers, and agency headquarters.
Industry Spending Overview
Federal obligations, top contractors and agencies, and related industry codes for NAICS 333921.
AI Industry Description
NAICS 333921 – Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing encompasses the design, fabrication, and assembly of passenger and freight elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and related control systems for installation in federal facilities. This sector supports critical infrastructure modernization,...
NAICS 333921 – Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing encompasses the design, fabrication, and assembly of passenger and freight elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and related control systems for installation in federal facilities. This sector supports critical infrastructure modernization, accessibility compliance under the ADA, and safety upgrades in federal buildings, including courthouses, military installations, VA medical centers, and agency headquarters. Manufacturers in this space produce electromechanical systems with advanced safety features, variable frequency drives, regenerative drives, and IoT-enabled monitoring platforms. The work often involves retrofitting legacy systems, integrating with building automation systems, and adhering to ASME A17.1 and ANSI/ISO safety standards, making it a specialized niche within federal construction and facilities management. No contractor data is available to identify top performers in this NAICS code, indicating a fragmented or highly localized supply base with no dominant primes or large-scale federal contractors currently visible in procurement records. The competitive landscape likely includes a mix of small businesses, specialty manufacturers, and regional distributors serving federal contracts through GSA schedules or direct procurements. No agency data is available to identify primary buyers, though demand is typically driven by the General Services Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and other agencies managing aging infrastructure portfolios requiring elevator modernization and accessibility upgrades. The market context reflects low opportunity density with infrequent, project-based procurements tied to capital improvement cycles. Contractors with expertise in ADA-compliant retrofits, elevator modernization kits, and integrated building control systems are best positioned to compete. Procurement trends suggest a growing emphasis on energy-efficient drives and predictive maintenance technologies, favoring vendors with certified service networks and OEM support capabilities.
Small Business Size Standard
The SBA threshold that decides who can bid NAICS 333921 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 333921, ranked by dollars won.
| Company | Total Awards | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| VETERAN ELEVATOR LLC | $2.2M | 1 |
| GEORGIA COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR, LLC | $1.6M | 1 |
| PAE DESIGN AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT | $1.3M | 3 |
| JERED LLC | $1.2M | 10 |
| ARMSTRONG ELEVATOR COMPANY | $1.0M | 3 |
| US JACK CO | $963K | 2 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | $849K | 22 |
| SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION | $465K | 4 |
| ASCEND RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS LLC | $343K | 13 |
| NEXT LEVEL ACCESSIBILITY INC | $296K | 16 |
Top Agencies
Federal agencies directing the most contract spending toward NAICS 333921.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 333921, 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. · 6,207 reported awards
Median Bidders
1
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
59%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
1%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
6,207
90% of 6,934 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
333921This Code Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 59% | 6,20790% of 6,934 | |
33392NAICS Industry | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 37% | 67,70587% of 78,202 | |
3339Industry Group Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 42% | 556,67762% of 898,010 | |
333Subsector | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 45% | 1,796,88757% of 3,142,926 | |
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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