NAICS 452111: Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores)
NAICS 452111 - Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores) covers retail establishments that sell a wide variety of new merchandise, including clothing, home furnishings, and electronics, typically organized into separate departments. Unlike discount stores, these establishments generally focus on a full-line offering of goods and services.
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NAICS 452111 - Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores) covers retail establishments that sell a wide variety of new merchandise, including clothing, home furnishings, and electronics, typically organized into separate departments. Unlike discount stores, these establishments generally ...
NAICS 452111 - Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores) covers retail establishments that sell a wide variety of new merchandise, including clothing, home furnishings, and electronics, typically organized into separate departments. Unlike discount stores, these establishments generally focus on a full-line offering of goods and services. In the government contracting landscape, this sector typically involves the procurement of general-purpose consumer goods, apparel, and household supplies required for agency operations, personnel equipment, or institutional support.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 452111, from bidder counts reported on USAspending.
Median 3-5 bidders per reported award. · 168 reported awards
Median Bidders
3
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
29%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
11%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
168
88% of 192 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
452111This Code Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores) | Moderate Competition | 3 | 29% | 16888% of 192 | |
45211NAICS Industry | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 58% | 37391% of 410 | |
4521Industry Group | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 58% | 37391% of 410 | |
452Subsector | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 70% | 9,80193% of 10,595 | |
45Sector Retail Trade | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 81% | 623,16530% of 2,053,116 |
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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