NAICS 722212: Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
NAICS 722212 - Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets covers establishments primarily engaged in providing food services where customers serve themselves or are served by staff from a variety of prepared dishes. This industry focuses on high-volume food service operations, including self-service cafeterias and buffet-style dining.
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NAICS 722212 - Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets covers establishments primarily engaged in providing food services where customers serve themselves or are served by staff from a variety of prepared dishes. This industry focuses on high-volume food service operations, including self-service caf...
NAICS 722212 - Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets covers establishments primarily engaged in providing food services where customers serve themselves or are served by staff from a variety of prepared dishes. This industry focuses on high-volume food service operations, including self-service cafeterias and buffet-style dining. In the government contracting landscape, these services are typically procured to support personnel at military installations, federal office complexes, and correctional facilities, ensuring consistent nutritional support for large populations of government employees and service members.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 722212, 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. · 623 reported awards
Median Bidders
1
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
69%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
1%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
90% of 695 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
722212This Code Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 69% | 62390% of 695 | |
72221NAICS Industry | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 62% | 1,86790% of 2,078 | |
7222Industry Group | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 62% | 1,86790% of 2,078 | |
722Subsector | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 33% | 93,71690% of 104,452 | |
72Sector Accommodation and Food Services | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 39% | 287,43389% of 321,827 |
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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