NAICS 722513: Limited-Service Restaurants
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food services (except snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) where patrons generally order or select items and pay before eating. Food and drink may be consumed on premises, taken out, or delivered to the customer's location. Some establishments in this industry may provide these food services in combination with selling alcoholic beverages. Illustrative Examples: Delicatessen restaurants Pizza delivery shops Family restaurants, limited-service Takeout eating places Fast-food restaurants Fast casual restaurants Takeout sandwich shops Limited-service pizza parlors Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--Show more
NAICS 722513 – Limited-Service Restaurants covers establishments that provide food services with minimal table service, including fast-food chains, cafeterias, food courts, and carry-out operations where customers typically order and pay at a counter or kiosk before consuming meals on-site or off-premises. In the federal contracting environment, this NAICS code supports institutional feeding programs for military installations, federal facilities, correctional institutions, and agency employee dining services.
Industry Spending Overview
Federal obligations, top contractors and agencies, and related industry codes for NAICS 722513.
AI Industry Description
NAICS 722513 – Limited-Service Restaurants covers establishments that provide food services with minimal table service, including fast-food chains, cafeterias, food courts, and carry-out operations where customers typically order and pay at a counter or kiosk before consuming meals on-site or off-pr...
NAICS 722513 – Limited-Service Restaurants covers establishments that provide food services with minimal table service, including fast-food chains, cafeterias, food courts, and carry-out operations where customers typically order and pay at a counter or kiosk before consuming meals on-site or off-premises. In the federal contracting environment, this NAICS code supports institutional feeding programs for military installations, federal facilities, correctional institutions, and agency employee dining services. These operations require compliance with federal food safety standards, nutritional guidelines, and procurement regulations such as the Service Contract Act and Small Business Administration size standards. Contractors in this space often operate under long-term concession agreements or task orders issued through GSA schedules or other indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles. No contractor data is available to identify leading primes or small businesses in this sector, indicating either low contract volume or high fragmentation among local and regional vendors. The competitive landscape likely includes a mix of national fast-food franchises with federal contracts, small business concerns specializing in institutional food service, and subcontractors operating under larger food service management firms. No agency data is available to identify primary buyers, but demand is typically driven by the Department of Defense for base dining facilities, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the General Services Administration for federal building concessions, and the Department of Veterans Affairs for cafeteria services at medical centers. The market context reflects low concentration and high operational complexity, with opportunities concentrated on federal properties requiring compliant, scalable food service solutions. Contractors must navigate stringent hygiene protocols, labor regulations, and supply chain logistics. Growth potential exists for firms with experience in federal compliance, menu standardization, and automated ordering systems.
Small Business Size Standard
The SBA threshold that decides who can bid NAICS 722513 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 722513, ranked by dollars won.
| Company | Total Awards | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| FT9100 21 FSS FSR | $36K | 1 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | $18K | 1 |
Top Agencies
Federal agencies directing the most contract spending toward NAICS 722513.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 722513, 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. · 190 reported awards
Median Bidders
1
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
66%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
0%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
190
83% of 228 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
722513This Code Limited-Service Restaurants | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 66% | 19083% of 228 | |
72251NAICS Industry | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 67% | 95588% of 1,082 | |
7225Industry Group Restaurants and Other Eating Places | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 67% | 95588% of 1,082 | |
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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