NAICS 812910: Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing pet care services (except veterinary), such as boarding, grooming, sitting, walking, and training pets. Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--Show more
NAICS 812910 – Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services encompasses non-veterinary animal care services such as pet boarding, grooming, training, walking, and day care for companion animals. While primarily a commercial sector, this NAICS code supports federal operations where personnel are stationed in remote, overseas, or mission-critical environments requiring pet care for service animals, emotional support animals, or pets of military and civilian employees.
Industry Spending Overview
Federal obligations, top contractors and agencies, and related industry codes for NAICS 812910.
AI Industry Description
NAICS 812910 – Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services encompasses non-veterinary animal care services such as pet boarding, grooming, training, walking, and day care for companion animals. While primarily a commercial sector, this NAICS code supports federal operations where personnel are stationed i...
NAICS 812910 – Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services encompasses non-veterinary animal care services such as pet boarding, grooming, training, walking, and day care for companion animals. While primarily a commercial sector, this NAICS code supports federal operations where personnel are stationed in remote, overseas, or mission-critical environments requiring pet care for service animals, emotional support animals, or pets of military and civilian employees. These services are typically procured under personal services contracts, temporary duty travel support, or family readiness programs administered by agencies with large personnel deployments. The work involves compliance with animal welfare standards, facility sanitation protocols, and handler coordination, often requiring certified pet care providers with experience in handling working animals or trauma-informed pet management. No contractor data is available to identify top performers in this NAICS code within the federal marketplace. The competitive landscape is likely composed of small businesses, local pet care providers, and specialized service firms contracted through blanket purchase agreements or task orders under broader human services or family support contracts, rather than large prime contractors. No agency data is available to identify primary buyers. However, demand is expected to originate from agencies with substantial on-base or overseas personnel, including the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and possibly the Department of the Interior for law enforcement or wildlife support staff with service animals. Procurement is typically ancillary to housing, morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) or family support initiatives. The market for this NAICS code is niche and opportunity-dense in locations with high concentrations of federal personnel and pet-owning staff. Contracting opportunities are often embedded within larger support contracts and rarely solicited independently. Contractors with experience in animal handling, compliance with federal animal care regulations, and logistics coordination for mobile or deployed services are best positioned to compete.
Small Business Size Standard
The SBA threshold that decides who can bid NAICS 812910 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 812910, ranked by dollars won.
| Company | Total Awards | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| K2K9 SOLUTIONS LLC | $3.6M | 6 |
| DELTA-21 RESOURCES INC | $3.5M | 6 |
| VALLEY ROOTED CONSULTING | $899K | 2 |
| KENNEL CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC. | $740K | 3 |
| COAST TO COAST K9 TEAMS, LLC | $658K | 2 |
| HALCON LOCO NOCTURNO LLC | $530K | 1 |
| MAR-CHALK K-9 SERVICES LLC | $400K | 1 |
| GK9PG-AVIATION SERVICES, LLC | $362K | 3 |
| CORPORATE SOURCE, INC THE | $348K | 2 |
| RAINIER DOG RESORT & SPA, LLC | $317K | 1 |
Top Agencies
Federal agencies directing the most contract spending toward NAICS 812910.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 812910, 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. · 1,503 reported awards
Median Bidders
1
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
66%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
1%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
1,503
73% of 2,068 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
812910This Code Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 66% | 1,50373% of 2,068 | |
81291NAICS Industry | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 66% | 1,50373% of 2,068 | |
8129Industry Group Other Personal Services | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 58% | 27,14189% of 30,406 | |
812Subsector | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 55% | 61,56884% of 73,291 | |
81Sector Other Services (except Public Administration) | Usually Single-Bid | 1 | 64% | 525,62788% of 594,385 |
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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