Take Action: NAICS 2027 — Add Your Voice by August 12
USWCC Policy Advocacy · Federal Comment Campaign · Our filed comments →
46 industries are about to be merged. Is yours one of them?
1,639 women-owned firms hold federal contracts in the 48 industries the government proposes to merge or split in 2027. In nine of them, much larger companies would suddenly count as “small” and compete inside the same set-asides. Two would fall off the women-owned set-aside list entirely. USWCC has filed formal comments — and adding yours takes about ten minutes.
Or see the full list of affected codes
Split into new codes: 516210, 532289 · Set-aside tier question: 335312 · Merged into broader codes:
311213
326211
326212
327331
327332
332111
332112
332911
332912
332913
332919
332992
332993
332994
333131
333132
333612
333613
333618
334111
334112
334118
334210
334220
334290
335921
335929
335931
335932
335991
335999
336991
336999
337211
337212
337214
337215
485111
485112
485113
485119
611410
611430
812921
812922
What this actually does
Much bigger competitors, inside your set-asides. When industry codes merge, the combined code takes the highest small-business size limit of the group. In nine of these industries the limit jumps sharply — in some it more than doubles. Custom architectural millwork shops (today capped at 500 employees) get merged with office furniture manufacturing at 1,100. Training firms capped at $15 million get a $20.5 million ceiling. Companies far larger than anything “small” today would compete for the very set-aside contracts reserved for firms like yours.
Two industries fall off the set-aside list entirely. Women-owned set-asides are only allowed in industries on SBA's approved list. Codes 516210 and 532289 are on that list today — and the proposal splits each into brand-new codes that are not. There is no automatic transfer and no process to request one.
And the rest stop being counted. Merged industries stop generating their own federal data — and that data is the evidence that decides where women-owned set-asides are allowed at all. The federal study that keeps your industry on the list is due again around 2027. After the merge, it can no longer see your field.
What USWCC did
We reviewed every comment on the government's docket — not one addressed women-owned businesses. So the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce filed formal comments asking the government to publish the data behind the merges, keep the industries measurable, resolve what happens to set-aside eligibility for the split codes, and consult the SBA before finalizing. Read our filed comments here.
Add your voice — it takes about 10 minutes
The government must read and respond to every comment it receives. Yours can be short. Click the button, and in the comment box tell them you support our comments — in your own words, with a line about your own business if you can.
File your comment on the government's site →
Start here — everyone:
- "I own [your company], a woman-owned business in [your industry], NAICS [your code]. I support the comments filed by the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce (Comment USBC-2026-0133-0123) and ask the Committee to grant the actions they request."
Bigger competitors: if your code came up in the nine
- "My company has [N] employees / about $[N] in revenue. Under this merger, companies more than twice our size would count as 'small' and compete for the same set-aside contracts we rely on. Please explain how that helps small business — or don't finalize it."
Falling off the list: codes 516210 and 532289
- "My industry is on SBA's women-owned set-aside list today. The new codes you propose are not, and there is no process to add them. Please state on the record how set-aside eligibility carries over — before this takes effect, not after."
Becoming invisible: any merged code
- "Businesses like mine become impossible to count under this proposal. The set-asides my industry qualifies for exist because federal data proved women-owned firms are underrepresented here. End the data, and no study can ever show it again. Please keep my industry on the books."
Close simply:
- "Please publish the data behind these mergers, consult the SBA before finalizing, and keep industries like mine measurable."
You don't need to be certified, and you don't need to be in an affected code to comment — the rules of your marketplace are being rewritten, and every voice counts. Deadline: Wednesday, August 12, at 11:59 PM Eastern — if you’re reading this on the 12th, you still have time.