The SBA increases employee based size standards for industries in NAICS Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, and NAICS Sector 44 45, Retail Trade
… current 500‑employee size standard for Federal procurement of supplies under the nonmanufacturer rule ( 13 CFR 121.406) … that have employee based size standards as part of its ongoing comprehensive size standards review as required by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. Nearly 4,000 more firms in Sectors 42 and 44‑45 …