Product service codes

The other code on every federal contract

What each product service code covers, its FY2025 obligations and the NAICS codes on its awards.

60 codes · $214.6B obligated in FY2025

All product service codes

D Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services

FY2025 $56.5B across 17 codes

A Research and Development

FY2025 $51.0B across 21 codes

PSC vs NAICS: which code does what

A product service code says what the government bought. A NAICS code says which industry the work belongs to. Every federal contract action carries both, and the contracting officer assigns both.

The NAICS code on a solicitation sets the SBA size standard, so it decides who can bid a set-aside. The NAICS codes you list in SAM.gov decide which vendor searches find you. The PSC is how the government reports what it bought.

The two do not map one to one. One PSC's awards span many NAICS codes, so a search on your own codes misses work filed under others. Each code page shows the NAICS codes on its awards.

A PSC is four characters. Service codes start with a letter: R for professional and management support, D for IT services, A for research and development. Product codes start with a digit; the IT and telecom products here start with 7. The list above is grouped by first character.

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