PSC 1520: AIRCRAFT, ROTARY WING — Federal Procurement Code

15 - AEROSPACE CRAFT AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS L1: Aircraft, Ships/Submarines & Land Vehicles

Description

Aircraft, Rotary Wing

Includes

Helicopters.

Notes

This class includes only complete aircraft. End items, assemblies, parts, attachments, or accessories for use in or on rotary wing aircraft are classified in classes other than this class.

Suggested adjacent classifications

PSC codes describe what the government buys. These related classifications help connect procurement codes to industries, commodities, and trade workflows.

Related NAICS industries

336411

Aircraft Manufacturing

336412

Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing

336413

Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

25131603

Agricultural helicopters

25131504

Commercial passenger propeller aircraft

25131705

Target or reconnaissance drones

20111611

Rotary drills

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	Product Service Codes (PSC)
Maintained by	U.S. federal acquisition community / GSA PSC Manual
Purpose	Classifies what the government buys: products and services
Primary use	Federal procurement reporting, contract categorization, spend analysis
Code type	Mixed/unspecified

When do you need PSC 1520?

1 Use PSC 1520 when identifying the product or service category on a U.S. federal contract.

2 Use it when filtering opportunities or spending data in SAM.gov, FPDS, or USASpending.

3 Use it when comparing a procurement category against related NAICS industries or UNSPSC commodities.

4 Use it when a contracting workflow needs the purchased item classification rather than the supplier industry code.