PSC 3605: FOOD PRODUCTS MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT — Federal Procurement Code

36 - SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Food Products Machinery and Equipment

Includes

Industrial Food Product Equipment.

Excludes

Kitchen and Galley Equipment.

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

42383

Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

423830

Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

5324

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

53249

Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

Related UNSPSC categories

Dehydrating machinery

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 3605?

1 Use PSC 3605 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.