PSC 3820: MINING, ROCK DRILLING, EARTH BORING, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT — Federal Procurement Code

38 - CONSTRUCT/MINE/EXCAVATE/HIGHWY EQPT L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Mining, Rock Drilling, Earth Boring, and Related Equipment

Includes

Augers; Crushers; Crushing, Screening, and Washing Plants and Units; Drilling Machines; Paving Breakers; Rock Drills.

Excludes

Tampers (FSC 3895).

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

333131

Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

42381

Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

423810

Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

53241

Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

Related UNSPSC categories

Repetitive impact systems

20102101

Pneumatic rock 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 3820?

1 Use PSC 3820 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.