PSC 3950: WINCHES, HOISTS, CRANES, AND DERRICKS — Federal Procurement Code

39 - MATERIALS HANDLING EQPT L1: Transportation and Logistics Services

Description

Winches, Hoists, Cranes, and Derricks

Includes

Windlasses; Capstans; Ore Bridges; Gypsies; Warehouse Cranes; Wharf Cranes, Mobile or Fixed; Overhead Traveling Cranes.

Excludes

Crane-Shovels (FSC 3810); Barge Mounted Cranes (FSC 1935); Winches for Integral Mounting on Trucks or Tractors (FSC 3830); Locomotive Cranes (FSC 2230).

Suggested adjacent classifications

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

Related UNSPSC categories

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 3950?

1 Use PSC 3950 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.