PSC 5220: INSPECTION GAGES AND PRECISION LAYOUT TOOLS — Federal Procurement Code

52 - MEASURING TOOLS L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Inspection Gages and Precision Layout Tools

Includes

Go and Not-Go Gages, including Plug, Ring, Snap, Thread, and Length Gages; Profile Gages; Fixture Gages; Special Inspection Gages.

Notes

Special inspection gages are included in 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

332721

Precision Turned Product Manufacturing

54135

Building Inspection Services

541350

Building Inspection Services

8112

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

Related UNSPSC categories

27111814

Inspection mirror

27111826

Precision surface plate

27111731

Precision screwdriver

27111944

Precision file

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 5220?

1 Use PSC 5220 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.