PSC 5342: HARDWARE, WEAPON SYSTEM — Federal Procurement Code

53 - HARDWARE AND ABRASIVES L1: Sustainment S&E

Description

Hardware, Weapon System

Includes

Adapters; Anchor Plates and Straps; Anodes; Bellows; Couplings; Control Rods; Access Doors; Fairleads; Mounts; Tie Rods; Yokes.

Excludes

Commercial Hardware (FSC 5340).

Notes

Hardware designed for weapon systems unique applications will be classified in this FSC.

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

3325

Hardware Manufacturing

33251

Hardware Manufacturing

332510

Hardware Manufacturing

4237

Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

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 5342?

1 Use PSC 5342 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.