PSC 5640: WALLBOARD, BUILDING PAPER, AND THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS — Federal Procurement Code

56 - CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIAL L1: Facilities & Construction

Description

Wallboard, Building Paper, and Thermal Insulation Materials

Includes

Paper Building Board; Ceiling Board; Gypsum Board; Insulating Board; Plasterboard; Soundproofing Board; Tar Paper; Wallpaper; Mineral Wool; Glass Wool Batts; Pipe Covering.

Excludes

Electrical Insulation Materials.

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

2361

Residential Building Construction

23611

Residential Building Construction

2362

Nonresidential Building Construction

23621

Industrial Building Construction

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 5640?

1 Use PSC 5640 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.