PSC 5850: VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT — Federal Procurement Code

58 - COMM/DETECT/COHERENT RADIATION L1: Electronic & Communication Equipment

Description

Visible and Invisible Light Communication Equipment

Includes

Heliographs.

Notes

This class includes only communication types of infrared equipment. Excluded from this class are infrared assemblies, subassemblies, and components designed specifically for use in fire control systems, guided missile systems, test and maintenance specialized equipment, night vision equipment, and other noncommunication types of equipment.

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

33243

Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing

33611

Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

336110

Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

3351

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

42143709

Visible light radiators

43211707

Light stylus

43211905

Organic light emitting displays

25191730

Timing light

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 5850?

1 Use PSC 5850 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.