PSC 5970: ELECTRICAL INSULATORS AND INSULATING MATERIALS — Federal Procurement Code

59 - ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC EQPT COMPNTS L1: Electronic & Communication Equipment

Description

Electrical Insulators and Insulating Materials

Includes

Tube, Knob, Cleat, Strain, and Standoff Insulators; Feed Thru Insulators; Bead Insulators; Varnish Cambrie Tape; Friction Tape.

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

23821

Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

238210

Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

32412

Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing

324122

Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

39121721

Electrical insulators

60104902

Electrostatic apparatus

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 5970?

1 Use PSC 5970 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.