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5980

PSC 5980: OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE — Federal Procurement Code

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

Description

Optoelectronic Devices and Associated Hardware

Includes

Optoelectronic devices and assemblies which display numeric, alphanumeric, symbolic, or graphic information emitters, and nondisplay optoelectronic devices, such as couplers, detectors, and switches which perform an active function in an electronic system.

Excludes

Electric lighting fixtures, lamps, and associated hardware.

Suggested adjacent classifications

PSC codes describe what the government buys. These related classifications help connect procurement codes to industries, commodities, and trade workflows.

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 5980?

1 Use PSC 5980 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.