PSC 6550: IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES, REAGENTS, TEST KITS AND SETS — Federal Procurement Code

65 - MEDICAL/DENTAL/VETERINARY EQPT/SUPP L1: Medical

Description

In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets

Includes

In vitro diagnostic aids, such as test tablets, test slides, test strips, test cards, test papers, test solutions, reagents; sets and kits designated for in vitro qualitative and quantitative tests on specimens, such as blood, urine, feces, and the like, for the purposes of aiding in the medical diagnosis of disease, determining body organ dysfunction, or other abnormal conditions.

Excludes

in vitro diagnostic substances classifiable in FSC 6505.

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

325413

In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing

325414

Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing

6215

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

62151

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

Related UNSPSC categories

42183027

Tangent screen test objects kits

42183046

Binocular vision test sets

42181504

Hemacytometer sets

42181506

Sexual assault determination kits

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 6550?

1 Use PSC 6550 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.