PSC 8040: ADHESIVES — Federal Procurement Code

80 - BRUSHES, PAINTS, SEALERS, ADHESIVES L1: Facilities & Construction

Description

Adhesives

Includes

Glue; Mucilage; Sizes; Adhesive Cements.

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

3255

Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing

32552

Adhesive Manufacturing

325520

Adhesive Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

31201527

Foam tapes

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 8040?

1 Use PSC 8040 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.