PSC 8465: INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT — Federal Procurement Code

84 - CLOTHING, INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT, INSIGNA, AND JEWELRY L1: Clothing, Textiles & Subsistence S&E

Description

Individual Equipment

Includes

Musette Bags; Duffel Bags; Ammunition Belts; Pistol Belts; Handcuffs; Packboards; Sleeping Bags; Knapsacks; Hikers' Packs; Sunglasses; Skis; Snowshoes; Swords with Scabbards.

Excludes

Toilet Articles; Mess Gear; Fabric Utility Containers.

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

2382

Building Equipment Contractors

23829

Other Building Equipment Contractors

238290

Other Building Equipment Contractors

333111

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

10111302

Pet grooming products

10111306

Domestic pet training kits

20101501

Continuous mining equipment

20101502

Longwall shears

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 8465?

1 Use PSC 8465 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.