PSC 8965: BEVERAGES, ALCOHOLIC — Federal Procurement Code

89 - SUBSISTENCE L1: Clothing, Textiles & Subsistence S&E

Description

Beverages, Alcoholic

Includes

Beer; Whisky; Wine; Liqueur.

Excludes

Sacramental Wine and Medicinal grade Brandy, Whisky, and Wine.

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

7224

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)

72241

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)

722410

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)

4248

Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers

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 8965?

1 Use PSC 8965 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.