PSC 9510: BARS AND RODS — Federal Procurement Code

95 - METAL BARS, SHEETS, SHAPES L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Bars and Rods

Includes

Metal Bars and Rods

Excludes

Muck Bar (FSC 9640); Rods for Wire (FSC 9640); Sheet Bar (FSC 9640); Threaded Rods (FSC 5306); Grooved Rod (FSC 5340).

Notes

This class contains bulk material only. Specially designed items should be placed in a more appropriate class. a. Bars are elongated pieces of metal of simple uniform cross-sections usually rectangular, circular, or hexagonal produced by forging or hotrolling, also known as barstock. b. Rods are thin round metal bar, differentiated by dimensional parameters, listed in the item name definition.

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

722515

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars

2122

Metal Ore Mining

21229

Other Metal Ore Mining

212290

Other Metal Ore Mining

Related UNSPSC categories

Laboratory stirring rods

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 9510?

1 Use PSC 9510 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.