PSC 9540: STRUCTURAL SHAPES, NONFERROUS BASE METAL — Federal Procurement Code

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

Description

Structural Shapes, Nonferrous Base Metal

Includes

Angles; Channels; Tees; Zees.

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

3314

Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing

33141

Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining

331410

Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining

33149

Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying

Related UNSPSC categories

41114614

Metal testing instruments

Concrete or cement testing instruments

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 9540?

1 Use PSC 9540 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.