PSC 9610: ORES — Federal Procurement Code

96 - ORES, MINERALS AND PRIMARY PRODUCTS L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Ores

Includes

Buxite; Ferrous Ores; Lead Ores; Precious Metal Ores; Radioactive Metal Ores; Zinc Ores.

Notes

Only bulk material will be identified in this class. Ores are a naturally occurring material from which economically valuable minerals can be obtained.

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

33151

Ferrous Metal Foundries

332215

Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing

42394

Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers

423940

Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal 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 9610?

1 Use PSC 9610 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.