PSC 9620: MINERALS, NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC — Federal Procurement Code

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

Description

Minerals, Natural and Synthetic

Includes

Clays and other Earths; Mica; Asbestos; Crude Petroleum; Graphite.

Excludes

Gravel (FSC 5610); Sand (FSC 5610); Abrasives (FSC 5350); Refractory Clays (FSC 9350).

Notes

Only bulk material will be identified in this class. Minerals are naturally occurring substances with a characteristic chemical composition that can be expressed by a formula.

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

21113

Natural Gas Extraction

211130

Natural Gas Extraction

21232

Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying

212323

Kaolin, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining

Related UNSPSC categories

39112603

Kerosene or propane or natural gas or butane lantern

40102004

Natural gas powered boilers

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 9620?

1 Use PSC 9620 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.