PSC 9630: ADDITIVE METAL MATERIALS — Federal Procurement Code

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

Description

Additive Metal Materials

Includes

Alloying additives (Aluminum, Antimony, Copper, and Others).

Excludes

Fuel Inhibiting Additives (FSC 6850).

Notes

Only bulk material will be identified in this class. Additive metal materials are those which are added to metals to improve their characteristics as required (e.g., lead added to steel to improve the machinability).

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

33149

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

331492

Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)

32412

Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing

324122

Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

41114614

Metal 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 9630?

1 Use PSC 9630 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.