PSC 9660: PRECIOUS METALS PRIMARY FORMS — Federal Procurement Code

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

Description

Precious Metals Primary Forms

Includes

Bullion; Ingot.

Notes

Only bulk material will be identified in this class. Primary Forms are raw unfinished ingots, pigs, that require refinement to be usable and are made of precious metals.

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

331

Primary Metal Manufacturing

331313

Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production

332215

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

3323

Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

Concrete or cement testing instruments

41114604

Corrosion testers

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 9660?

1 Use PSC 9660 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.