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  • The PSC Categories Search Page
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  1. Features
  2. Categories

PSC Categories

Description of PSC Categories and annotated description of PSC Search and Detail Pages

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Also referred to as Federal Supply Codes, Product Service Codes (PSCs) maintained at are used by the United States government to describe the products, services, and research and development purchased by the government. Government procurement specialists and government contractors alike require a solid understanding of these codes in order to produce quality partnerships between buyers and suppliers.

GovTribe maintains a list of PSC Categories and their details, allowing you to:

  • filter by your relevant PSC Categories when searching for Opportunities,

  • research competitors and possible teaming partners within certain PSC categories

The PSC Categories Search Page

To access the PSC Categories Search Page:

Step 1. Go to: Main Menu >> Categories >> PSC Categories. ()

The PSC Catgories Search Page will be displayed, which allows you to view and access information about PSC Categories.

The following image describes this page and its features and functionality.

Favorite the PSC Categories relevant to your work to make it easier to pursue relevant contracts. When searching for Opportunities, you’ll be able to quickly add those PSC Categories to your filters.

The PSC Category Detail Page

To access a PSC Category’s Detail Page:

Step 2. Search for the appropriate PSC Category, then click on its Title (or View button).

You can also access an PSC Category’s detail page by clicking on any PSC Category link throughout GovTribe.

The PSC Category’s Detail Page will be displayed, which allows you to view and access its information.

Description Section

This section provides a description of the PSC Category, as defined in The North American Industry Classification System.

AI Summary

This section provides an AI generated summary of what this category to help provide some additional context for how this code is leveraged.

Reports Section

If you scroll to the bottom of the PSC Category Overview Page, you will see a section dedicated to some market reports specific to that category:

For details on each report in this section, refer to the following documents found in the Reports on Detail Pages section of this User Guide:

Popular Opportunities Section

This section provides a list of Opportunities for this PSC Category, based on the number of times it has been accessed by GovTribe users.

Federal Contract IDVs Section

This section displays a list of all Federal Contract IDVs that have been awarded for this PSC Category.

Federal Contract Awards Section

This section displays a list of all Federal Contracts that have been awarded for this PSC Category.

Federal Contract Opportunities Section

This section provides access to information about the Federal Contract Opportunities currently open for this Agency.

Please refer to the following for details on how to use this page to search for opportunities:

Step 1. Go to: Main Menu >> Categories >> PSC Categories. ()

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