PSC 7930

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) is a governmentwide taxonomy used to classify what the U.S. federal government buys, supporting consistent reporting in FPDS and use across SAM.gov. The PSC Manual governs maintenance and use of these codes and instructs agencies to select the PSC that best represents the predominant item purchased for each contract action. ¹

PSC 7930 covers cleaning and polishing compounds and preparations. The PSC Manual specifies that it includes scouring powders, washing compounds, detergents, non-toilet soaps, and automobile and household polishes and waxes; it excludes shaving soap, toilet soap, abrasive polishing compounds, metal-finishing abrasives, and surgical detergents. ¹

What this PSC covers

• Scouring powders intended for cleaning hard surfaces. ¹
• Washing compounds for general or specialized cleaning applications. ¹
• Detergents formulated for non-toiletry uses. ¹
• Non-toilet soaps used for cleaning tasks rather than personal hygiene. ¹
• Automobile polishes and waxes for surface finishing and protection. ¹
• Household polishes and waxes for floors, furniture, and fixtures. ¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Type	Code	Descriptor
PSC	7910	Floor Polishers and Vacuum Cleaning Equipment
PSC	7920	Brooms, Brushes, Mops, and Sponges
PSC	5350	Abrasive Materials (includes abrasive polishing compounds; metal finishing abrasives)
PSC	8520	Toilet Soap, Shaving Preparations, and Dentifrices
NAICS	325611	Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
NAICS	325612	Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing

Source: PSC Manual (April 2025). ¹

Supply vs. service coding boundaries

• Use PSC 7930 for supplies (tangible cleaning and polishing compounds). Cleaning services in hospital or clinical settings are coded under Q901 Healthcare Environmental Cleaning; non-medical custodial/janitorial housekeeping is excluded from Q901 and falls under S201. ¹
• Items excluded from PSC 7930 (e.g., toilet or shaving soaps; abrasive polishing compounds and metal-finishing abrasives; surgical detergents) are coded in other PSC classes per the Manual, not in 7930. ¹

Environmental reporting context

PSC selection identifies the “what” in FPDS; environmental attributes (e.g., biobased, environmentally preferable) are recorded separately in FPDS element 8L. Thus, biobased or environmentally preferable cleaning compounds still use PSC 7930 with applicable attributes captured in FPDS reporting. ¹

Frequently asked questions

• What products are explicitly included under PSC 7930?
  The PSC Manual lists scouring powders, washing compounds, detergents, non-toilet soaps, and automobile and household polishes and waxes as covered by this class. ¹

• What items are expressly excluded from PSC 7930?
  Exclusions include shaving soap, toilet soap, abrasive polishing compounds, metal-finishing abrasives, and surgical detergents. These items are classified in other PSC classes per the Manual. ¹

• How should hospital or clinic cleaning services be coded?
  Healthcare environmental cleaning services are coded under Q901; non-medical custodial/janitorial housekeeping is captured under S201. ¹

• Is a specific NAICS required when using PSC 7930?
  No single NAICS is mandated by PSC sources; agencies select NAICS based on the principal nature of the supply or contractor’s industry classification for the acquisition. Not specified by official sources. ²

• How are “green” attributes captured for PSC 7930 buys?
  Agencies still code the product under PSC 7930; any energy-efficient, biobased, or environmentally preferable attributes are recorded in FPDS data element 8L, separate from the PSC. ¹

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC 7930 overview: https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/7930
• Product and Service Codes Manual (April 2025, PDF). ¹
• Acquisition.gov PSC Manual library (current and archived editions). ²
• PSC Selection Tool (interactive). ³

References

1. Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual, April 2025 (PDF), acquisition.gov. https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/manual/PSC%20Manual%20April%202025.pdf
2. Product and Service Code Manual library, acquisition.gov. https://www.acquisition.gov/psc-manual/all
3. PSC Selection Tool. https://psctool.us/