PSC H165

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system is the federal taxonomy that classifies goods and services for procurement, supporting consistent reporting and analysis across systems such as FPDS and SAM. The PSC Manual on Acquisition.gov provides the official code list, descriptors, and guidance for selecting PSC entries in award reporting and analytics. ¹

PSC H165 is listed in the PSC Manual as "Quality Control- Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies." It is used to identify contract actions where the primary requirement is quality-control, testing, calibration, maintenance-verification, inspection, or related quality-assurance services for medical, dental, or veterinary equipment and supplies. Use of this PSC signals that the principal deliverable is assurance of equipment performance, compliance, or safety rather than equipment procurement or routine clinical services. ¹

• See also on G2X:
  • G2X — PSC H165
  • G2X — PSC H265
  • G2X — PSC H365

What this PSC covers

• Equipment quality-control services for diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices, including functional and performance verification. ¹
• Testing, calibration, and verification of dental chairs, imaging units, and related dental instruments. ¹
• Acceptance/inspection and performance testing of veterinary diagnostic and treatment equipment. ¹
• Quality assurance programs, audits, and corrective-action verification focused on medical, dental, and veterinary supplies and devices. ¹
• On-site technical evaluation and preventative-maintenance verification related to safety, performance, and regulatory compliance. ¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Not specified by official sources ¹.

How H165 is recorded and used in federal reporting

Agencies report PSC values for contract actions in FPDS; FPDS requires a valid PSC from the PSC Manual and uses that value as the primary indicator of the product or service procured for reporting and analytics. Select PSC H165 when the contract’s primary deliverable is quality-control, testing, calibration, inspection, or related assurance services for medical, dental, or veterinary equipment and supplies. ²

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What specifically does PSC H165 identify on a contract?

  • A: PSC H165 identifies contract actions whose principal scope is quality-control, testing, inspection, calibration, or related assurance services for medical, dental, and veterinary equipment and supplies, per the PSC Manual descriptors. ¹

• Q: Where must an agency report H165 selections?

  • A: Agencies must report the Product or Service Code for each award in FPDS; the reported PSC value must be a valid entry from the PSC Manual and is used by FPDS for classification and downstream reporting. See FPDS guidance on PSC reporting. ²

• Q: Is there a single NAICS code tied to H165?

  • A: The PSC Manual does not prescribe a single NAICS mapping to PSC entries. NAICS selections depend on the industry activity that best represents the contractor’s work and the acquisition’s nature. Not specified by official sources. ¹

• Q: How to decide between H165 and H265 for a requirement?

  • A: Choose PSC H165 when the primary requirement is quality-control/inspection or acceptance testing for equipment and supplies. Use PSC H265 when the work is characterized as equipment or materials testing (lab-based analysis, materials characterization) per the PSC Manual descriptors. ¹

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC H165
• PSC Manual (official code list and descriptors) ¹
• FPDS Help — PSC (reporting and glossary) ²

References

1. Acquisition.gov — PSC Manual (April 2025). https://www.acquisition.gov/content/psc-manual-april-2025.pdf
2. FPDS — PSC (Product or Service Code) help and glossary. https://www.fpds.gov/help/PSC.htm