PSC H272

Overview

The Product and Service Code (PSC) system is a standardized classification used by the U.S. federal government to categorize goods and services for procurement, spend-tracking, and reporting. PSCs appear in FPDS/SAM transaction records and are maintained through the PSC Manual on Acquisition.gov to support consistent analysis across agencies and fiscal years. The PSC H272 classification identifies testing and evaluation services applied to household and commercial furnishings and appliances, and is used when the predominant contract requirement is laboratory or field testing, performance verification, safety, or standards conformance for those products. ¹

The PSC entry H272 — Equipment and Materials Testing‑ Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances — is located in Category H (Quality Control, Testing, and Inspection), within the Equipment and Materials Testing group, and is titled as shown. ¹

• See also on G2X:
  • G2X — PSC H272
  • G2X — PSC H271
  • G2X — PSC H273

What this PSC covers

• Performance testing of household appliances and commercial appliances
• Materials and component durability testing for furnishings
• Safety and electrical compliance testing for appliance equipment
• Functional and performance verification of furniture and fixtures
• Environmental and flammability testing of furnishing materials
• Product certification and standards conformance testing
• Test data collection, reporting, and laboratory analysis

Not specified by official sources. ¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Source: PSC Manual. ¹

Category placement and notes

Category H2 (Equipment and Materials Testing) groups PSCs that describe laboratory, commercial testing, and evaluation services applied to specific product groups; the PSC H272 entry covers household and commercial furnishings and appliances within that group. Agencies should select the PSC that best identifies the predominant product or service procured when multiple codes could apply. ¹

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What types of contracts are coded with PSC H272?
  A: Contracts where the predominant requirement is testing, evaluation, or laboratory analysis of household or commercial furnishings and appliances are coded to H272. The PSC Manual lists the code and its title as the governing classification. ¹

• Q: How should a mixed procurement (testing plus product supply) be coded?
  A: When a contract contains multiple elements, FPDS guidance requires the Product or Service Code recorded in FPDS reflect the predominant product or service by value; use the code representing the majority of contract value. ²

• Q: Are specific “includes” or “excludes” listed for H272 in the PSC Manual?
  A: The PSC Manual provides the code title and placement within Category H but does not enumerate a comprehensive includes/excludes list for every subcode; detailed scope beyond the title is not specified by official sources. ¹

• Q: Is there an official NAICS mapping for PSC H272?
  A: The PSC Manual does not publish a single authoritative NAICS mapping for every PSC; NAICS assignment depends on the solicitation/award context and contracting officer determinations and is not specified by the PSC Manual. ¹

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC H272
• PSC Manual (current release): https://www.acquisition.gov/content/psc-manual-april-2025.pdf ¹
• FPDS product/service-code guidance and data dictionary (Element 8A): https://www.fpds.gov/wiki/index.php/V1.4_FPDS-NG_Data_Dictionary ²

References

1. PSC Manual April 2025 (Product and Service Code Manual). acquisition.gov. https://www.acquisition.gov/content/psc-manual-april-2025.pdf

2. V1.4 FPDS‑NG Data Dictionary — Element 8A Product or Service Code. fpds.gov. https://www.fpds.gov/wiki/index.php/V1.4_FPDS-NG_Data_Dictionary