PSC J038

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system is a governmentwide taxonomy used to classify products and services procured by U.S. federal agencies for reporting, analysis, and tracking in systems such as FPDS and SAM. Management of the PSC set and procedures is documented in the PSC Manual on Acquisition.gov; agencies must select the PSC that best represents the predominant product or service for each contract action. ¹

PSC J038 is recorded in federal award data as “Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Construction/Mining/Excavating/Highway Maintenance Equipment.” It is applied where the predominant work of a contract action is maintenance, repair, overhaul, or rebuilding of heavy construction, mining, excavating, or highway-maintenance equipment; FPDS award entries and system reports show J038 in those contexts. ²

• See also on G2X:
  • G2X — PSC J038 overview
  • G2X — NAICS 811310 (common crosswalk)

What this PSC covers

• Heavy construction and earth-moving equipment maintenance and repair (e.g., bulldozers, backhoes). ²
• Mining and quarry equipment maintenance, repair, and rebuild. ²
• Excavating and trenching equipment overhaul and depot-level rebuilds. ²
• Highway-maintenance equipment repair and rebuilding (e.g., pavers, rollers). ²
• On-site and depot-level preventive maintenance, component rebuilds, and complete overhauls when equipment restoration is the contract’s predominant deliverable. ²

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Typical contracting contexts

• Civil-works and public-works sustainment orders for equipment readiness (for example, Army Corps sustainment and DOT maintenance contracts commonly generate J038-coded actions). ²
• Service orders under repair/maintenance IDIQs, depot rebuilds, and field-repair task orders where equipment restoration is the primary contract purpose. ²

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What kinds of contracts use PSC J038?
  A: Contracts where the predominant deliverable is maintenance, repair, overhaul, or rebuilding of construction, mining, excavating, or highway-maintenance equipment are coded J038 in FPDS. This includes depot rebuilds and field repairs recorded as the primary contract purpose. ²

• Q: Which NAICS is commonly paired with J038?
  A: FPDS award records commonly pair J038 with NAICS 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance, reflecting repair-centric procurements. ³

• Q: Does the PSC Manual define a detailed equipment list for J038?
  A: The PSC Manual supplies the code descriptor but does not enumerate a prescriptive equipment list; specific inclusions or exclusions are not specified by the manual. ¹

• Q: Is J038 used for spare parts sales or only for services?
  A: J038 is intended for maintenance, repair, rebuild, and overhaul services; procurements primarily for spare parts are typically coded to the appropriate product PSC rather than J038. PSC assignment follows the predominant contract value rule in the PSC Manual. ¹

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC J038 page
• Acquisition.gov — Product and Service Codes Manual / Business Zone (https://www.acquisition.gov/content/business-zone)
• FPDS — Award search and reporting (FPDS.gov EZSearch) (https://www.fpds.gov/ezsearch/)
• U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS 811310 industry description (https://www.census.gov/naics/?code=811310&year=2017)

References

1. https://www.acquisition.gov/content/business-zone — Acquisition.gov, Product and Service Codes Manual / Business Zone.
2. https://www.fpds.gov/ezsearch/ — FPDS (Federal Procurement Data System) award search and PSC reporting (shows J038 usage in award records).
3. https://www.census.gov/naics/?code=811310&year=2017 — U.S. Census Bureau, NAICS code 811310 description.