PSC Q525

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) is a standardized classification system the U.S. federal government uses to label goods and services acquired through procurement actions. PSCs enable consistent reporting in federal systems such as FPDS and SAM, and the PSC Manual (maintained on Acquisition.gov) governs code names, definitions, maintenance procedures, and distribution files. This standardized taxonomy supports contract reporting, market analysis, category management, and uniform spend visibility across agencies, fiscal years, and award types. ¹

The PSC code Q525 — Medical—Urology — is applied to classify urology-related professional medical services and associated clinical procurements in award and solicitation records. Agencies commonly record Q525 for specialty urology physician services, outpatient clinic care, procedure-based engagements (for example, lithotripsy or stone-management services), and diagnostic consults. Examples in FPDS show use of Q525 for VA clinical procurements and other agency awards for urology services. ²

• See also on G2X:
  • PSC overview: https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/Q525
  • Awards: https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/Q525/awards
  • Opportunities: https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/Q525/opportunities

What this PSC covers

• Urology physician services
• Urologic outpatient clinic services
• Urologic surgical procedures and consults
• Diagnostic urologic services and tests
• Stone-management and lithotripsy-related services

Specific code-level includes, excludes, and itemized examples for Q525 are maintained in the PSC Manual; detailed, code-level “Includes/Excludes” entries for Q525 are not specified in the public summary view of the manual. ¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

A canonical, one-to-one PSC-to-NAICS crosswalk is not specified by the PSC Manual; agencies select NAICS codes appropriate to the procurement’s business purpose and scope. For mapping guidance, consult the PSC Manual and agency solicitations or FPDS records for how individual procurements paired PSCs like Q525 with NAICS selections. Not specified by official sources for a mandated, universal crosswalk. ¹

Common contract contexts

• VA clinical services and specialty-surgeon task orders: FPDS and agency notices include examples where Q525 is recorded for ESWL, onsite urology physician services, and related task orders. ²
• Task-order, firm-fixed-price, and episodic-procedural arrangements: elective procedures, on-call urology coverage, or bundled clinic visits are commonly reported under Q525 in FPDS to support spend tracking and market analysis. ²

Frequently asked questions

• What is the authoritative source for PSC names and definitions?
  The PSC Manual on Acquisition.gov is the authoritative source for PSC names, definitions, code maintenance, and distribution files. Agencies and data stewards should consult the manual and its published files for official PSC text and change history. ¹

• Does Q525 mandate a NAICS code for all awards?
  No. The PSC identifies the type of product or service while the NAICS describes the industrial classification; agencies assign the NAICS that best fits the procurement’s business purpose. The PSC Manual does not prescribe a single mandatory NAICS for Q525. ¹

• How is Q525 used in federal award reporting?
  Contracting officers and data-entry systems record Q525 in FPDS/SAM award and solicitation records to tag urology-related services for spend-tracking, performance reporting, and market analysis. FPDS examples and agency notices illustrate typical reporting patterns. ²

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC Q525 overview: https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/Q525
• Acquisition.gov — Product and Service Code Manual (current PSC Manual and distribution files). ¹
• FPDS — release notes, documentation and example award listings showing PSC usage patterns. ²

References

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

2. FPDS.gov — FPDS release notes / documentation referencing PSC updates and PSC usage in awards (V1.5_SP_21.0). https://fpds.gov/wiki/index.php?title=V1.5_SP_21.0