PSC Q701

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system is a government-wide taxonomy that classifies goods and services purchased by the U.S. federal government to support consistent reporting, tracking, and analysis in procurement systems such as FPDS and SAM; the PSC Manual on Acquisition.gov is the controlling registry and guidance source.¹

The PSC entry Q701 — SPECIALIZED MEDICAL SUPPORT is listed in the PSC Manual under the medical-category service codes (the Q7 family) and is used by agencies when reporting awards or solicitations for specialized medical services. The Manual lists Q701 by code and name but typically does not offer an exhaustive scope narrative for every use-case.²

What this PSC covers

• Specialized clinical assessments
• Medical registry and case‑reporting services
• Occupational and deployment medical support
• Psychological and neuro‑psychological assessments for adjudication
• Data collection and specialized medical analytics

Not specified by official sources.¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Not specified by official sources.¹

How agencies use PSC Q701 in practice

Agencies apply Q701 as the reporting/classification code for solicitations and awards involving specialized medical support activities; FPDS and other acquisition systems were updated to reflect medical-category PSC revisions, including Q701, during recent FPDS releases. Examples of awards and solicitations using Q701 appear in FPDS and agency notices, but the PSC Manual remains the authoritative registry for the code name and status.³

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What does assignment of PSC Q701 imply about the work?

  • A: Assignment of Q701 indicates the procurement was reported under the specialized-medical-support service category; it does not by itself define contract performance standards, staffing qualifications, or NAICS codes — those appear in the solicitation or award documents.¹

• Q: Which official document defines the precise scope of Q701?

  • A: The PSC Manual (and the associated PSC spreadsheets) on Acquisition.gov is the official source that lists Q701 and its code name; the Manual supplies the code name and change history but typically does not include exhaustive examples of every permissible or excluded task.²

• Q: Can Q701 be paired with multiple NAICS codes on an award?

  • A: Yes. Agencies commonly pair Q701 with different NAICS depending on the acquisition; FPDS records and solicitations show Q701 used with several NAICS choices depending on whether the requirement is clinical, administrative, or technical.³

• Q: Does Q701 indicate clinical licensure or contractor personnel requirements?

  • A: No. Q701 is a classification/reporting code and does not encode contractor personnel qualifications; licensure, certifications, and labor categories must be specified in the solicitation or contract Statement of Work. Not specified by official sources.¹

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC Q701 overview
• G2X — PSC Q702 overview
• G2X — PSC Q601 overview
• PSC Manual landing page (Product and Service Code Manual).¹
• PSC Manual (current PDF).²
• FPDS change notice and medical‑category PSC updates (FPDS wiki).³

References

1. https://www.acquisition.gov/psc-manual
2. https://www.acquisition.gov/content/psc-manual-april-2025.pdf
3. https://fpds.gov/wiki/index.php/V1.5_SP_21.0