PSC R412

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system is a government-wide taxonomy used to classify the products and services procured by the U.S. Federal Government. PSCs support consistent recording in FPDS/SAM, enable spend analysis and reporting, and are maintained via the Product and Service Code Manual on Acquisition.gov. PSC R412 (Support‑Professional: Simulation) is the Manual’s registered label for simulation-related professional support; the Manual provides the code and title but does not include a detailed “Includes/Excludes” narrative for R412 beyond the title itself. ¹

What this PSC covers

• Simulation services — Not specified by official sources. ¹
• Modeling support — Not specified by official sources. ¹
• Synthetic training environments — Not specified by official sources. ¹
• Analytical simulation studies — Not specified by official sources. ¹
• Simulation-related professional labor (e.g., model developers, subject-matter experts) — Not specified by official sources. ¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

The PSC Manual lists code names and categories but does not publish a governmentwide PSC→NAICS crosswalk for individual PSCs; the Manual therefore does not itself list authoritative NAICS pairings for R412. ¹

Contract-record usage in FPDS shows PSC R412 occurring alongside multiple NAICS codes in practice, indicating agencies commonly pair R412 with professional-services NAICS when the predominant effort is simulation or systems/software work. Examples observed in FPDS include NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services). ²

Frequently asked questions

• What exactly does PSC R412 mean on an FPDS record?
  PSC R412 is the registered PSC Manual label “Support‑Professional: Simulation.” The PSC Manual lists the code and title; it does not provide a detailed include/exclude list for R412 beyond that title. ¹

• Which NAICS codes are typically used with R412?
  The PSC Manual does not establish a formal PSC‑to‑NAICS crosswalk for R412. Contract records in FPDS show agencies using NAICS 541512 or NAICS 541511 for simulation-related procurements depending on the principal scope of work. ²

• How should an agency select R412 versus other R-category PSCs?
  Agencies should select the PSC that best represents the predominant product or service being purchased; when the principal deliverable is professional simulation services, PSC R412 is the listed label. The PSC Manual is the governing reference for PSC selection policy. ¹

• Where can I search for active or recent opportunities and awards coded R412?
  Query FPDS or USAspending and agency acquisition forecasts for PSC R412-coded awards and solicitations. FPDS ezSearch and agency procurement portals display recent contract actions that used PSC R412 as the product/service code. ²

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC R412 overview: https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/R412
• G2X — NAICS 541512: https://app.g2xchange.com/naics/541512
• G2X — NAICS 541511: https://app.g2xchange.com/naics/541511
• Product and Service Code Manual (Acquisition.gov). ¹
• FPDS — example award search showing PSC R412 paired with NAICS entries. ²

References

1. Product and Service Code Manual, April 2025 (PSC Manual). https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/manual/PSC%20Manual%20April%202025.pdf.
2. FPDS‑NG ezSearch — sample award search results showing PSC R412 paired with NAICS 541512 in awarded actions. https://www.fpds.gov/ezsearch/search.do?indexName=awardfull&q=PIID%3A%22W911S023F0103%22.