PSC R616

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) is a government-wide taxonomy used to classify goods and services in federal procurements. PSC entries populate FPDS/SAM records, standardize spending and award reporting, and are maintained through the PSC Manual and associated files on Acquisition.gov.¹

PSC R616 is the PSC title used to identify procurements for physical records management services. Agencies and contracting offices apply this code in FPDS entries to track related spending and awards, while individual solicitations and task orders define the detailed scope, tasks, and deliverables for any particular procurement.¹

See also on G2X:

• PSC R616 — G2X overview
• PSC R617 — G2X overview
• NAICS 561110 — G2X overview

What this PSC covers

• Records storage and off-site vaulting
• Indexing, cataloging, and physical-file organization
• Inventorying and chain-of-custody tracking of record holdings
• Retrieval, transport, and delivery of paper records
• Secure destruction, certified disposal, and disposition services
• Transfer and accessioning support for archival disposition

The PSC Manual provides only the code title; detailed inclusions and exclusions are defined in individual solicitations and statements of work. Not specified by official sources.¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

The PSC Manual and published PSC inventory do not prescribe a single mandatory NAICS pairing for R616; agencies routinely assign one or more NAICS codes per solicitation based on the work statement and contract structure. Not specified by official sources.¹

How agencies classify and report R616 (selected official points)

• The PSC list published on Acquisition.gov includes R616 in the government PSC inventory used for FPDS coding, and the PSC Excel files are the canonical distribution for the code list.¹
• NARA and records-management stakeholders documented the introduction of records-related PSCs (including a physical-records PSC) to improve government-wide tracking and visibility of records-management spending and efforts to coordinate electronic records management policy and inventorying.²
• FPDS and agency award records show R616 applied across civilian and DoD acquisitions for storage, destruction, retrieval, and related services; FPDS search and award data reveal typical uses and task-order patterns.³

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What does PSC R616 specifically mean on a solicitation or award?
  A: R616 is the PSC label for physical records management services used to classify the procurement in FPDS. The PSC entry itself is only the code/title; the solicitation, statement of work, or performance work statement defines the contract’s precise tasks, deliverables, and exclusions.¹

• Q: Does R616 cover electronic records management?
  A: No. Electronic records and enterprise records-management activities are typically covered under distinct PSCs (for example, R617) and by policy guidance on ERM; agencies should check the solicitation and applicable policy memos for scope boundaries.²

• Q: How can I find past awards coded R616?
  A: Use FPDS search tools or agency award repositories and filter by PSC = R616 to locate relevant awards, task orders, and IDVs. Award records will show how agencies described the work and which NAICS were paired in each action.³

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC R616 overview
• PSC Manual and PSC code list (Acquisition.gov)
• NARA records-management memos and guidance (NARA)
• FPDS user documentation and award search (FPDS)

References

1. https://www.acquisition.gov/content/psc-april-2025.xlsx
2. https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/memos/ac-16-2021
3. https://www.fpds.gov/wiki/index.php/V1.5_SP_4.0