PSC W019

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system standardizes categories for goods and services used across U.S. federal procurement to classify purchases for tracking, reporting, and analytics in systems such as FPDS and SAM. The PSC Manual defines groups, usage guidance, and maintenance procedures used by civilian and Defense agencies to ensure consistent classification and reporting across procurements and obligations reported to FPDS. ¹

The PSC W019 is the designated code for lease or rental arrangements of waterborne equipment described as ships, small craft, pontoons, and floating docks. Federal solicitations and obligations use PSC W019 to indicate requirements for renting, chartering, or leasing maritime platforms and related floating structures; descriptive entries and short guidance for this PSC appear in searchable PSC tools. ²

• See also on G2X:
  • G2X — PSC W019 overview
  • G2X — PSC W020 (Ship and Marine Equipment)
  • G2X — PSC W022 (Railway Equipment)
  • G2X — PSC W023 (Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles)

What this PSC covers

• Short- or long-term bareboat or time-charter lease services for vessels.²
• Rental of small craft, launches, and workboats.²
• Lease of pontoons and floating docks/moorings.²
• Temporary provision of floating platforms for construction or logistics.²
• Vessel charter with crew if specified under the solicitation (crewing is contract-dependent).²
• Support craft provided as part of a maritime rental arrangement.²

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Type | Code | Descriptor

• | - | - PSC | W020 | Lease or Rental of Equipment — Ship and Marine Equipment PSC | W022 | Lease or Rental of Equipment — Railway Equipment PSC | W023 | Lease or Rental of Equipment — Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles

Not specified by official sources whether a single NAICS maps exclusively to W019; agencies select NAICS based on the nature of the rental service and solicitation specifics rather than a one-to-one PSC→NAICS mandate. Not specified by official sources. ¹

Typical procurement contexts

• Temporary mission support requiring chartered vessels for operations, survey work, or transport (task-order or stand-alone leases).²
• Civil works or engineering projects needing pontoons or floating work platforms for limited-duration use.²
• Interagency or Defense exercises that contract commercial small craft or floating docks to augment capability.²

Frequently asked questions

• Q: Is crew included when a vessel is reported under W019?
  A: The PSC classifies the procurement as a lease/rental category; whether crew is provided is a contractual term (bareboat versus crewing). The PSC Manual and PSC entries do not define crewing rules; agencies specify crew inclusion in the solicitation or contract. Not specified by official sources. ¹

• Q: Which contracting systems record obligations under W019?
  A: PSC-classified procurements are recorded in FPDS and procurement notices may appear in SAM.gov; classification and reporting expectations are described in the PSC Manual. Use FPDS and SAM.gov reporting processes per agency guidance. ¹

• Q: Which NAICS should be used with vessel rentals reported under W019?
  A: Agencies commonly select NAICS based on the rental service type (for example, general equipment rental or vessel-specific industry codes) and solicitation context; the PSC Manual does not prescribe a single mandatory NAICS for W019. Not specified by official sources. ¹

• Q: Does W019 cover ship repair or maintenance?
  A: No. Repair and maintenance activities are reported under maintenance/repair PSC groups (for example, PSCs in the J group); lease/rental PSCs (W group) are distinct from repair/service PSCs. ¹

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC W019 overview (G2X link, unnumbered)
• PSC Manual (Acquisition.gov) — product and service code definitions and group listings. ¹
• PSC Tool — searchable PSC entries and descriptors (PSC W019 entry). ²

References

1. Acquisition.gov, Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual (PSC list and guidance). https://www.acquisition.gov/content/product-and-service-code-psc-manual

2. PSC Tool, PSC entry for W019 (Lease or Rental of Equipment — Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks). https://psctool.us/psc/W019