PSC W044

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system is the standardized federal taxonomy used to classify supplies and services for contract reporting, analysis, and spend-tracking across systems such as FPDS and SAM; the PSC Manual is the authoritative maintenance vehicle for PSC codes and their usage. ¹

PSC W044 is the PSC group entry used to report lease or rental transactions for furnace, steam-plant, and industrial drying equipment and related nuclear-reactor equipment. Agencies select W044 when the predominant contract line item is the lease or rental of those classes of equipment per the PSC Manual definitions and Group 44 descriptors. ²

• See also on G2X:
  • W044
  • J044
  • N044
  • K044

What this PSC covers

• Industrial boilers and steam-plant equipment.²
• Heat exchangers and steam condensers.²
• Industrial furnaces, kilns, lehrs, and ovens.²
• Driers, dehydrators, and anhydrators (industrial drying equipment).²
• Air-purification and dust-collection equipment used with furnaces and steam plants.²
• Equipment and systems associated with commercial and industrial nuclear reactors.²

Related NAICS and PSC codes

• Not specified by official sources ².

Related PSC classes (selection)

• J044 — Maintenance, repair, and rebuild of furnace, steam-plant, and drying equipment; nuclear reactors.²
• N044 — Installation of furnace, steam-plant, and drying equipment; nuclear reactors.²
• K044 — Modification of furnace, steam-plant, and drying equipment; nuclear reactors.²

Reporting and FPDS guidance

When reporting leased equipment in FPDS, the Product or Service Code field must use a valid PSC from the PSC Manual; reporters should select the PSC that best represents the predominant product or service on the award (the code that accounts for the largest share of contract value). ³

Frequently asked questions

• Q: When should W044 be chosen instead of a maintenance PSC?
  A: Choose W044 when the contract’s primary deliverable is lease or rental of furnace, steam-plant, or industrial drying equipment and the government obtains temporary use rather than a repair, installation, or modification task; maintenance/repair actions should use the corresponding J-, N-, or K-series PSCs. ²

• Q: Are nuclear-reactor components separately reported under W044?
  A: Leased or rented equipment associated with commercial/industrial nuclear reactors falls within the scope of W044 per Group 44 descriptors; contract line items and CLIN structure should capture reactor-specific details for compliance and reporting. ²

• Q: Which FPDS element enforces PSC selection rules?
  A: FPDS enforces PSC selection through the Product/Service Code field and its data-dictionary guidance, which instruct reporters to input a PSC from the PSC Manual and to select the code representing the largest share of contract value. ³

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC W044 overview
• PSC Manual (landing page) — Acquisition.gov ¹
• PSC Manual (current PDF) — Acquisition.gov ²
• FPDS product/service code guidance (FPDS glossary) — FPDS.gov ³
• VA Forecast / Vendor Portal — example agency PSC group 44 listing ⁴

References

1. Product and Service Code Manual — PSC Manual landing page. https://www.acquisition.gov/psc-manual
2. PSC Manual (current PDF). https://www.acquisition.gov/content/psc-manual-april-2025.pdf
3. FPDS — Glossary: Product or Service Code (FPDS data-dictionary / guidance). https://www.fpds.gov/help_V1_1/Glossary.htm
4. VA eVP Forecast of Contracting Opportunities — PSC group listings (example agency listing for Group 44). https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/eVP/fco/StateSearch.aspx?ID=NY&Type=State