PSC W046

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system standardizes how the U.S. federal government classifies products and services for procurement, enabling consistent reporting in systems such as FPDS and SAM and supporting analysis of government spending. Active PSC listings and usage guidance are maintained as part of federal procurement guidance and reflected in FPDS award records for reporting and analytics purposes.¹

PSC W046 — Lease or Rental of Equipment — Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment — is the official reporting code used to identify contract actions whose predominant line item is the lease or rental of water‑purification or sewage‑treatment equipment; FPDS award records use that descriptor as the canonical label for W046 leasing actions.²

See also on G2X:

• PSC overview: W046
• Related maintenance PSC: J046
• Product PSC for equipment: 4610

What this PSC covers

• Lease or rental of water purification equipment, systems, and units.²
• Lease or rental of sewage treatment plants and related treatment modules.²
• Short‑term rental of portable or mobile water treatment systems — Not specified by official sources ¹
• Rental of ancillary filtration or treatment skids and pumps used with purification/sewage systems — Not specified by official sources ¹
• Temporary equipment leasing for emergency response or contingency water treatment needs — Not specified by official sources ¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

NAICS descriptors are maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau and should be used to select appropriate NAICS for manufacturing or contractor activities when reporting awards.³

Acquisition considerations

• Reporting and classification: contracting officers must select the PSC that best represents the predominant product or service on an award; active PSCs are listed and used for FPDS reporting and downstream analytics.¹

• Trade agreements and PSG treatment: water purification and sewage treatment equipment are identified within trade‑agreement product/service groups (PSGs) that can affect applicability of trade agreement thresholds for supply acquisitions; consult DFARS and acquisition guidance for PSG lists and applicability.⁴

Frequently asked questions

• What specifically is reported under PSC W046?
  PSC W046 is used when the predominant contract line item is the lease or rental of water purification or sewage‑treatment equipment; FPDS award records use that descriptor for reporting such leasing actions.²

• Is equipment maintenance reported under W046?
  No. Maintenance and repair of water purification equipment is reported under a maintenance PSC such as J046, not under the equipment‑rental PSC.²

• Which NAICS codes commonly appear with W046 in awards?
  NAICS assignments vary by acquisition, but FPDS award examples show NAICS such as 333319 and contractors/installation NAICS like 238220 used with W046‑tagged awards.²

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC W046 overview (internal): W046
• Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) — FPDS‑NG (search/reporting of PSC‑tagged awards).²
• Acquisition.gov — PGI/DFARS FPDS and PSC reporting guidance (Part 204 / PGI references).¹
• U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS resources and code definitions.³
• Acquisition.gov — DFARS 225.401‑70 (end products subject to trade agreements; PSG lists).⁴

References

1. Acquisition.gov — PGI Part 204 (administrative and information matters; FPDS and PSC reporting guidance): https://www.acquisition.gov/dfarspgi/pgi-part-204-administrative-and-information-matters
2. Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) — FPDS‑NG (award reporting and PSC usage): https://www.fpds.gov
3. U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS (code definitions and resources): https://www.census.gov/naics/
4. Acquisition.gov — DFARS 225.401-70 End products subject to trade agreements: https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/225.401-70-end-products-subject-to-trade-agreements