PSC W074

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system standardizes how the U.S. federal government classifies products and services acquired by contract, improving spend reporting, searchability, and category-level analysis across FPDS and SAM. The official PSC Manual is the authoritative source for PSC definitions, assignments, and coding guidance, and agencies use it when reporting PSCs on contracting actions. ¹

PSC W074 — Lease Or Rental Of Equipment- Office Machines, Text Processing Systems, And Visible Record Equipment — identifies procurement actions where lease or rental is the predominant transaction type for office machines and allied text-processing or visible-recording devices (for example, copiers, multifunction devices, postage meters, and similar devices). The PSC label is applied when the lease/rental characteristic is the main attribute of the reported acquisition. ¹

• See also on G2X:
  • https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/W074
  • https://app.g2xchange.com/naics/532420
  • https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/W075

What this PSC covers

• Lease or rental of photocopiers and multifunction printers
• Lease or rental of postage meters and mailing machines
• Lease or rental of dedicated text-processing or word-processing systems
• Lease or rental of visible-record equipment (for example, microfiche/filing display devices)
• Associated rental of peripheral equipment and stand-alone maintenance when included as part of the lease-dominant action

Source: PSC Manual. ¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Type | Code | Descriptor

• | - | - NAICS | 532420 | Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing NAICS | 333316 | Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing

Note: NAICS codes above frequently appear on FPDS records associated with actions coded W074. ²

Common procurement context

Common vehicles and ordering approaches for lease/rental of office machines include Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDV) instruments, and firm-fixed-price lease/task orders where equipment rental is the primary obligation; these instrument types routinely appear in FPDS records for W074-coded actions. ²

Frequently asked questions

• Q: Which equipment types are explicitly represented by PSC W074?
  A: W074 is used for lease or rental acquisitions of office machines and allied text-processing or visible-record devices such as copiers, multifunction devices, postage meters, and dedicated text processors; the PSC Manual lists W074 under lease/rental equipment categories. ¹

• Q: How do agencies choose W074 versus a supply PSC?
  A: Agencies select the PSC that best represents the predominant product or service in the acquisition. When lease/rental of office machines is the principal obligation, FPDS reporting practice is to use W074 rather than a supply PSC. ²

• Q: Which NAICS codes commonly map to W074 actions?
  A: Federal award records commonly show 532420 (Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing) and sometimes 333316 (Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing) associated with W074 lease actions. ²

• Q: Is maintenance or consumables included under W074?
  A: Inclusion of maintenance or consumables depends on contract line items and whether lease/rental is predominant; specific treatment is determined in the contract and in FPDS coding practice. Not specified by official sources. ¹

• Q: Where to look up PSC definitions and current PSC codes?
  A: The official PSC Manual on Acquisition.gov is the primary repository for PSC definitions and guidance; agencies also use FPDS reporting data and the FAI PSC selection resources for practical coding guidance. ¹

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC W074 overview (internal): https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/W074
• Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual (official repository). ¹
• FPDS.gov — public award/search system showing PSC-to-NAICS usage in reported awards. ²
• Product Service Code (PSC) Tool — Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI). ³

References

1. Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual (PSC Manual April 2024). https://login.acquisition.gov/content/psc-manual-april-2024.pdf
2. Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) — public award/search system. https://www.fpds.gov
3. Product Service Code (PSC) Tool — Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI). https://www.fai.gov/content/product-service-code-psc-tool